If you’re a fan of heavy metal, you’re in luck tonight. The Finnish prog metal quartet Sonata Arctica play Star Central tonight for an 18+ show.

Local metal group Visideon and Omaha metalists Cellador open. Music starts at 7:30 p.m.

Here’s a brief description from AllMusic.com:

Sonata Arctica specializes in a soaring, orchestral variation on European heavy metal, fusing the sweeping, romantic bombast of bands like Europe with the over-the-top instrumental chops of Dream Theater.

The group’s third album, “Winterheart’s Guild”, has been certified gold in Finland for sales in excess of 15,000 copies, and is currently touring North American to promote their new album, “Reckoning Night” (Nuclear Blast Records).

The boys have also been confirmed as the opening act for German hard rock singer Doro Pesch (ex-WARLOCK) on her headlining European tour in April/May 2006. Plus they’ve announced several headlining shows in Holland, France and Switzerland, and they were just confirmed to play the Gods of Metal festival (3-4.6.06) in Italy.

A live SONATA ARCTICA DVD/CD, entitled “For the Sake of Revenge”, is scheduled for release on March 31, 2006.

Hope to see you there tonight!