| Ecliptica | ||||
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| Released | 22 November 1999 24 October 2014 (15th anniversary edition) | |||
| Recorded | 1999 at Tico Tico Studio 2014 (15th anniversary edition) | |||
| Genre | Power metal | |||
| Length | 47:11 | |||
| Label | Spinefarm Nuclear Blast (15th anniversary edition) | |||
| Producer | Sonata Arctica | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Metal Storm | 8.8/10[2] |
Ecliptica is the first full-length album by the power metal band Sonata Arctica. It was released in 1999 through Spinefarm Records in Europe and through Century Media in the United States. It is the band's only album featuring bassist Janne Kivilahti. In 2016, vocalist, keyboardist and songwriter Tony Kakko described the album as "like the extension of our demo, we didn't know what we were doing so that reflects on the album and makes kind of cute if you will."[3]
In 2017, Loudwire ranked it as the 16th best power metal album of all time.[4]
- ^ Allmusic Review
- ^ "Metal Storm : Sonata Arctica - Ecliptica review". Metal Storm. Retrieved October 1, 2012.
- ^ Sabrina, Elise; Nicolas, Guillaume (6 September 2016). "Humanity is at a place where we are waiting for something new, a new age, on some level. I'm really curious to see what that would be and I hope it will happen when I'm still around". Metal Chest of Wonders. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
- ^ Divita, Joe (5 July 2017). "Top 25 Power Metal Albums of All Time". Loudwire. Townsquare Media. Retrieved 3 March 2021.