Oceanborn

Oceanborn
An image of a woman with long black hair and a white dress floating on the surface of the ocean. In the distance above her, the Earth is visible through a rip in the sky that resembles the shape of a human eye. There is an owl flying to her left that is holding a letter in its talons.
Studio album by
Nightwish
Released7 December 1998 (1998-12-07)
RecordedAugust–October 1998
Studio
Genre
Length49:02
LabelSpinefarm
ProducerNightwish[1]
Nightwish studio album chronology
Angels Fall First
(1997) 		Oceanborn
(1998) 		Wishmaster
(2000)
Alternative cover
European edition
Singles from Oceanborn
  1. "Sacrament of Wilderness"
    Released: 25 November 1998
  2. "Walking in the Air"
    Released: 31 January 1999
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Chronicles of Chaos[3]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal[4]
Metal Storm[5]
Metal Crypt[6]

Oceanborn is the second studio album by Finnish symphonic metal band Nightwish. It was released in Finland by Spinefarm Records on 7 December 1998[7] and in the spring of 1999 worldwide.[8] It was released by Drakkar Entertainment in the rest of Europe, and by Toy's Factory in Japan. It is their first album with bassist Sami Vänskä.

Oceanborn has sold more than 68,000 copies in Finland.[9] The single "Sleeping Sun" was released in August 1999, and the song has been included in every reissue of the album since then. The album was released in the US by Century Media in March 2001.[10]

In 2017, Loudwire ranked it as the 10th best power metal album of all time.[11]

  1. ^ Sleeping Sun (4 Ballads of the Eclipse) (liner notes). Nightwish. Drakkar Entertainment. 1999.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  2. ^ Ravelin, Antti J. "Nightwish – Oceanborn review". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
  3. ^ Rocher, David. "Nightwish – Oceanborn". Chronicles of Chaos. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
  4. ^ Popoff, Martin (1 August 2007). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 3: The Nineties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. pp. 313–314. ISBN 978-1-894959-62-9.
  5. ^ "Nightwish – Oceanborn". Metal Storm. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
  6. ^ "The Metal Crypt - Review of Nightwish - Oceanborn". Retrieved 14 February 2024.
  7. ^ ""Oceanborn" Is Released". Nightwish's Official Website. 7 December 1998. Archived from the original on 2 January 2010. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
  8. ^ "Oceanborn releases worldwide". Nightwish's Official Website. 16 February 1999. Archived from the original on 2 January 2010. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
  9. ^ "Tilastot - Nightwish" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
  10. ^ "Nightwish releases to hit the USA". Nightwish's Official Website. 22 February 2001. Archived from the original on 2 January 2010. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
  11. ^ Divita, Joe (5 July 2017). "Top 25 Power Metal Albums of All Time". Loudwire. Townsquare Media. Retrieved 3 March 2021.