Ecliptica

Infobox Album
Name = Ecliptica
Type = studio
Artist = Sonata Arctica


Released = September 9, 1999
Recorded = 1999 at Tico Tico Studio
Genre = Power metal
Length = 51:42
Label = Spinefarm
Producer = Sonata Arctica
Reviews = *Allmusic Rating|2|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?sql=10:kudqoa8awijz link]
* The Metal Crypt #1 Rating|4.5|5 [http://www.metalcrypt.com/pages/review.php?revid=354 link]
* The Metal Crypt #2 Rating|4|5 [http://www.metalcrypt.com/pages/review.php?revid=355 link]
*The Metal Observer rating-10|9 [http://www.metal-observer.com/articles.php?lid=1&sid=1&id=2636 link]
*Metal Storm rating-10|8.8 [http://www.metalstorm.ee/bands/album.php?album_id=1137&band_id=166&bandname=Sonata+Arctica link]
Last album = "FullMoon"
(1999)
This album = "Ecliptica"
(1999)
Next album = "Successor"
(2000)

"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.

Track listing

# "Blank File" – 4:05
# "My Land" – 4:36
# "8th Commandment" – 3:41
# "Replica" – 4:55
# "Kingdom for a Heart" – 3:51
# "FullMoon" – 5:06
# "Letter to Dana" – 6:00
# "UnOpened" – 3:42
# "Picturing the Past" – 3:36
# "Destruction Preventer" – 7:40
# "Mary-Lou" – 4:30 (Bonus track on Japanese & Korean, South American, and other releases)
# "Letter To Dana" (Re-Record) - Avalible on Japanese Re release of album [ [http://www.marquee.co.jp/avalon/sonataarctica.html] ]

Credits

* Tony Kakko – vocals, keyboards
* Jani Liimatainen – guitars
* Janne Kivilahti – bass
* Tommy Portimo – drums
* Raisa Aine – flute on "Letter to Dana"

External links

* [http://sonataarctica.info/site07/gallery.php?id=31&s=29&l=uk Album info on the official Sonata Arctica website]
* [http://sonataarctica.info/site07/index.php?s=48&l=uk Album lyrics on the official Sonata Arctica website]