Ecliptica
Sign in to saveEcliptica 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."
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- 1,891
- Total plays
- 28,193
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Power metalProgressive metalmetalblack metalaustrian
There are a couple of active and inactive bands (see below) with this name: ACTIVE BANDS: 1- Metal 'n' Roll / Power Metal band from Austria2- Heavy Power Metal band from Uruguay3- Progressive/Power Metal band from Italy 1- Ecliptica was formed in Vienna in 2005 by Markus Winkler. The sound of ECLIPTICA is defined in their musical roots, to point out the classical heavy metal of the 80ies as well as rhythm progressive elements from all decades. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Ecliptica">
Key facts
- Album.name
- Ecliptica
- Album.type
- studio
- Album.artist
- Sonata Arctica
- Album.cover
- SonataArctica Ecliptica.jpg
- Album.released
- 22 November 199924 October 2014 (15th anniversary edition)
- Album.recorded
- 1999 at Tico Tico Studio2014 (15th anniversary edition)
- Album.genre
- Power metal
- Album.length
- 47:11
- Album.label
- SpinefarmNuclear Blast (15th anniversary edition)
- Album.producer
- Sonata Arctica
- Album.next_title
- Successor
- Album.next_year
- 2000
via Wikipedia infobox
Key dates
- Published
- 1 January 1999
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- album
- Part of
- Sonata Arctica discography
- Genre
- power metal
- Followed by
- Silence
- Duration
- +3101
- Performer
- Sonata Arctica
- Record label
- Spinefarm Records
- Distribution format
- music streaming
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Article
10 sectionsContents
- Songs and themes
- 15th anniversary re-recording
- Track listing
- Personnel
- Technical staff
- 15th anniversary edition line-up
- Charts
- Certifications
- References
- External links
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."
In 2017, Loudwire ranked it as the 16th best power metal album of all time.