Ecliptica

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Ecliptica
Studio album by Sonata Arctica
Released	September 9, 1999
Recorded	1999 at Tico Tico Studio
Genre	Power metal
Length	51:42
Label	Spinefarm
Producer	Sonata Arctica
Professional reviews
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Sonata Arctica chronology
FullMoon (1999) Ecliptica (1999) 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.

[edit] Track listing

1. "Blank File" – 4:05
2. "My Land" – 4:36
3. "8th Commandment" – 3:41
4. "Replica" – 4:55
5. "Kingdom for a Heart" – 3:51
6. "FullMoon" – 5:06
7. "Letter to Dana" – 6:00
8. "UnOpened" – 3:42
9. "Picturing the Past" – 3:36
10. "Destruction Preventer" – 7:40
11. "Mary-Lou" – 4:30 (Bonus track on Japanese & Korean, South American, and other releases)

[edit] Credits

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

[edit] External links

• Album info on the official Sonata Arctica website
• Album lyrics on the official Sonata Arctica website

v • d • e Sonata Arctica 'Tony Kakko  · Elias Viljanen  · Henrik Klingenberg  · Marko Paasikoski  · Tommy Portimo Jani Liimatainen  · Mikko Härkin  · Janne Kivilahti  · Pentti Peura Studio albums Ecliptica  · Silence  · Winterheart's Guild  · Reckoning Night  · Unia EPs Orientation  · Successor  · Takatalvi  · Don't Say a Word Live albums Songs of Silence  · For the Sake of Revenge Compilations The End of This Chapter  · The Collection 1999-2006 Demos Friend 'till the End  · Agre Pamppers  · PeaceMaker  · FullMoon DVDs For the Sake of Revenge Singles "UnOpened"  · "Wolf & Raven"  · "Last Drop Falls"  · "Victoria's Secret"  · "Broken"  · "Don't Say a Word"  · "Shamandalie"  · "Replica 2006"  · "Paid in Full"