| | Sonata Arctica Ecliptica CD - Import Sonata Arctica Discography of CDs
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Metal band Sonata Arctica produces 11 hard-hitting songs on this 11-track album.
Sonata Arctica continue the tradition of their Finnish contemporaries, like Stratovarius and so on. Too bad that they just re-sample way too much of the others in their genre. What Sonata Arctica have to offer is just a bunch of interesting solos and melodies, but as a whole Ecliptica fails completely. The songs lack diversity, and it is almost impossible to listen to the album all the way through. That's too bad, though; Sonata Arctica have proven earlier that they do have the skills and potential to make an exceptional heavy metal album, but here it seems that they have just chosen the easy path. Sure, hit songs such as "Blank File" and "Unopened" will satisfy the "everyfan" of heavy metal, but the same ideas repeat too many times during the album. Sonata Arctica's next phase should be to find a style of their own to contrast with their contemporaries. But as a debuting band, they are not so bad. ~ Antti J. Ravelin
Sonata Arctica continue the tradition of their Finnish contemporaries, like Stratovarius and so on, and offer a bunch of interesting solos and melodies on Ecliptica. Sonata Arctica have proven earlier that they do have the skills and potential to make an exceptional heavy metal album, although here they seem to have chosen the easy path. Nevertheless, hit songs such as "Blank File" and "Unopened" will satisfy the "everyfan" of heavy metal, and as a debuting band, Sonata Arctica are not bad. ~ Antti J. Ravelin
CD contains 1 bonus track.
Japanese Version Featuring A Bonus Track: Mary-Lou.Record Collector (magazine) (p.102) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "[I]t oozed with class, from the flurries of key and guitar lines to the thunderous rhythm support and sleek harmonies." Sonata Arctica Ecliptica Songs | 1. | Blank File |
| 2. | My Land |
| 3. | 8th Commandment |
| 4. | Replica |
| 5. | Kingdom For a Heart |
| 6. | Full Moon |
| 7. | Letter to Dana |
| 8. | Unopened |
| 9. | Picturing the Past |
| 10. | Destruction Preventer |
| 11. | Mary Lou (Bonus Track) |
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Ecliptica Music Review Average Rating: (5 out of 5 stars)  Very Strong Effort From A Young Band !!!
Every time i put it into my CD player, i know it is going to elevate my mood, great record for driving too, just fasten your seat-belt. Sound like Europe meets Stratovarious, very fast, heavy and melow at the same time, some songs are even good for that special moment with your other half.
Submitted by a reviewer (New york)
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A newcomer in power-metal land. Sonata Arctica was rated very good in the press, so I thought let's hear them out. I could never have expected the sound that I heard. Real power metal with extremely good singing of frontman tony Kakko. Not a second the album turns down on you. Not a single song of which you say: this could be better. Let's all run to the music store now and buy this album!
Submitted by a reviewer (Schilde, Belgium)
Was This Review Helpful? Yes No Sonata Arctica is the best band ever since old Helloween
This is the most spectacular album since "Keeper of the seven keys" part 1 and 2.
It is a very speedy power metal, various with some amazing ballads.
This album is totally filled with great melodious parts.
The singer in the band Tony Kakko does a wonderful job. He is absolutely one of the best singers in the world. The band has an incredible future to look forward to, ( because of their extremely young age). I can only say thay if you donīt have the album...GO AND GET IT...
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