Reckoning Night is the fourth full-length studio album by the Finnish power metal band Sonata Arctica, as well as the first to feature keyboardist Henrik Klingenberg. The track "Don't Say a Word" continues the so called Caleb saga, a series of songs that started on Silence's "The End of This Chapter" and is continued on Unia's "Caleb", The Days of Grays's "Juliet", The Ninth Hour's "Till Death's Done Us Apart"[4] and Talviyö's "The Last of the Lambs".[5]
| Reckoning Night | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 22 September 2004 | |||
| Recorded | April – June 2004 | |||
| Studio | Tico Tico Studio | |||
| Genre | Power metal, symphonic metal | |||
| Length | 55:20 | |||
| Label | Nuclear Blast | |||
| Producer | Sonata Arctica, Markus Staiger | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Metal Storm |   [2] |
| Lords of Metal | (9.2/10)[3] |
Track listing
editAll tracks are written by Tony Kakko, except for "My Selene" by Jani Liimatainen[6]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Misplaced" | 4:42 |
| 2. | "Blinded No More" | 5:33 |
| 3. | "Ain't Your Fairytale" | 5:26 |
| 4. | "Reckoning Day, Reckoning Night..." | 3:21 |
| 5. | "Don't Say a Word" | 5:48 |
| 6. | "The Boy Who Wanted to Be a Real Puppet" | 4:44 |
| 7. | "My Selene" | 5:28 |
| 8. | "Wildfire" | 4:36 |
| 9. | "White Pearl, Black Oceans..." | 8:47 |
| 10. | "Shamandalie" | 4:04 |
| 11. | "Wrecking the Sphere" (Japanese Bonus Track) | 7:02 |
| 12. | "Jam" (Hidden Track) | 2:51 |
| Total length: | 55:20 | |
- The hidden track "Jam" is on all albums, but is often mistaken for the Japanese/Korean-only bonus track "Wrecking the Sphere". "Jam" is a jammed Flamenco-style tune (as the name implies) and is significantly shorter than "Wrecking the Sphere", which is a typical song.
- Also released as limited and numbered seabag (1,000 copies, available only per Nuclear Blast mailorder) with digipack CD, T-Shirt and gimmicks.
Personnel
edit- Tony Kakko – Vocals
- Jani Liimatainen – Guitars
- Henrik Klingenberg – Keyboards, Deep/harsh backing vocals (on "Wildfire")
- Marko Paasikoski – Bass
- Tommy Portimo – Drums
- Nik Van-Eckmann – Male voice (on "Don't Say a Word", "White Pearl, Black Oceans..." and "Wildfire")
Charts
edit| Chart (2004) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[7] | 2 |
| French Albums (SNEP)[8] | 132 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[9] | 71 |
| Japanese Albums (Oricon)[10] | 14 |
| Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[11] | 57 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[12] | 85 |
Certifications
edit| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| Finland (Musiikkituottajat)[13] | Gold | 19,733[13] |
References
edit- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ Metal Storm review
- ^ Lords of Metal review
- ^ "Sonata Arctica reveals details about Finnish Tour 2018". Sonata Arctica's official Facebook page. Facebook. 11 December 2017. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
- ^ Giffin, Brian (3 September 2019). "SONATA ARCTICA // A Little Understanding". Hysteria Magazine. Hysteria Media PTY LTD. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
- ^ "Reckoning Night - Sonata Arctica - The Official Website".
- ^ "Sonata Arctica: Reckoning Night" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 12 September 2022.
- ^ "Lescharts.com – Sonata Arctica – Reckoning Night". Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 September 2022.
- ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Sonata Arctica – Reckoning Night" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 12 September 2022.
- ^ Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005 (in Japanese). Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN 4-87131-077-9.
- ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Sonata Arctica – Reckoning Night". Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 September 2022.
- ^ "Swisscharts.com – Sonata Arctica – Reckoning Night". Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 September 2022.
- ^ a b "Sonata Arctica" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland.