Ecliptica
| Ecliptica | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 22 November 1999 24 October 2014 (15th anniversary edition) | |||
| Recorded | 1999 at Tico Tico Studio 2014 (15th anniversary edition) | |||
| Genre | Power metal | |||
| Length | 47:11 | |||
| Label | Spinefarm Nuclear Blast (15th anniversary edition) | |||
| Producer | Sonata Arctica | |||
| Sonata Arctica chronology | ||||
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| 15th anniversary edition artwork | ||||
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic | |
| Metal Storm | 8.8/10 |
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.