| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Metal Storm |   [2] |
| Lords of Metal | (9.2/10)[3] |
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]
Track listing
All 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
- 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")
References
- ^ 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".