Reckoning Night

Reckoning Night
Studio album by Sonata Arctica
Released	September 22, 2004
Recorded	April - June 2004 at Tico Tico Studio
Genre	Power metal, symphonic metal, progressive metal
Length	55:20
Label	Nuclear Blast
Producer	Sonata Arctica, Markus Staiger
Sonata Arctica chronology
Takatalvi (EP) (2004) Reckoning Night (2004) Don't Say a Word (EP) (2004)

Professional ratings
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.

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Tony Kakko, except for "My Selene" by Jani Liimatainen. 

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.	"Jam (Hidden track)"	2:51
12.	"Wrecking the Sphere (Japanese bonus track)"	7:02
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

1. Allmusic review
2. Metal Storm review
3. Lords of Metal review

External links

• Album info
• Lyrics