The Ninth Hour
by Sonata Arctica
- Type: Album
- Released: 7 October 2016
- Label: Nuclear Blast
- Country: Finland
- Length: 1:05:41
- Community rating: 2.8/5 from 1 rating
Artists on this release: Tommy Portimo, Bryan Adams, Janne Pitk盲nen, Tony Kakko, Svante Forsb盲ck, Jim Vallance, Henrik Klingenberg, Ville Juurikkala, Till Dawn They Count Ltd Oy, Pasi Kauppinen, Elias Viljanen
Album Notes & Community Reviews
Marking their ninth studio installment, 'The Ninth Hour' heavily emphasizes ecological themes and the consequences of humanity's environmental destruction. The musical direction tempers the band's trademark speed with expansive, theatrical pacing and reflective lyrical concepts.
Genres
Descriptors: melodic, fantasy, nature, forest, mountains
Tracklist
- Closer to an Animal (5:22)
- Life (5:06)
- Fairytale (6:38)
- We Are What We Are (5:25)
- Till Death's Done Us Apart (6:06)
- Among the Shooting Stars (4:10)
- Rise a Night (4:28)
- Fly, Navigate, Communicate (4:27)
- Candle Lawns (4:32)
- White Pearl, Black Oceans, Pt. II - "By the Grace of the Ocean" (10:13)
- On the Faultline (Closure to an Animal) (5:34)
- Run to You (3:34)
Credits
- Tony Kakko - arranged by, vocals, keyboards, programmed by, written-by
- Troy Donockley - low whistle
- Aaron Newport - speech [spoken parts]
- Till Dawn They Count Ltd Oy - management
- Svante Forsb盲ck - mastered by
- Janne Pitk盲nen - cover, layout
- Dragon Productions - booking [europe except finland]
- Grey Beard Concerts & Management - booking [finland]
- First Row Talent - booking [north america]
- Dynamo Productions - booking [south america]
- Ville Juurikkala - photography by
- E.Vil - recorded by [additional]
- T贸nur K谩lerv贸son - recorded by [additional]
- Victor Jobe - recorded by [spoken parts]
- Bryan Adams - written-by
- Jim Vallance - written-by