{"id":541,"date":"2026-03-07T11:03:22","date_gmt":"2026-03-07T17:03:22","guid":{"rendered":"\/theoutcast\/theoutcast\/reviews\/sonata-arctica-reckoning-night\/"},"modified":"2026-03-20T17:04:40","modified_gmt":"2026-03-20T22:04:40","slug":"sonata-arctica-reckoning-night","status":"publish","type":"reviews","link":"https:\/\/adkoi.com\/theoutcast\/reviews\/sonata-arctica-reckoning-night\/","title":{"rendered":"Sonata Arctica &#8211; &#8220;Reckoning Night&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Album number four finds the band once again delivering catchy, catchy power metal. Actually, it&#8217;s surprising that singer\/main songwriter Tony Kakko  manages to write virtually all the songs and still make it pretty diverse  and make it sound so easy. What is this guy putting in the music to make it  so instant? Well, lots of hooks, an overall upbeat rhythm. Plus, the fact  that he has a really good voice only helps, too. The one issue that is keeps  coming up with power metal guitar work is the play-on riff and Sonata  Arctica&#8217;s speedy delivery uses it quite a bit, though this album seems to be  less speed oriented. I really like all Sonata Arctica albums. I think this  band is excellent. However, are they painting themselves into a corner here?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Album number four finds the band once again delivering catchy, catchy power metal. 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