The concerts that followed were played for audiences of over ten thousand people.
A promotional tour was to follow, but Sonata Arctica was invited by the popular Nightwish to join their European tour, and thus made a change of plans. Both the single and the EP of this release remained on the top of the Finnish charts simultaneously for over six weeks.
Reckoning Night was recorded in three months and released in October. Additionally, Tommy Portimo became a father his wife gave birth to a baby girl in March. In early 2004, the band was chosen as the opener for Iron Maiden's Japanese tour. The debut Ecliptica arrived by the end of 1999 and had a worldwide release, obtaining rave critics from the specialized press. It entered the Finnish Top 20 sales chart on the week of its release and, soon after, the band had closed deals with labels from around the world, prior to the release of their debut album. Later that year, Sonata Arctica's first single, entitled UnOpened was released in Finland. During their early career, they recorded three demos which were never sent to any recording label - Friend 'till the End, Agre Pamppers and PeaceMaker. Originally named Tricky Beans, they played hard rock rather than the power metal with which they grew to fame. The band was founded by Marko Paasikoski, Jani Liimatainen and Tommy Portimo in Kemi at the end of 1995 (Tony Kakko and Pentti Peura joined in early 1996). Their later works (most notably The Days of Grays, Unia and a few tracks on Reckoning Night) contain some elements typical of progressive metal. Sonata Arctica are a Finnish power metal band from the town of Kemi, originally assembled in 1995.
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