Successor (EP)

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Successor
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EP by
Sonata Arctica
Released7 August 2000 [1]
Recorded2000 at Tico Tico studios
Genre Power metal
Length30:39
Label Spinefarm
Producer Sonata Arctica
Ahti Kortelainen
Sonata Arctica chronology
Ecliptica
(1999)		Successor
(2000)		 Silence
(2001)

Successor is an EP by Sonata Arctica, released through Spinefarm Records on 7 August 2000.

Contents

Recording

Successor comprises some live versions of Sonata Arctica's songs, an edited version of the song "FullMoon" from the full length album Ecliptica , two new songs and two cover songs from German bands.

The cover songs, which also appear in the Takatalvi EP, are:

The two songs composed for the album are the acoustic ballad "Shy" (originally an upbeat hard rock demo song from when the band were still called Tricky Means) and "San Sebastian", that was re-released on the 2001 album Silence (this song was to be released in Ecliptica, but the band chose to release it on this EP).

Live tracks were performed on 16 June 2000 at Provinssirock festival, Seinäjoki, Finland.

Critical reception

Powermetal.de  [ de ] called the cover songs the definitive highlight of the EP. The two new songs were noted as terrible and the rest of the EP was called unspectacular. [2] Vampster  [ de ] noted the Scorpions cover as extraordinary but Helloween cover was said to lack the energy of the original. "San Sebastian" was called average, while "Shy" was called a great ballad. The two live tracks were noted as great, especially "My Land". [3]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Tony Kakko.

No.TitleLength
1."FullMoon (edit)"4:00
2."Still Loving You" (Scorpions cover)4:33
3."I Want Out" (Helloween cover)3:52
4."San Sebastian"4:46
5."Shy"4:18
6."Replica (live)"4:48
7."My Land (live)"4:22
8."UnOpened (live)" (Japanese and South American versions only)4:04
9."FullMoon (live)" (Japanese and South American versions only)4:54
10."8th Commandment (live)" (French and South American versions only)3:54
11."Letter to Dana (live)" (French and South American versions only)5:32
12."Kingdom for a Heart (live)" (South American version only)3:40

Personnel

References

  1. ↑ SARDIN - Sonata Arctica Release Database In The Net
  2. ↑ Debes, Christian (7 October 2000). "Review - SONATA ARCTICA - Successor". Powermetal.de  [ de ] (in German). Archived from the original on 12 October 2009. Retrieved 15 June 2025.
  3. ↑ Fierce (27 October 2000). "Reviews - SONATA ARCTICA: Successor [EP]". Vampster  [ de ] (in German). Archived from the original on 19 January 2021. Retrieved 15 June 2025.
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