---
title: "The Ninth Hour by Sonata Arctica"
type: "MusicAlbum"
url: "https://themetalnet.com/album/364827ca-505b-4116-b50b-de305039e900"
artist: "Sonata Arctica"
year: 2016
label: "Nuclear Blast"
---

# The Ninth Hour

**The Ninth Hour** is an album by Sonata Arctica, released in 2016 on Nuclear Blast.

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Title | The Ninth Hour |
| Artist | Sonata Arctica |
| Type | Album |
| Year | 2016 |
| Label | Nuclear Blast |
| Catalog number | NB3708-0 |
| Tracks | 12 |
| Place in discography | 15 of 20 |

## Tracklist

| # | Track | Length |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Closer to an Animal | 5:22 |
| 2 | Life | 5:06 |
| 3 | Fairytale | 6:38 |
| 4 | We Are What We Are | 5:25 |
| 5 | Till Death’s Done Us Apart | 6:06 |
| 6 | Among the Shooting Stars | 4:10 |
| 7 | Rise a Night | 4:28 |
| 8 | Fly, Navigate, Communicate | 4:27 |
| 9 | Candle Lawns | 4:32 |
| 10 | White Pearl, Black Oceans, Pt. II: “By the Grace of the Ocean” | 10:13 |
| 11 | On the Faultline (Closure to an Animal) | 5:34 |
| 12 | Run to You | 3:34 |

## Genres

[Power Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/power-metal)

## Release tags

Heavy Metal · Power Metal

## In the discography

- Previous release: [Pariah’s Child (2014)](https://themetalnet.com/album/9d8a7858-68b4-41dd-9aec-74d255996958)
- Next release: [Talviyö (2019)](https://themetalnet.com/album/07c39668-adff-4f5c-b332-359fe4500bc9)

## Artist

- [Sonata Arctica](https://themetalnet.com/band/sonata-arctica)

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