The new album is definitely Sonata. I still am not certain on my opinion of it because... well with Ecliptica, it was love at first listen. Silence I didn't like at first, and then it just hit me and that quickly became the fav. Then Winterhearts I wasn't impressed with at first, and again, just one day during a random listen, I "got it" and it overrode Silence. I'm waiting for that to happen with Reckoning Night. White Pearl, Black Oceans is thus far my favorite tune.
And I REALLY think they need to headline PPVI. And as long as Manticora is in the set somewhere, my presence is 100% guaranteed barring any chance of death.