Across the Dark
| Across the Dark | ||||
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| Studio album by Insomnium | ||||
| Released | 7/8 September 2009 | |||
| Recorded | 23 March – 22 May 2009 | |||
| Genre | Melodic death metal | |||
| Label | Candlelight | |||
| Producer | Insomnium, Samu Oittinen | |||
| Insomnium chronology | ||||
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Across the Dark is the fourth full-length studio album by the Finnish melodic death metal band Insomnium. It was released on September 7, 2009 on Candlelight Records.[1] The album features Jules Näveri from Profane Omen and Enemy of the Sun as guest vocalist and Aleksi Munter from Swallow the Sun as guest keyboardist.[1][2] The album was chosen as "Album of the month September, 2009" by German online magazine Metal 1.[3]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length | |
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| 1. | "Equivalence" | Ville Friman | Friman | 3:18 | |
| 2. | "Down with the Sun" | Niilo Sevänen | Friman, Sevänen | 4:22 | |
| 3. | "Where the Last Wave Broke" | Friman | Friman | 5:03 | |
| 4. | "The Harrowing Years" | Sevänen | Friman, Sevänen | 6:39 | |
| 5. | "Against the Stream" | Friman | Friman | 6:11 | |
| 6. | "Lay of the Autumn" | Sevänen | Friman, Sevänen | 9:08 | |
| 7. | "Into the Woods" | Ville Vänni | Friman | 5:08 | |
| 8. | "Weighed down with Sorrow" | Friman | Friman | 5:51 | |
Total length: |
45:40 | ||||
| Special Edition Bonus Tracks | ||||||||||
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| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length | ||||||
| 9. | "The New Beginning" | 7:15 | ||||||||
| 10. | "Into the Evernight" | Sevänen | Sevänen | 5:28 [4][5] | ||||||
Charts
| Professional ratings | |
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |    [6] |
| Sputnik Music | [7] |
| MetalEater | A−[8] |
| Blistering.com | [9] |
| Thrash Hits | [10] |
| Metal 1 | [11] |
| Chart (2009) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Finnish Albums Chart | 5[12] |
Personnel
Insomnium
- Niilo Sevänen – vocals, bass
- Ville Friman – guitar
- Ville Vänni – guitar
- Marcus Hirvonen – drums
Additional Musicians
- Aleksi Munter (Swallow the Sun) – keyboards
- Jules Näveri (Profane Omen, Enemy of the Sun) – clean vocals
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Insomnium: new album title, release date revealed". Blabbermouth.net. 2 July 2009. Retrieved 2 July 2009.
- ↑ "Insomnium blog". Blogspot. 2 July 2009. Retrieved 2 July 2009.
- ↑ Metal1.info September 2009
- ↑ "Insomnium: Across The Dark -ltd. 2cd". Levykauppa Äx. Retrieved 21 July 2009.
- ↑ "Across the Dark". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 22 July 2009.
- ↑ Henderson, Alex. "Review: Across the Dark". Allmusic. Retrieved 20 December 2009.
- ↑ "link". Sputnikmusic.com. 7 August 2009. Retrieved 10 September 2011.
- ↑ Metaleater - www.metaleater.com. "Album Reviews – Insomnium – Across The Dark". Metaleater.Com. Retrieved 10 September 2011.
- ↑ "Review: Insomnium – Across the Dark". Blistering.com. 22 November 2007. Retrieved 10 September 2011.
- ↑ "Album: Insomnium – Across The Dark". Thrash Hits. Retrieved 10 September 2011.
- ↑ "link". Metal1.info. Retrieved 10 September 2011.
- ↑ Suomen virallinen lista
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