Insanity (album)

Insanity
Studio album by Darkane
Released 6 March 2001 (US)
30 April 2001 (Rest of the World)
12 December 2011 (Reissue)
10 January 2012 (PL Reissue)
Recorded at War Studios, Helsingborg (Drums, Choir and Additional Music) and Dug-Out Productions, Uppsala (All other Recordings) in May–July 2000
Genre Melodic death metal, thrash metal
Length 48:57
Label Nuclear Blast
Century Media Records[1]
Metal Mind Productions
Producer Daniel Bergstrand[2]
Darkane chronology

Rusted Angel
(1999)
Insanity
(2001)
Expanding Senses
(2002)
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Insanity is the second full-length studio album from melodic death metal band Darkane, released on March 6, 2001. It is the first Darkane album with Andreas Sydow in the band. The Album's Name came from the Chaotic Events that happened while Recording the album such as a Storm that caused a Power Outage.[2] "Calamitas" is latin for, loss.

Track listing

No. TitleWriter(s) Length
1. "Calamitas"  Malmström & Wildoer 2:40
2. "Third"  Malmström 3:59
3. "Emanation of Fear"  Malmström, Sydow & Wildoer 4:29
4. "Impure Perfection"  Löfberg, Malmström & Wildoer 3:09
5. "Hostile Phantasm"  Malmström & Wildoer 5:55
6. "Psychic Pain"  Malmström & Wildoer 4:19
7. "000111"  Malmström 1:38
8. "The Perverted Beast"  Ideberg & Wildoer 4:29
9. "Distress"  Malmström & Wildoer 3:36
10. "Inauspicious Coming"  Malmström & Wildoer 4:40
11. "Pile of Hate"  Malmström & Wildoer 8:16
12. "Inverted Spheres"  Malmström 1:43
Japan Bonus Track
No. TitleWriter(s) Length
13. "Convicted (Live)"  Malmström & Wildoer  

Credits

Darkane

  • Darkane - engineering, backing vocals

Other personnel

Additional musician

Album design

  • Maximilian 'Evil Twin' - logo
  • Thomas Ewerhard - artwork, layout design
  • Stefan Ideberg - band photos

Production

Classical participants

Classical musicians

  • Thomas Widlund – timpani, percussion
  • Joacim Wåhlstedt - french horn
  • Lars Thapper - french horn
  • Harry Ellström - double bass
  • Markus Närvik - double bass
  • Dan Hedborg - cello
  • Håkan Westlund - cello
  • Bo-Göte Nygren - viola
  • Lisbeth Westberg - violin and viola
  • Jonas Dahlman - violin

The Calamitas Choir

  • Anette Westerholm
  • Ann Skjelmose
  • Camilla Grahn
  • Catharina Müller
  • Charlotte Olsson
  • Hans Malmström
  • Henrik Rosenberg
  • Inger Jarlstedt
  • Isabelle Malmström

  • Jan Ahlgren
  • Johan Engström
  • Kajsa Åström
  • Magnus Rosenberg
  • Maria Andersson
  • Martin Fröhberg
  • Matias Steen
  • Niclas Fröhberg
  • Nils-Erik Rosdahl
  • Richard Johansson
  • Sofia Levin
  • Susanne Kjellsson

  • Sven Gudmundsson
  • Therese Malmström
  • Thomas Bursell

References