Shadows of the Dying Sun

Shadows of the Dying Sun
Studio album by Insomnium
Released April 25, 2014
Genre Melodic death metal
Length 56:43
Label Century Media Records
Producer Teemu Aalto, Insomnium
Insomnium chronology

One for Sorrow
(2011)		 Shadows of the Dying Sun
(2014)
Singles from Shadows of the Dying Sun
  1. "While We Sleep"
    Released: April 15, 2014
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Loudwire [1]
Metal Storm [2]
About.com [3]
Sputnikmusic [4]

Shadows of the Dying Sun is the sixth studio album by the Finnish melodic death metal band Insomnium. It was released in North America on April 29th, 2014 via Century Media Records, and on April 25th in Finland, Germany, Austria, and Switzerland, the rest of Europe, as well as Australia and New Zealand on April 28th. It is their first album with new guitarist Markus Vanhala after previous long-time guitarist Ville Vänni departed in 2011.

The song "Revelations", in the form of a lyric video, was released on March 21, 2014.[5] A music video was made for the song and single "While We Sleep", which was released on April 7th, 2014.[6][7] The last song, "Black Heart Rebellion" was released on April 22, 2014.[8]

Track listing

No. TitleLyricsMusic Length
1. "The Primeval Dark"  FrimanFriman 3:17
2. "While We Sleep"  FrimanFriman 6:20
3. "Revelation"  SevänenVanhala 5:15
4. "Black Heart Rebellion"  FrimanFriman 7:03
5. "Lose to Night"  FrimanFriman 4:59
6. "Collapsing Words"  FrimanFriman 4:38
7. "The River"  SevänenSevänen & Vanhala 7:57
8. "Ephemeral" (Album version)FrimanFriman 4:01
9. "The Promethean Song"  SevänenVanhala 6:41
10. "Shadows of the Dying Sun"  FrimanFriman 6:32
Total length:
 56:43

Personnel

Production and performance credits are adapted from the album liner notes.

Insomnium
Additional musicians
  • Teemu Aalto – backing vocals (on track 2, 5, 7, 9 & 10), additional guitars (on track 5)
  • Aleksi Munter – keyboards
Production and design
  • Teemu Aalto – producer, recording (vocals, guitars, bass)
  • Insomnium – producer
  • Kimmo Perkkiö – recording (drums)
  • Aleksi Munter & Hannu Honkonen – recording (keyboards)
  • André Alvinzi – mixing at Fascination Street Studios
  • Svante Forsbäck – mastering at Chartmakers
  • Wille Naukkarinen – artwork
  • Jussi Ratilainen – photography

Chart positions

Charts Peak
position
Official Finnish Album Charts2
Heatseekers US Charts5
German Media Control Charts18
Official Swiss Album Charts33
Official Austrian Albums Charts38

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References

  1. ↑ Hartmann, Graham 'Gruhamed' (2014-05-02). "Insomnium, 'Shadows of the Dying Sun' - Album Review". Loudwire. Retrieved 2014-06-23.
  2. ↑ "Insomnium - Shadows Of The Dying Sun review - Metal Storm". Metal Storm. 2014-04-25. Retrieved 2014-06-23.
  3. ↑ Drago, Dan. "Review of Insomnium's Shadows of the Dying Sun". About.com. Retrieved 2014-06-23.
  4. ↑ Ward, Kyle (2014-04-21). "Review: Insomnium - Shadows of the Dying Sun - Sputnikmusic". Sputnikmusic.com. Retrieved 2014-06-23.
  5. ↑ "Insomnium: 'Revelations' Lyric Video Released - Blabbermouth.net". Blabbermouth.net. 2014-03-21. Retrieved 2014-04-22.
  6. ↑ "Insomnium "While We Sleep" ( Official Music Video ) teaser on Vimeo". Vimeo.com. Retrieved 2014-04-04.
  7. ↑ "Insomnium Premiere 'While We Sleep' Video Exclusively With Terrorizer - Terrorizer". Terrorizer.com. 2014-04-07. Retrieved 2014-04-07.
  8. ↑ "Bravewords.com > News > INSOMNIUM - New Track 'Black Heart Rebellion' Now Streaming". Bravewords.com. 2014-04-22. Retrieved 2014-04-22.
  9. ↑ "Bravewords.com > News > INSOMNIUM Hit The Charts With Shadows Of The Dying Sun". Bravewords.com. 2014-05-08. Retrieved 2014-06-23.