Shadows of the Dying Sun
Shadows of the Dying Sun | ||||
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Released | April 25, 2014 | |||
Genre | Melodic death metal | |||
Length | 56:43 | |||
Label | Century Media | |||
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Singles from Shadows of the Dying Sun | ||||
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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 29, 2014 via Century Media Records, and on April 25 in Finland, Germany, Austria, and Switzerland, the rest of Europe, as well as Australia and New Zealand on April 28. It is their first album with new guitarist Markus Vanhala after previous long-time guitarist Ville Vänni departed in 2011.
The song "Revelation", 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 7, 2014.[6][7] The last song, "Black Heart Rebellion" was released on April 22, 2014.[8]
Track listing[]
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
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1. | "The Primeval Dark" | Ville Friman | Friman | 3:17 |
2. | "While We Sleep" | Friman | Friman | 6:20 |
3. | "Revelation" | Niilo Sevänen | Markus Vanhala | 5:15 |
4. | "Black Heart Rebellion" | Friman | Friman | 7:03 |
5. | "Lose to Night" | Friman | Friman | 4:59 |
6. | "Collapsing Words" | Friman | Friman | 4:38 |
7. | "The River" | Sevänen |
| 7:57 |
8. | "Ephemeral" (Album version) | Friman | Friman | 4:01 |
9. | "The Promethean Song" | Sevänen | Vanhala | 6:41 |
10. | "Shadows of the Dying Sun" | Friman | Friman | 6:32 |
Total length: | 56:43 |
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
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11. | "Out to the Sea" | Friman |
| 5:17 |
12. | "The Emergence" | Instrumental | Friman | 1:46 |
13. | "The Swarm" | Instrumental | Friman | 2:54 |
14. | "The Descent" | Instrumental | Friman | 3:11 |
Total length: | 1:10:08 |
Personnel[]
Credits are adapted from the album liner notes.
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Charts[]
Chart | Peak position |
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Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[9] | 38 |
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[10] | 178 |
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[11] | 2 |
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[12] | 18 |
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[13] | 287 |
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[14] | 33 |
UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC)[15] | 15 |
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[16] | 44 |
US Top Hard Rock Albums (Billboard)[17] | 17 |
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[18] | 5 |
References[]
- ^ Hartmann, Graham 'Gruhamed' (2014-05-02). "Insomnium, 'Shadows of the Dying Sun' - Album Review". Loudwire. Retrieved 2014-06-23.
- ^ "Insomnium - Shadows Of The Dying Sun review - Metal Storm". Metal Storm. 2014-04-25. Retrieved 2014-06-23.
- ^ Drago, Dan. "Review of Insomnium's Shadows of the Dying Sun". About.com. Retrieved 2014-06-23.
- ^ Ward, Kyle (2014-04-21). "Review: Insomnium - Shadows of the Dying Sun - Sputnikmusic". Sputnikmusic.com. Retrieved 2014-06-23.
- ^ "Insomnium: 'Revelations' Lyric Video Released - Blabbermouth.net". Blabbermouth.net. 2014-03-21. Retrieved 2014-04-22.
- ^ "Insomnium "While We Sleep" ( Official Music Video ) teaser on Vimeo". Vimeo.com. Retrieved 2014-04-04.
- ^ "Insomnium Premiere 'While We Sleep' Video Exclusively With Terrorizer - Terrorizer". Terrorizer.com. 2014-04-07. Retrieved 2014-04-07.
- ^ "Bravewords.com > News > INSOMNIUM - New Track 'Black Heart Rebellion' Now Streaming". Bravewords.com. 2014-04-22. Retrieved 2014-04-22.
- ^ "Austriancharts.at – Insomnium – Shadows of the Dying Sun" (in German). Hung Medien.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – Insomnium – Shadows of the Dying Sun" (in French). Hung Medien.
- ^ "Insomnium: Shadows of the Dying Sun" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland.
- ^ "Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline" (in German). Musicline.de. Phononet GmbH.
- ^ "シャドウズ・オヴ・ザ・ダイング・サン - インソムニウム". Oricon.
- ^ "Swisscharts.com – Insomnium – Shadows of the Dying Sun". Hung Medien.
- ^ "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company.
- ^ "Insomnium Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard.
- ^ "Insomnium Chart History (Top Hard Rock Albums)". Billboard.
- ^ "Insomnium Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard.
- 2014 albums
- Insomnium albums