Across the Dark
2009 studio album by Insomnium
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Across the Dark is the fourth studio album by Finnish melodic death metal band Insomnium. It was released on 7 September 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]
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| Released | 7 September 2009 | |||
| Recorded | 23 March – 22 May 2009 | |||
| Genre | Melodic death metal | |||
| Length | 45:40 | |||
| Label | Candlelight | |||
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The song "Weighed Down with Sorrow" is dedicated to Miika Tenkula.[4]
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 |
| 4:22 |
| 3. | "Where the Last Wave Broke" | Friman | Friman | 5:03 |
| 4. | "The Harrowing Years" | Sevänen |
| 6:39 |
| 5. | "Against the Stream" | Friman | Friman | 6:11 |
| 6. | "The Lay of Autumn" | 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 | |||
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
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| 9. | "The New Beginning" | Friman | Friman | 7:15 |
| 10. | "Into the Evernight" | Sevänen | Sevänen | 5:28 |
| Total length: | 58:23 | |||
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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 (tracks 3, 4, 6)
