Anno 1696
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Teemu Aalto Music Productions (Kotka, Finland)
| Anno 1696 | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 24 February 2023 | |||
| Recorded | 2022 | |||
| Studio | Sonic Pump Studios (Helsinki, Finland) Teemu Aalto Music Productions (Kotka, Finland) | |||
| Genre | Melodic death metal[1][2] | |||
| Length | 50:26 | |||
| Label | Century Media | |||
| Insomnium chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Anno 1696 | ||||
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Blabbermouth.net | 8.5/10[1] |
| Metal Injection | 8.5/10[7] |
Anno 1696 is the ninth studio album by Finnish melodic death metal band Insomnium, released on 24 February 2023 via Century Media.[8] Insomnium began working on the album shortly before the release of Argent Moon, in 2021, with the album originally planned to be released in 2022.[9] Like their 2016 album Winter's Gate, the album is based on a short story by vocalist/bassist Niilo Sevänen,[3] first hinted on October 24, 2022, less than two weeks before the album's official announcement.[10] It is the final release to feature guitarist Jani Liimatainen.[11]
In April 2023, the band embarked on a North American tour to promote Anno 1696, together with Enslaved, whose album Heimdal released a week after the release of Anno 1696, with support from Black Anvil.[12]
Track listing
All lyrics are written by Niilo Sevänen.
| No. | Title | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "1696" | Markus Vanhala | 6:18 |
| 2. | "White Christ" | Vanhala | 6:03 |
| 3. | "Godforsaken" | Vanhala | 8:35 |
| 4. | "Lilian" | Ville Friman | 4:29 |
| 5. | "Starless Paths" |
| 7:48 |
| 6. | "The Witch Hunter" | Vanhala | 5:43 |
| 7. | "The Unrest" | Liimatainen | 3:52 |
| 8. | "The Rapids" | Vanhala | 7:38 |
| Total length: | 50:26 | ||
| No. | Title | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Flowers of the Night" | Vanhala | 5:26 |
| 2. | "Stained in Red" | Friman | 6:50 |
| 3. | "Song of the Dusk" |
| 9:43 |
| Total length: | 21:59 | ||
