Shadows of the Dying Sun

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
Producer	Teemu Aalto; Insomnium;
Insomnium chronology
Singles from Shadows of the Dying Sun
	"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 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
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	Sevänen Vanhala	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

Limited edition bonus tracks
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
11.	"Out to the Sea"	Friman	Friman Vanhala	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.

Insomnium

Niilo Sevänen – lead vocals, bass
Ville Friman – guitars, clean vocals
Markus Vanhala – guitars
Marcus Hirvonen – drums

Additional musicians

Teemu Aalto – backing vocals (on track 2, 5, 7, 9 & 10), additional guitars (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

Charts

Chart	Peak position
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. Archived from the original on 2014-07-12. 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. 4 April 2014. 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.
^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Insomnium – Shadows of the Dying Sun" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts.
^ "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.

[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. Archived from the original on 2014-07-12. 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. 4 April 2014. 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.

[ac_Austria_Insomnium-9] "Austriancharts.at – Insomnium – Shadows of the Dying Sun" (in German). Hung Medien.

[ac_Wallonia_Insomnium-10] "Ultratop.be – Insomnium – Shadows of the Dying Sun" (in French). Hung Medien.

[ac_Finland_Insomnium-11] "Insomnium: Shadows of the Dying Sun" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland.

[ac_Germany4_Insomnium-12] "Offiziellecharts.de – Insomnium – Shadows of the Dying Sun" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts.

[13] "シャドウズ・オヴ・ザ・ダイング・サン – インソムニウム". Oricon.

[ac_Switzerland_Insomnium-14] "Swisscharts.com – Insomnium – Shadows of the Dying Sun". Hung Medien.

[ac_UKRock_-15] "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company.

[ac_BillboardIndependent_Insomnium-16] "Insomnium Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard.

[ac_BillboardHardRock_Insomnium-17] "Insomnium Chart History (Top Hard Rock Albums)". Billboard.

[ac_BillboardHeatseekers_Insomnium-18] "Insomnium Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard.

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Insomnium
Niilo Sevänen Ville Friman Markus Hirvonen Markus Vanhala Tapani Pesonen Timo Partanen Ville Vänni Jani Liimatainen
Studio albums	In the Halls of Awaiting (2002) Since the Day It All Came Down (2004) Above the Weeping World (2006) Across the Dark (2009) One for Sorrow (2011) (2014) Winter's Gate (2016) Heart Like a Grave (2019) Anno 1696 (2023)