Across the Dark

Across the Dark
Studio album by Insomnium
Released	7/8 September 2009
Recorded	23 March – 22 May 2009
Genre	Melodic death metal, Death-doom
Label	Candlelight
Producer	Insomnium, Samu Oittinen
Insomnium chronology
Above the Weeping World (2006) Across the Dark (2009) One for Sorrow (2011)

Across the Dark is the fourth full-length studio album by the 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]

Track listing

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"Equivalence"	Ville Friman	Friman	3:18
2.	"Down with the Sun"	Niilo Sevänen	Friman, Sevänen	4:22
3.	"Where the Last Wave Broke"	Friman	Friman	5:03
4.	"The Harrowing Years"	Sevänen	Friman, Sevänen	6:39
5.	"Against the Stream"	Friman	Friman	6:11
6.	"Lay of the Autumn"	Sevänen	Friman, 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

Special Edition Bonus Tracks
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
9.	"The New Beginning"	Friman	Friman	7:15
10.	"Into the Evernight"	Sevänen	Sevänen	5:28 [4][5]

Charts

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[6]
Sputnik Music	[7]
MetalEater	A−[8]
Blistering.com	[9]
Thrash Hits	[10]
Metal 1	[11]

Chart (2009)	Peak position
Finnish Albums Chart	5[12]

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

References

1. "Insomnium: new album title, release date revealed". Blabbermouth.net. 2 July 2009. Retrieved 2 July 2009.
2. "Insomnium blog". Blogspot. 2 July 2009. Retrieved 2 July 2009.
3. Metal1.info September 2009
4. "Insomnium: Across The Dark -ltd. 2cd". Levykauppa Äx. Retrieved 21 July 2009.
5. "Across the Dark". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 22 July 2009.
6. Henderson, Alex. "Review: Across the Dark". Allmusic. Retrieved 20 December 2009.
7. "link". Sputnikmusic.com. 7 August 2009. Retrieved 10 September 2011.
8. Metaleater - www.metaleater.com. "Album Reviews – Insomnium – Across The Dark". Metaleater.Com. Retrieved 10 September 2011.
9. "Review: Insomnium – Across the Dark". Blistering.com. 22 November 2007. Retrieved 10 September 2011.
10. "Album: Insomnium – Across The Dark". Thrash Hits. Retrieved 10 September 2011.
11. "link". Metal1.info. Retrieved 10 September 2011.
12. Suomen virallinen lista Archived 20 September 2012 at the Wayback Machine.