Across the Dark

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]

Across the Dark
Studio album by Insomnium
Released	7 September 2009
Recorded	23 March – 22 May 2009
Genre	Melodic death metal
Length	45:40
Label	Candlelight
Producer	Samu Oittinen Insomnium
Insomnium chronology
Above the Weeping World (2006) Across the Dark (2009) One for Sorrow (2011)

The song "Weighed Down with Sorrow" is dedicated to Miika Tenkula.[4]

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

Charts

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[5]
Sputnik Music	[6]
MetalEater	A−[7]
Blistering.com	[8]
Thrash Hits	[9]
Metal 1	[10]

Chart (2009)	Peak position
Finnish Albums Chart	5[11]

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)

References

1. "Insomnium: new album title, release date revealed". Blabbermouth.net. 2 July 2009. Archived from the original on 26 May 2012. Retrieved 2 July 2009.
2. "Insomnium blog". Blogspot. 2 July 2009. Retrieved 2 July 2009.
3. Metal1.info Archived 28 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine September 2009
4. http://www.guitarworld.com/insomnium-guitarist-ville-friman-inevitable-truths-critique
5. Henderson, Alex. "Review: Across the Dark". Allmusic. Retrieved 20 December 2009.
6. "link". Sputnikmusic.com. 7 August 2009. Retrieved 10 September 2011.
7. Metaleater - www.metaleater.com. "Album Reviews – Insomnium – Across The Dark". Metaleater.Com. Archived from the original on 2 October 2011. Retrieved 10 September 2011.
8. "Review: Insomnium – Across the Dark". Blistering.com. 22 November 2007. Archived from the original on 29 November 2009. Retrieved 10 September 2011.
9. "Album: Insomnium – Across The Dark". Thrash Hits. Retrieved 10 September 2011.
10. "link". Metal1.info. Archived from the original on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 10 September 2011.
11. Suomen virallinen lista