2006 studio album by Insomnium
Above the Weeping World |
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Studio album by Insomnium |
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Released | August 9, 2006 (2006-08-09) |
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Recorded | April 7 – May 14, 2006 |
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Studio | Fantom Studio |
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Genre | Melodic death metal |
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Length | 52:56 |
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Label | Candlelight |
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Producer | Samu Oittinen |
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Insomnium chronology |
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Professional ratingsReview scores |
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Source | Rating |
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About.com | ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png) ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png) ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png) ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png) [1] |
Allmusic | ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png) ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png) ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png) ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/Star_half.svg/11px-Star_half.svg.png) [2] |
CoC | ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/7px-Star_full.svg.png) ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/7px-Star_full.svg.png) ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/7px-Star_full.svg.png) ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/7px-Star_full.svg.png) ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/7px-Star_full.svg.png) ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/7px-Star_full.svg.png) ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/7px-Star_full.svg.png) ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/7px-Star_full.svg.png) ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/7px-Star_full.svg.png) [3] |
Kerrang! | ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png) ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png) ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png) ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png) [4] |
Metal Hammer | ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/7px-Star_full.svg.png) ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/7px-Star_full.svg.png) ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/7px-Star_full.svg.png) ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/7px-Star_full.svg.png) ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/7px-Star_full.svg.png) ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/7px-Star_full.svg.png) ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/7px-Star_full.svg.png) ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/7px-Star_full.svg.png) ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/7px-Star_empty.svg.png) [5] |
Sea of Tranquility | ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png) ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png) ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png) ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png) [6] |
Sputnikmusic | ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png) ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png) ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png) ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png) [7] |
Ultimate Guitar | 9.4/10 [8] |
Above the Weeping World is the third studio album by Finnish melodic death metal band Insomnium. It was released on August 9, 2006, in Europe and on October 17, 2006, elsewhere by Candlelight Records. A music video was made for "Mortal Share."
During its first week, the album peaked at #9 on the Finnish album charts (week 39/2006).
The album's lyrics have been influenced by (and occasionally taken from) classic poets like Hölderlin, Edgar Allan Poe, and Finnish classic Eino Leino. The last track of the album, "In the Groves of Death" lasts about ten minutes, and its main theme is heavily inspired by Leino's poem Tumma, the ending poem of his saga Helkavirsiä. The entire poem "The Night Has a Thousand Eyes" by English poet Francis William Bourdillon is used as a chorus in the album's third track "Drawn to Black". Above the Weeping World has received extraordinary reviews both in Finland (e.g. SUE magazine 10/10))[9] and abroad (e.g. Kerrang! 5/5),[9] and the album debuted on the Finnish album charts at the 9th position[10] (week 39/2006), which is a remarkable achievement for a melodic death metal band. At the same time, Insomnium embarked on their first full European tour, playing 36 gigs in six weeks (5.9 - 15.10), in 15 countries.
Track listing
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
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1. | "The Gale" | Ville Friman | Friman | 2:41 |
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2. | "Mortal Share" | Niilo Sevänen | Friman | 4:00 |
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3. | "Drawn to Black" | | | 6:00 |
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4. | "Change of Heart" | Friman | | 4:31 |
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5. | "At the Gates of Sleep" | Sevänen | Sevänen | 7:05 |
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6. | "The Killjoy" | Sevänen | Friman | 5:23 |
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7. | "Last Statement" | Sevänen | Sevänen | 7:32 |
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8. | "Devoid of Caring" | Vänni | Friman | 5:40 |
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9. | "In the Groves of Death" | Sevänen | | 10:08 |
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Total length: | 53:00 |
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Japanese edition bonus tracksNo. | Title | Length |
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10. | "Vicious Circle Complete" (demo) (taken from Demo '99) | 5:12 |
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11. | "Unmourned" (demo) (taken from Demo '99) | 4:49 |
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12. | "Numen Divinum" (demo) (taken from Demo '99) | 5:30 |
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Personnel
- Insomnium
- Additional Musicians
- Keyboard arrangements by Aleksi Munter; keyboard parts composed by Aleksi Munter, Ville Friman & Niilo Sevänen
- Antti Haapanen: additional vocals on tracks 6 & 9
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- Arranged and produced by Insomnium
- Engineered & mixed By Samu Oittinen (between April 7-May 14, 2006)
- Mastered by Minerva Pappi (June 5, 2006 at Finnvox Studios)
- Other
- Band photos by Ville Kaisla and Jussi Särkilahti
- Art direction by Ville Kaisla and assisted by Olli-Pekka Saloniemi
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Release history
Country | Release Date |
Europe | August 9, 2006 (2006-08-09) |
Worldwide | October 17, 2006 (2006-10-17) |
References
- ^ Bowar, Chad. "About.com review". About.com. Archived from the original on July 12, 2014. Retrieved August 2, 2013.
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ "CoC review". Chroniclesofchaos.com. Retrieved 2011-09-09.
- ^ Lawson, Dom (21 October 2006). "Kerrang review". Archived from the original on 5 May 2013. Retrieved August 2, 2013.
- ^ Milas, Alexander (21 October 2006). "Inomnium Metal Hammer review". Archived from the original on 5 May 2013. Retrieved August 2, 2013.
- ^ Batmaz, Murat (September 27, 2006). "Sea of Tranquillity review". Seaoftranquility.org. Retrieved September 9, 2009.
- ^ Ward, Kyle (September 18, 2007). "Sputnikmusic review". Retrieved August 2, 2013.
- ^ UG Team (June 27, 2007). "Ultimate Guitar review". Retrieved August 2, 2013.
- ^ a b "I N S O M N I U M // Official homesite". Archived from the original on 2007-12-27. Retrieved 2007-12-15. I N S O M N I U M // official homesite
- ^ http://www.insomnium.net/ I N S O M N I U M // official homesite
External links
- Niilo Sevänen
- Ville Friman
- Markus Hirvonen
- Markus Vanhala
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