Shadows of the Dying Sun

Shadows of the Dying Sun
Studio album by
Insomnium
ReleasedApril 25, 2014 (2014-04-25)
GenreMelodic death metal
Length56:43
LabelCentury Media
Producer
  • Teemu Aalto
  • Insomnium
Insomnium chronology
One for Sorrow
(2011) 		Shadows of the Dying Sun
(2014) 		Winter's Gate
(2016)
Singles from Shadows of the Dying Sun
  1. "While We Sleep"
    Released: April 15, 2014
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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]

  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.