Above the Weeping World

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Above the Weeping World
Studio album by Insomnium
Released	August 9, 2006 October 17, 2006
Recorded	April 7 - May 14, 2006 at Fantom Studio
Genre	Melodic death metal
Length	52:56
Label	Candlelight Records
Producer	Samu Oittinen
Professional reviews
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Insomnium chronology
Since the Day it All Came Down (2004) Above the Weeping World (2006)

Above the Weeping World is the third studio album by 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 (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))^[1] and abroad (e.g. Kerrang! 5/5)^[2], and the album debuted on the Finnish album charts at the 9th position^[3] (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

1. "The Gale" – 2:41
2. "Mortal Share" – 4:00
3. "Drawn to Black" – 6:00
4. "Change of Heart" – 4:31
5. "At the Gates of Sleep" – 7:05
6. "The Killjoy" – 5:23
7. "Last Statement" – 7:32
8. "Devoid of Caring" – 5:40
9. "In the Groves of Death" – 10:08

Japanese bonus tracks

Tracks are taken from Demo '99:

10. "Vicious Circle Complete" – 5:12
11. "Unmourned" – 4:49
12. "Numen Divinum" – 5:30

Personnel

Band members

• Niilo Sevänen − vocals, bass guitar
• Ville Friman − guitar
• Ville Vänni − guitar
• Markus Hirvonen − drums

Songwriting and arrangement

• All arrangements and production by Insomnium
• Keyboards composed by Aleksi Munter, Ville Friman and Niilo Sevänen
• All keyboards arranged by Aleksi Munter
• Additional backing vocals in "The Killjoy" and "In the Groves of Death" by Antti Haapanen
• The poem "The Night Has a Thousand Eyes" by Francis William Bourdillon features in "Drawn to Black"

Production/Recording

• Above the Weeping World was recorded and mixed at Fantom Studio between April 7 - May 14, 2006 by Samu Oittinen.
• Mastered on June 5, 2006 at Finnvox Studio by Minerva Pappi.

Other

• Band photos by Ville Kaisla and Jussi Särkilahti
• Art direction by Ville Kaisla and assisted by Olli-Pekka Saloniemi

External links

• Insomnium official site

References

1. ^ http://www.insomnium.net/articles.html I N S O M N I U M // official homesite
2. ^ http://www.insomnium.net/articles.html I N S O M N I U M // official homesite
3. ^ http://www.insomnium.net/ I N S O M N I U M // official homesite