Anno 1696 | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 24 February 2023 | |||
Recorded | 2022 | |||
Studio | Sonic Pump Studios (Helsinki, Finland) Teemu Aalto Music Productions ( Kotka, Finland) | |||
Genre | Melodic death metal [1] [2] | |||
Length | 50:26 | |||
Label | Century Media | |||
Insomnium chronology | ||||
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Singles from Anno 1696 | ||||
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Blabbermouth.net | 8.5/10 [1] |
Metal Injection | 8.5/10 [7] |
Anno 1696 is the ninth studio album by Finnish melodic death metal band Insomnium, released on 24 February 2023 via Century Media. [8] Insomnium began working on the album shortly before the release of Argent Moon, in 2021, with the album originally planned to be released in 2022. [9] Like their 2016 album Winter's Gate, the album is based on a short story by vocalist/bassist Niilo Sevänen, [3] first hinted on October 24, 2022, less than two weeks before the album's official announcement. [10] It is the final release to feature guitarist Jani Liimatainen. [11]
In April 2023, the band embarked on a North American tour to promote Anno 1696, together with Enslaved, whose album Heimdal released a week after the release of Anno 1696, with support from Black Anvil. [12]
All lyrics are written by Niilo Sevänen
No. | Title | Music | Length |
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1. | "1696" | Markus Vanhala | 6:18 |
2. | "White Christ" | Vanhala | 6:03 |
3. | "Godforsaken" | Vanhala | 8:35 |
4. | "Lilian" | Ville Friman | 4:29 |
5. | "Starless Paths" |
| 7:48 |
6. | "The Witch Hunter" | Vanhala | 5:43 |
7. | "The Unrest" | Liimatainen | 3:52 |
8. | "The Rapids" | Vanhala | 7:38 |
Total length: | 50:26 |
No. | Title | Music | Length |
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1. | "Flowers of the Night" | Vanhala | 5:26 |
2. | "Stained in Red" | Friman | 6:50 |
3. | "Song of the Dusk" |
| 9:43 |
Total length: | 21:59 |
Chart (2023) | Peak position |
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Australian Digital Albums ( ARIA) [14] | 38 |
Austrian Albums ( Ö3 Austria) [15] | 15 |
Belgian Albums ( Ultratop Flanders) [16] | 165 |
Finnish Albums ( Suomen virallinen lista) [17] | 1 |
German Albums ( Offizielle Top 100) [18] | 5 |
Swiss Albums ( Schweizer Hitparade) [19] | 10 |
Anno 1696 | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 24 February 2023 | |||
Recorded | 2022 | |||
Studio | Sonic Pump Studios (Helsinki, Finland) Teemu Aalto Music Productions ( Kotka, Finland) | |||
Genre | Melodic death metal [1] [2] | |||
Length | 50:26 | |||
Label | Century Media | |||
Insomnium chronology | ||||
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Singles from Anno 1696 | ||||
Review scores | |
---|---|
Source | Rating |
Blabbermouth.net | 8.5/10 [1] |
Metal Injection | 8.5/10 [7] |
Anno 1696 is the ninth studio album by Finnish melodic death metal band Insomnium, released on 24 February 2023 via Century Media. [8] Insomnium began working on the album shortly before the release of Argent Moon, in 2021, with the album originally planned to be released in 2022. [9] Like their 2016 album Winter's Gate, the album is based on a short story by vocalist/bassist Niilo Sevänen, [3] first hinted on October 24, 2022, less than two weeks before the album's official announcement. [10] It is the final release to feature guitarist Jani Liimatainen. [11]
In April 2023, the band embarked on a North American tour to promote Anno 1696, together with Enslaved, whose album Heimdal released a week after the release of Anno 1696, with support from Black Anvil. [12]
All lyrics are written by Niilo Sevänen
No. | Title | Music | Length |
---|---|---|---|
1. | "1696" | Markus Vanhala | 6:18 |
2. | "White Christ" | Vanhala | 6:03 |
3. | "Godforsaken" | Vanhala | 8:35 |
4. | "Lilian" | Ville Friman | 4:29 |
5. | "Starless Paths" |
| 7:48 |
6. | "The Witch Hunter" | Vanhala | 5:43 |
7. | "The Unrest" | Liimatainen | 3:52 |
8. | "The Rapids" | Vanhala | 7:38 |
Total length: | 50:26 |
No. | Title | Music | Length |
---|---|---|---|
1. | "Flowers of the Night" | Vanhala | 5:26 |
2. | "Stained in Red" | Friman | 6:50 |
3. | "Song of the Dusk" |
| 9:43 |
Total length: | 21:59 |
Chart (2023) | Peak position |
---|---|
Australian Digital Albums ( ARIA) [14] | 38 |
Austrian Albums ( Ö3 Austria) [15] | 15 |
Belgian Albums ( Ultratop Flanders) [16] | 165 |
Finnish Albums ( Suomen virallinen lista) [17] | 1 |
German Albums ( Offizielle Top 100) [18] | 5 |
Swiss Albums ( Schweizer Hitparade) [19] | 10 |