In the Halls of Awaiting
Encyclopedia
In the Halls of Awaiting is the debut album by the Finnish
melodic death metal
band Insomnium
. It was released on April 30, 2002 through Candlelight Records
.
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
melodic death metal
Melodic death metal
Melodic death metal is a heavy metal music style that combines elements from the New Wave of British Heavy Metal with elements of death metal. The style was developed during the early and mid-1990s, primarily in England and Scandinavia...
band Insomnium
Insomnium
Insomnium is a Finnish melodic death metal band from Joensuu, Finland. Their new album "One for Sorrow" was released October 2011. On September 9th, 2011 Insomnium released the music video Through The Shadows from their 2011 album One For Sorrow....
. It was released on April 30, 2002 through Candlelight Records
Candlelight Records
Candlelight Records is an independent record label based in Europe founded by former Extreme Noise Terror bassist Lee Barrett, though it has had a division in the United States since January 2001. Candlelight Records specialises in black metal and death metal, having bands such as Emperor,...
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Track listing
Band members
- Niilo SevänenNiilo SevänenNiilo Sevänen is a melodic death metal musician from Turku, Finland. He is best known as the current vocalist/bassist for the melodic death metal band, Insomnium, in addition to various other bands including Paise, Stonecrow and Watch Me Fall.- Background :Sevänen grew up on the coast of Finland,...
− vocals, bass guitarBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick.... - Ville FrimanVille FrimanVille Friman is a Finnish musician. He is one of the founders, main composer, and guitarist of the melodic death metal band Insomnium...
− guitarElectric guitarAn electric guitar is a guitar that uses the principle of direct electromagnetic induction to convert vibrations of its metal strings into electric audio signals. The signal generated by an electric guitar is too weak to drive a loudspeaker, so it is amplified before sending it to a loudspeaker... - Ville Vänni − guitarElectric guitarAn electric guitar is a guitar that uses the principle of direct electromagnetic induction to convert vibrations of its metal strings into electric audio signals. The signal generated by an electric guitar is too weak to drive a loudspeaker, so it is amplified before sending it to a loudspeaker...
- Markus Hirvonen − drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
Production
- Mixed by Anssi KippoAnssi KippoAnssi Kippo is a platinum selling Finnish producer that founded Astia-studios in 1994. He has produced and engineered numerous acts including over the years and continues to manage both Astia A and B studios.Notable clients include:...
at Astia Studio A. - Mastered by Mika Jussila at Finnvox StudiosFinnvox studiosFinnvox Studios is a recording studio located in Helsinki, Finland. Founded in 1965, it was the first studio in Finland dedicated for music recording. Many metal bands have had albums mastered here , including Sonata Arctica, Nightwish, Finntroll, HIM, Moonsorrow, Holy Knights, Ram-Zet, Throes of...
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Artwork
- Heikki Kokkonen – photography
- Sakari Lundell – band photos
- Ville Kaisla – booklet design and layout
- Olli-Pekka Suhonen – band logo
External links
- In the Halls of Awaiting at InsomniumInsomniumInsomnium is a Finnish melodic death metal band from Joensuu, Finland. Their new album "One for Sorrow" was released October 2011. On September 9th, 2011 Insomnium released the music video Through The Shadows from their 2011 album One For Sorrow....
's official website