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 | ||||
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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]