| Winter's Gate | ||||
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| Studio album by Insomnium | ||||
| Released | September 23, 2016 | |||
| Studio | (see Studios) | |||
| Genre | Melodic death metal, doom metal | |||
| Length | 40:02 | |||
| Label | Century Media | |||
| Producer | Insomnium, Teemu Aalto | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Exclaim! | 8/10 |
| Sputnikmusic | 3.2/5 |
| Metalfans.be | 8/10 |
| Metal Injection | 9/10 |
| Loud Online | |
Winter's Gate is the seventh studio album by the Finnish melodic death metal band Insomnium. It was released worldwide on September 23, 2016 via Century Media Records. It is a concept album said to be about “a group of Vikings who set out to find a fabled island west of Ireland, despite the treacherous winter drawing near.” The album consists of a single 40-minute track, but it was split into seven separate tracks for the digital download and streaming version.
All lyrics written by Sevänen; all music composed by Friman, Vanhala, Sevänen.
Writing, performance and production credits are adapted from the album liner notes.