The Morning Never Came

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The Morning Never Came
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Studio album by
Released15 November 2003
RecordedJuly–August 2003
StudioSam's Workshop
Genre Death-doom, melodic death metal
Length
  • 56:27 (standard version)
  • 62:05 (U.S. & limited double vinyl edition version)
Label Firebox, Olympic
Producer Swallow the Sun
Swallow the Sun chronology
Out of This Gloomy Light
(2003)
The Morning Never Came
(2003)
Ghosts of Loss
(2005)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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The Morning Never Came is the debut studio album by Finnish metal band Swallow the Sun, released on November 15, 2003. Tracks 1, 3, 4 and 7 are all re-recorded versions from the band's first demo, Out of This Gloomy Light. The album was later released in the United States on February 22, 2005, via Olympic Recordings. [3]

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Through Her Silvery Body"8:40
2."Deadly Nightshade"5:49
3."Out of This Gloomy Light"5:38
4."Swallow (Horror I)"5:23
5."Silence of the Womb"6:51
6."Hold This Woe"8:05
7."Under the Waves"6:47
8."The Morning Never Came"9:19
Total length:56:27

U.S. & limited double vinyl edition bonus track

No.TitleNoteLength
9."Solitude" Candlemass cover 5:37
Total length:62:05

Personnel

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References

  1. Rivadavia, Eduardo. "The Morining Never Came - Swallow the Sun". allmusic.com. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
  2. Golden, Timonthy (2009-09-29). "Swallow The Sun - The Morning Never Came". Decoy Music. Archived from the original on 2012-09-29.
  3. "SWALLOW THE SUN: U.S. Release Date Set For "The Morning Never Came"". Blabbermouth . 2004-12-13.