The Weight of Oceans

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The Weight of Oceans
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Studio album by
Released18 April 2012
StudioBlack Lounge Studio, Avesta, Sweden
Genre Melodic death metal, progressive metal, death-doom
Length61.01 [1]
Label Spinefarm Records
Producer Jonas Kjellgren
In Mourning chronology
Monolith
(2010)
The Weight of Oceans
(2012)
Afterglow
(2016)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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The Weight of Oceans is the third album by Swedish melodic death metal band In Mourning, released on April 18, 2012. [3] The album entered the Finnish charts at number 40. [4]

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Colossus"09:33
2."A Vow to Conquer the Ocean"07:24
3."From a Tidal Sleep"06:52
4."Celestial Tear"07:43
5."Convergence"08:35
6."Sirens"01:31
7."Isle of Solace"04:54
8."The Drowning Sun"08:40
9."Voyage of a Wavering Mind"05:49

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Credits

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