The Morning Never Came is the debut studio album by Finnish death-doom band Swallow the Sun, released on November 15, 2003. The album was later released in the United States on February 22, 2005, via Olympic Recordings.
Tracks 1, 3, 4 and 7 are all re-recorded versions from the band's first demo, Out of This Gloomy Light. Track 4 is the first song in the Horror tetralogy that would continue in Hope, New Moon, and Emerald Forest and the Blackbird.
Track listing
U.S. & limited double vinyl edition bonus track
Personnel
Swallow the Sun Mikko Kotamäki – vocals Markus Jämsen – lead guitar Juha Raivio – rhythm guitar; songwriting (1–8) Matti Honkonen – bass guitar Aleksi Munter – keyboards Pasi Pasanen – drums
Additional personnel Flavia Lester – spoken word (5) Petteri Kivimäki – photography fo2003 – logo Tuomo Lehtonen – album cover and layout Sami Kokko – recording, engineering and mixing (Sam's Workshop) Minerva Pappi – mastering at Finnvox Studios Albert Witchfinder – guest vocals (9)
Arrangements (9) Candlemass Johan Längqvist Christian Weberyd Klas Bergwall Leif Edling – songwriting Mats Björkman Mats Ekström
References