In the Halls of Awaiting

In the Halls of Awaiting is the debut studio album by Finnish melodic death metal band Insomnium. It was released on April 30, 2002 through Candlelight Records.

In the Halls of Awaiting
Studio album by Insomnium
Released	April 30, 2002 (2002-04-30)
Recorded	August 2001
Studio	Media Works Studios
Genre	Melodic death metal
Length	55:40
Label	Candlelight
Producer	Jone Väänänen
Insomnium chronology
In the Halls of Awaiting (2002) Since the Day It All Came Down (2004)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
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Track listing

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"Ill-Starred Son"	Niilo Sevänen	Sevänen	4:46
2.	"Song of the Storm"	Ville Friman	Friman	4:22
3.	"Medeia"	Sevänen	Sevänen	4:22
4.	"Dying Chant"	Sevänen	Sevänen	4:13
5.	"The Elder"	Friman	Friman Sevänen	4:46
6.	"Black Waters"	Friman	Friman Sevänen	5:00
7.	"Shades of Deep Green"	Ville Vänni	Friman Sevänen Vänni	7:33
8.	"The Bitter End"	Sevänen	Sevänen	5:08
9.	"Journey Unknown"	Friman	Friman	4:30
10.	"In the Halls of Awaiting"	Sevänen	Sevänen	11:00
Total length:				55:40

Credits

Insomnium

• Niilo Sevänen − vocals, bass guitar
• Ville Friman − guitar
• Ville Vänni − guitar
• Markus Hirvonen − drums

Additional musicians

• Varpu Vahtera – keyboards

Production & artwork

• Mixed by Anssi Kippo at Astia Studio A
• Mastered by Mika Jussila at Finnvox Studios
• Heikki Kokkonen – photography
• Sakari Lundell – band photos
• Ville Kaisla – booklet design and layout
• Olli-Pekka Suhonen – band logo

External links

• In the Halls of Awaiting at Insomnium's official website