The Morning Never Came
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.
Personnel
Swallow the Sun
- Mikko Kotamäki – vocals
- Markus Jämsen – lead guitar
- Juha Raivio – rhythm guitar; songwriting
- Matti Honkonen – bass guitar
- Aleksi Munter – keyboards
- Pasi Pasanen – drums
Additional personnel
- Flavia Lester – spoken word
- Petteri Kivimäki – photography
- fo2003 – logo
- Tuomo Lehtonen – album cover and layout
- Sami Kokko – recording, engineering and mixing
- Minerva Pappi – mastering at Finnvox Studios
- Albert Witchfinder – guest vocals
[Arrangements] (9)
- Candlemass
- *Johan Längqvist
- *Christian Weberyd
- *Klas Bergwall
- *Leif Edling – songwriting
- *Mats Björkman
- *Mats Ekström