The Morning Never Came

Studio album by

Swallow the Sun

Released

15 November 2003

Recorded

July–August 2003

Studio

Sam'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
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Decoymusic.com	^[2]

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]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
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.	Title	Note	Length
9.	"Solitude"	Candlemass cover	5:37
Total length:			62:05

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

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