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| Darkness Invisible | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 26 September 2025 | |||
| Recorded | 2024 | |||
| Studios | Ansa Studio, Ulvila, Finland | |||
| Genres | Symphonic metal,[1] melodic death metal[2][3] | |||
| Length | 46:58 | |||
| Label | Reigning Phoenix Music | |||
| Producer | Ville Viljanen | |||
| Mors Principium Est chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Darkness Invisible | ||||
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Dead Rhetoric | 9/10[6] |
| Heavymetal.dk | 7/10[7] |
Darkness Invisible is the ninth studio album by Finnish melodic death metal band Mors Principium Est, released on 26 September 2025 via Reigning Phoenix Music.[8] The album was streamed entirely on YouTube a day prior.[9] "Of Death" was released as a single on the day of the album's announcement.[10]
Track listing
[edit]All music is composed by Jori Haukio.
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Of Death" | Ville Viljanen | 5:34 |
| 2. | "Venator" | Jori Haukio | 3:48 |
| 3. | "Monuments" | Viljanen | 5:59 |
| 4. | "Tenebrae Latebra" | Haukio | 1:49 |
| 5. | "Summoning the Dark" | Viljanen | 5:56 |
| 6. | "Beyond the Horizon" | Viljanen | 5:48 |
| 7. | "The Rivers of Avernus" | Haukio | 4:57 |
| 8. | "In Sleep There Is Peace" | Viljanen | 4:16 |
| 9. | "An Aria of the Damned" | Haukio | 2:29 |
| 10. | "All Life Is Evil" | Viljanen | 6:22 |
| 11. | "Makso mitä makso" (Isac Elliot cover) | Isac Elliot | 2:49 |
| Total length: | 49:47 | ||
Credits
[edit]Musicians
[edit]- Ville Viljanen – vocals
- Jarkko Kokko – guitars
- Jori Haukio – guitars, programming
- Teemu Heinola – bass
- Marko Tommila – drums
Guests
[edit]- Anna Dinyes – female vocals
Production
[edit]- Jens Bogren – mixing
- Tony Lindgren – mastering
- Teemu Heinola – recording (bass, drums, vocals)
- Jarkko Kokko – recording (guitars, programming)
- Jori Haukio – recording (guitars, programming)
- Alvaro Valverde Fernandez – artwork, layout
- Jun Kawai – liner notes
References
[edit]- ↑ Emily Schneider. "Album Review: Mors Principium Est – 'Darkness Invisible'". Metal Insider (review). Retrieved 16 May 2026.
- ↑ Poleto. "Mors Principium Est – Darkness Invisible Review". Metal Addicts (review). Retrieved 16 May 2026.
- ↑ Florian Schaffer. "MORS PRINCIPIUM EST: Darkness Invisible". Vampster (review) (in German). Retrieved 16 May 2026.
- ↑ "Mors Principium Est Announce "Darkness Invisible", First Single "Of Death" Streaming Now". Metal Sucks. Retrieved 16 May 2026.
- ↑ "Mors Principium Est: alle Singles vom kommenden Album „Darkness Invisible"" [Mors Principium Est: all singles from the upcoming album "Darkness Invisible"]. Vampster (in German). Retrieved 16 May 2026.
- ↑ Cousins, Damien (22 September 2025). "Mors Principium Est – Darkness Invisible (Perception/ Reigning Phoenix Music)". Dead Rhetoric (review). Retrieved 16 May 2026.
- ↑ Bock-Madsen, Frederik (28 September 2025). "Mors Principium Est - Darkness Invisible". Heavymetal.dk (review). Retrieved 16 May 2026.
- ↑ Andrea C. (2025-05-26). "MORS PRINCIPIUM EST to release 9th studio album, "Darkness Invisible," on September 26, 2025, through PERCEPTION". Tuonela Magazine.
- ↑ "Full Album Stream: Mors Principium Est – "Darkness Invisible"". Decibel Magazine. 25 September 2025. Retrieved 16 May 2026.
- ↑ "Mors Principium Est Share Their Single "Of Death" – New Album Coming Soon". Ghost Cult Magazine. 23 May 2025. Retrieved 16 May 2026.