Anno 1696 is the ninth studio album by Finnish melodic death metal band Insomnium, released on 24 February 2023 via Century Media. Insomnium began working on the album shortly before the release of Argent Moon, in 2021, with the album originally planned to be released in 2022. Like their 2016 album Winter's Gate, the album is based on a short story by vocalist/bassist Niilo Sevänen, first hinted on October 24, 2022, less than two weeks before the album's official announcement. In April 2023, the band will embark on a massive North American tour to promote Anno 1696, together with Enslaved, whose album Heimdal is scheduled for release a week after the release of Anno 1696, with support from Black Anvil. Track listing Personnel Insomnium Niilo Sevänen – bass, lead vocals Ville Friman – guitars, clean vocals Markus Vanhala – guitars Jani Liimatainen – guitars, clean vocals Markus Hirvonen – drums Additional musician Sakis Tolis – guest vocals (track 2) Johanna Kurkela – guest vocals (track 3) Coen Janssen – keyboards Production and design Insomnium – production Teemu Aalto – recording Jaime Gomez Arellano – recording , mixing Coen Janssen – recording Ville Friman – recording Markus Vanhala – recording Jani Liimatainen – recording Tony Lindgren – mastering Sami Makkonen – artwork Terhi Ylimäinen – photography hafensatz.de – layout References 2023 albums Century Media Records albums Insomnium albums