Morning Crimson

Morning Crimson
A nude woman in a winter forest surrounded by wolves
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 7, 1999
RecordedJanuary 1999
StudiosSunlight Studios, Stockholm, Sweden
GenresBlack metal, melodic black metal
Length40:48
LabelMassacre
ProducerTomas Skogsberg
Catamenia chronology
Halls of Frozen North
(1998)
Morning Crimson
(1999)
Eternal Winter's Prophecy
(2000)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Metal.de10/10[1]
Rock Hard6/10[2]

Morning Crimson is the second full-length album by Finnish black metal band Catamenia. The album was produced by Tomas Skogsberg.[3] The cover art was placed in Invisible Oranges' "Top 20 Old School Black Metal Photoslop Album Covers (1990-2005)".[4]

Track listing

  1. "Aurora Borealis" − 3:15
  2. "Talviyön varjot" − 2:40
  3. "...And Winter Descends" − 3:16
  4. "In Blood They Lay" − 3:17
  5. "Beauty Embraced by the Night" − 3:02
  6. "Passing Moment of Twilight Time" − 2:46
  7. "Cast the Stars Beyond" − 3:42
  8. "Morning Crimson" − 3:38
  9. "The Forests of Tomorrow" − 3:21
  10. "Towards the Winds of Winter (Shores of Sendar)" − 3:01
  11. "When the Frost Took the Lakes" − 3:40
  12. "Shadeweaver's Season" − 3:06
  13. "Winternacht" − 2:04

Credits

Band members

  • Mika Tönning − vocals
  • Riku Hopeakoski − guitars
  • Sampo Ukkola − guitars
  • Timo Lehtinen − bass guitar
  • Toni Tervo − drums
  • Heidi Riihinen − keyboards

Production

  • Recorded and mixed in January 1999 at Sunlight Studios, Stockholm, Sweden, by Tomas Skogsberg and Jocke Petterson.
  • Produced by Tomas Skogsberg
  • Mastered by Alex Krull at Master Sound

References

  1. ↑ "Catamenia - Morning Crimson". Metal.de (review) (in German). 9 June 1999. Retrieved 21 December 2025.
  2. ↑ "CATAMENIA Morning Crimson". Rock Hard (review) (in German). No. 146. 23 June 1999. Retrieved 21 December 2025.
  3. ↑ "Tomas Skogsberg Produced These Albums (A Top 5)". Decibel. 5 May 2014. Retrieved 29 March 2026.
  4. ↑ "The Top 20 Old School Black Metal Photoslop Album Covers (1990-2005)". Invisible Oranges. 13 January 2026. Retrieved 29 March 2026.