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Joensuu, Finland (1997 – present)
Insomnium is a melodic death metal band from Joensuu, Finland. Their lyrics often deal with subjects such as sorrow, death, and loss. They also incorporate symphonic elements into their sound. The past years, their melodies have taken much more melancholic turn and the sound is overall much darker.
Biography
Insomnium began to take shape during the bleak spring of 1997. In a quiet town of Joensuu, located in the easternmost part of Finland, four young men were forming a fierce metal band. From the beginning it was clear that this band would make music that was brutal and yet melodic, full of contrasts and changing atmospheres. They took what they regarded as the best aspects of their favourite bands and moulded these influences into a new kind of entity. The result was the marriage of melodic Scandinavian death metal and traditional Finnish tunes. Lyrics turned out to be sorrowful, dream-like tales of love and death that usually took place amidst the Finnish nature. Influences were taken from the Finnish folklore as well as the world literature.
After two years of intensive training Insomnium made their first demo-cd, which received praises from all over the world. The second demo was made the following year and it gained a lot of attention as well. This time, record companies got interested, too. In the beginning of 2001 founding members, guitarist Ville Friman, drummer Markus Hirvonen and bassist/vocalist Niilo Sevänen, attached a new guitarist, Ville Vänni to the band. Now Insomnium was stronger than ever and ready to rise to the next level. A deal with Candlelight was signed the same spring and recording of the first album began in the summer.
Biography
Insomnium began to take shape during the bleak spring of 1997. In a quiet town of Joensuu, located in the easternmost part of Finland, four young men were forming a fierce metal band. From the beginning it was clear that this band would make music that was brutal and yet melodic, full of contrasts and changing atmospheres. They took what they regarded as the best aspects of their favourite bands and moulded these influences into a new kind of entity. The result was the marriage of melodic Scandinavian death metal and traditional Finnish tunes. Lyrics turned out to be sorrowful, dream-like tales of love and death that usually took place amidst the Finnish nature. Influences were taken from the Finnish folklore as well as the world literature.
After two years of intensive training Insomnium made their first demo-cd, which received praises from all over the world. The second demo was made the following year and it gained a lot of attention as well. This time, record companies got interested, too. In the beginning of 2001 founding members, guitarist Ville Friman, drummer Markus Hirvonen and bassist/vocalist Niilo Sevänen, attached a new guitarist, Ville Vänni to the band. Now Insomnium was stronger than ever and ready to rise to the next level. A deal with Candlelight was signed the same spring and recording of the first album began in the summer.
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Above The Weeping World
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Since the Day it All Came Down
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In the Halls of Awaiting
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In The Halls Of Waiting
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Death Walked the Earth
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Shoutbox
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anotherworld_nf wrote:
Un groupe Facebook pour les fans français(es) http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=214115220217
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SdCloud69 wrote:
the new one is boring as hell, it gets worse with every listen.
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Riktenkay wrote:
The new album's my favourite...
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bloodgrave45 wrote:
stupid girl who listen to Linkin park and talks bad about Insomnium
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lost_to_apathy wrote:
@UristRippendanus: same here, fucking love their other 3 albums, but this new one I just can't embrace as eagerly, mainly the more 'muffled' vocals that aren't as discernable...well..to my ears they often blend too much with the music and feel a bit lost... Compared to their other albums anyway
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peregrim wrote:
I'm so looking forward to seeing you guys, together with swallow the sun! that's celebration of autumn
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Sytten wrote:
In the Halls of Awaiting not on top 10? :o
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kaplis wrote:
not cool
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UristRippedanus wrote:
I'm not a big fan of their newest album, to be honest. Looooooooooooooooooooooooooove the shit out of their first albums, though.
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DWarsong wrote:
Can you please stop respond on 14 years old? Just a waste of time???
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Deadlynightmare wrote:
Insomnium is damn awesome <33
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Metal-Addict wrote:
@Fantomi, come back when you have developed a taste for music, linkin park sucks balls, sonata artica sucks ball, kiss sucks balls and the other bands you like to liten to suck balls. Insomnium = Greatest, Most Beautiful, Best Written music evar!!!!
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cosmoretro wrote:
I wonder why they left "The New Beginning" as a bonus track. It is perfect ending imo. The ending song is Weighted Down With Sorrow in normal version. I`ll guess I`ll grab XL / XXL version then of the shirt since I am 190cm. Same thing happened to my Poisonblack shirt.
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bassius wrote:
@ Fantomi: (I cant believe im even responding to you) well maybe if you'd stop listening to Sonata Arctica and Linkin Park for one day and checked out some Insomnium you'd know why. @cosmoretro: yea i have the LTD version as well, the bonus song is pretty good. and i bought a shirt a while ago even though it only fit once and then shrunk all to hell..
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Fantomi wrote:
why so much praise ? emoish lyrics and distoorted geetars. They sound like Sonata Arctica on steroids : /
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bu-ali666 wrote:
i orderd that shirt today!!!!
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cosmoretro wrote:
I was the one posting those lyrics to metal-archives.com :) proud owner of ltd version and the damned shirt. I have to get that shirt which has birds in the back from fanzone. + their lyrics are great.
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bassius wrote:
word.. and make sure you read the lyrics as you listen... its a goosebump marathon.
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cosmoretro wrote:
Fuck what I said few posts below, LOTA > ITGOD.
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DWarsong wrote:
Me too. Viagra-hard-on ATWW for eternity!
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Events
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Nov
27
New Moon over Europe Tour
Baroeg, Rotterdam, Netherlands
6 shouts
| 45 attendees
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Nov
28
New Moon Over Europe Tour
Turock, Essen, Germany
11 shouts
| 37 attendees
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Nov
29
New Moon Over Europe Tour
Biebob, Vosselaar, Belgium
7 shouts
| 15 attendees
News
Finnish Metal Awards! Vote, vote!
4 Nov 2009 | from www.insomnium.net
The voting for the Finnish Metal Awards has started!
You can vote Insomnium in five categories: best band, album,
artwork, vocalist and instrumentalist. Read more. ...
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