Today in 2009 Insomnium released the album Across the Dark Joensuu,Finland Melodic Death Metal Status:Active Years active: 1997-present Insomnium is a melodic death metal band from Joensuu, Finland. Their lyrics often deal with subjects such as sorrow, death, and loss. 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 molded 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. - In the Halls of Awaiting - was released in April 2002 and it introduced a band that had evolved in many ways. The legacy of Scandinavian death metal was still the core of the music but new layers had appeared around it. There were more nuances and depth in the songs, and the music was more versatile and challenging than before. Progressive shades had crept into the songs, and in many ways the band had stepped aside from the mainstream of melodic death metal. Debut album received excellent reviews in many magazines around the globe, especially in Germany, Finland and North America. The recording of the second album began in summer 2003. The process was somewhat painful but finally in December the new album was ready. - Since the Day It All Came Down - continues the development that the first album began. Songs are more versatile and surprising, progressive influences are ever clearer. Some tracks may even be described as experimental. But the straightforward side of the music hasn´t gone anywhere, since catchy guitar-harmonies, crushing riffs and soothing acoustic interludes are all still there. Melodies are still the most essential element in the music of Insomnium, but this time the tunes are even more melancholic and wistful than on the debut album. This is a sad and dreary album, heavier and gloomier than the first one, and undoubtedly more challenging. So when you take this path, keep in mind that it takes a while before your eyes get used to the dark... ..And darker it got. With their third release, - Above The Weeping World -, the music got more agressive, harder, louder and the progressive elements grew once again. The first European tour is over, and Insomnium is once again a step closer to world domination. Their fourth studio album Across The Dark was released on the 7th of September, 2009 via Candlelight Records. Candlelight Records Niilo Sevänen – vocals, bass Ville Friman – guitar Ville Vänni – guitar Marcus Hirvonen – drums Additional Musicians Aleksi Munter (Swallow the Sun) – keyboards Jules Näveri (Profane Omen, Enemy of the Sun) – clean vocals 1. Equivalence (3:18) 2. Down With the Sun (4:23) 3. Where the Last Wave Broke (5:03) 4. The Harrowing Years (6:39) 5. Against the Stream (6:11) 6. Lay of the Autumn (9:08) 7. Into the Woods (5:08) 8. Weighed Down With Sorrow (5:51) Total Time: 45:45 Recorded at Fantom and Noiseworks Studios. Mastered at Finnvox Studio. Special edition includes two bonus tracks: 09. The New Beginning (07:15) 10. Into the Evernight (05:28) (recorded during the Since the Day It All Came Down sessions) and a DVD featuring The making of Across The Dark, The making of the Mortal Share video, the videos for Mortal Share and The Elder, and a photo gallery. A music video was made for the song Down with the Sun. Across the Dark is the fourth full-length studio album by the Finnish melodic death metal band Insomnium. It was released on September 7th, 2009 on Candlelight Records. The album features Jules Näveri from Profane Omen and Enemy of the Sun as guest vocalist and Aleksi Munter from Swallow the Sun as guest keyboardist. The album was chosen as Album of the month September, 2009 by German online magazine Metal 1. youtube/watch?v=JEnLbPiQ-WM
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