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Insomnium - Anno 1696



8.1 | 532 votes |
Release date: 24 February 2023
Style: Melodic death metal

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Disc I
01. 1696
02. White Christ [feat. Sakis Tolis]
03. Godforsaken [feat. Johanna Kurkela]
04. Lilian
05. Starless Paths
06. The Witch Hunter
07. The Unrest
08. The Rapids

Disc II [Songs Of The Dusk] [Deluxe Edition bonus]
01. Flowers Of The Night
02. Stained In Red
03. Song Of The Dusk

The Best Melodeath / Extreme Power / Gothenburg Metal Album Of 2023
Top 20 albums of 2023: 11

Line-up
Niilo Sevänen - vocals, bass
Ville-Petri Friman - guitars
Jani Liimatainen - guitars, vocals
Markus Vanhala - guitars, vocals
Markus Hirvonen - drums

Additional musicians:
Athanasios "Sakis" Tolis - vocals
Johanna Kurkela - vocals
Coen Janssen - keyboards

Additional info
Released via Century Media Records

Mixed at Orgone Studios in Woburn, Bedforshire, England.
Mastered at Fascination Street Studios in Örebro, Sweden.

Staff review by
musclassia
Rating:
8.6
The last two Insomnium releases received adulatory reviews from self-proclaimed fanboys. I am not an Insomnium fanboy, but there is a longstanding tradition of Metal Storm reviewers enthusiastically waxing lyrical about their albums, and in this instance, I am happy to follow the example set by others.

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published 23.02.2023 | Comments (19)

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23.09.2024 - 04:11
Rating: 9
24emd
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Unlike any other Insomnium album (Winter's Gate doesn't count), there are no unnecessary or repetitive songs here. Each is very different and brings something unique, including the bonus EP tracks. Realising this has tipped my rating to a 9, its probably their most consistently enjoyable for me (again, excluding Winter's Gate).
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