Finnish melodic death metallers Insomnium have been in the studio forging a very special and bold release during the past few months. Titled Winter's Gate, it is a concept album made up of one epic 40-minute song. The album is built around a short story, "Winter's Gate" ("Talven Portti" in Finnish), written by vocalist and bassist Niilo Sevänen, recipient of numerous Finnish awards and nominations. The short story is about a group of Vikings who set out to find a fabled island west of Ireland, despite the treacherous winter drawing near. The full story will be released together with the album as a book with translations in English, Finnish and German, and illustrated by the artist Teemu Tähkänen.

Winter's Gate is currently being mixed by Dan Swanö at Unisound AB studio in Sweden and will be out worldwide through Century Media Records on September 23rd. Mark your calendars! Upcoming tour dates for autumn and winter will be announced soon.

The band offered: "Needless to say, we are really excited at this point! Album is still in the mix but it's going to sound awesome and it will be something we've never done before. Rest assured that it will still sound like Insomnium - we have just taken epicness to new level. The book is also going to look really cool and both translations are very good, capturing the original mood and spirit of the story. So it's really one-of-a-kind package coming your way!"

Source:	centurymedia.com
Band profile:	Insomnium