Looking forward to it!

One of the few bands around in 2019 who are still putting out consistently great material.

Heart like a grave
Don't be a slave
No one can tell you
You've got to be afraid

Damn, cover looks great

"and bells they toll" for whom?

Do I see a heart in the middle of the album cover?

Oh wow, two Insomnium albums in one year? Me likey!

Written by Darkmember on 17.07.2019 at 01:15

Do I see a heart in the middle of the album cover?

Can't see anything but the flourishes remind me an awful lot of Delain's Lucidity.

Valediction was played live pretty recently. Pretty good live recording of it here:

The new song sounds promising, I wonder if Jani is doing any clean vocals on the album as well. I really like his voice.

The album teaser actually looking good!
looking forward to it

Great Nordic landscapes, midnight sun in the summer, autumn leaves are falling, aurora is coming, winter freeze, eternal snow and frozen water, spring awakening when all melts
Our life. All that is in that amazing lyric video

One of the worst albums I've heard this year. Incredibly lazy/one dimensional songwriting, barely audible guitars...

Written by matt4815162342 on 17.07.2019 at 15:56

Oh wow, two Insomnium albums in one year? Me likey!

What ?

Well since the album leaked I started listening to it and while I haven't fully gone through it I have to say that it's pretty meh so far, an odd mixture of "Shadows of a dying sun" and "Winter's Gate" and that combination just doesn't work for me. I cannot remember any song I have listened to, none ! :/

Written by s_t_s on 03.10.2019 at 10:50

Written by matt4815162342 on 17.07.2019 at 15:56

Oh wow, two Insomnium albums in one year? Me likey!

What ?

http://metalstorm.net/bands/album.php?album_id=98099&band_id=10534&bandname=Belzebubs

Written by matt4815162342 on 03.10.2019 at 11:03

Written by s_t_s on 03.10.2019 at 10:50

Written by matt4815162342 on 17.07.2019 at 15:56

Oh wow, two Insomnium albums in one year? Me likey!

What ?

http://metalstorm.net/bands/album.php?album_id=98099&band_id=10534&bandname=Belzebubs

Checking this out, totally missed that release.

Yeah, Insomnium has been one of my favorite melodeath bands for a while, but this album is surprisingly underwhelming. Most of the songs sound like an Omnium Gatherum tribute band trying to find its own voice with little success. Maybe Markus influenced the writing process in a bad way. Pale Morning Star is the standout of the record for me, it's like a "mini Winter's Gate", Heart Like a Grave is a nice ballad, but apart from those it's hard to find memorable moments...

Written by balrog on 03.10.2019 at 12:37

Yeah, Insomnium has been one of my favorite melodeath bands for a while, but this album is surprisingly underwhelming. Most of the songs sound like an Omnium Gatherum tribute band trying to find its own voice with little success. Maybe Markus influenced the writing process in a bad way. Pale Morning Star is the standout of the record for me, it's like a "mini Winter's Gate", Heart Like a Grave is a nice ballad, but apart from those it's hard to find memorable moments...

I agree that the album is pretty average just like I wrote earlier but don't call it an Omnium Gatherum copycat as OG is a great band that goes better with every release and doesn't disappoint on stage. Going to see OG on stage once more in 2 weeks indeed and lookging forward to it.

Enjoying the album a lot. melodic death metal with a touch of beauty and doom. especially like the guitarwork throughout.

I'm enjoying it more than Winter's Gate. it's less repetitive, every song seems different and the layers of guitars make it much better

Written by s_t_s on 04.10.2019 at 09:56

Written by balrog on 03.10.2019 at 12:37

Yeah, Insomnium has been one of my favorite melodeath bands for a while, but this album is surprisingly underwhelming. Most of the songs sound like an Omnium Gatherum tribute band trying to find its own voice with little success. Maybe Markus influenced the writing process in a bad way. Pale Morning Star is the standout of the record for me, it's like a "mini Winter's Gate", Heart Like a Grave is a nice ballad, but apart from those it's hard to find memorable moments...

I agree that the album is pretty average just like I wrote earlier but don't call it an Omnium Gatherum copycat as OG is a great band that goes better with every release and doesn't disappoint on stage. Going to see OG on stage once more in 2 weeks indeed and lookging forward to it.

I didn't mean it in a negative way, I like OG as well, but most riffs and melodies on this album remind me more of a typical OG song, rather than Insomnium's previous work.

I was waiting something to beat Winter's Gate Very good album, though. Some moments of The Offering remembered me of Anathema's Untouchable.

Very good album. It's not as good as Winter's Gate imo, any way, it's a solid good album. Impressive how Insomnium keeps releasing great albuns over and over again. I can't name many bands that can acomplish the same.

But what a race we have today between two leaders of Melodeach (Insomnium vs InMourning).
Actually I thought I was the only one who noticed OG references, but I guess it's really there. Nevertheless, I find this enjoyable and still one of the best albums this year. But also In Mourning is stronger this time.

After almost 10 years I am happy again
Riffs... Nevverrrrlaaaasttttt

8.5/10 for me. Good, but not as strong as most of their other releases.

I really tried to love the new Insomnium, but I can't help it: I close my eyes and all I see is Hubbath's corpsepaint and the bellybutton of Obesyx.

I won't judge, nor do i care to compare, IMHO its a really great album, i enjoyed it much more then Winter's Gate.

I imagined many times before releasing of how would I react, but when the time comes I find myself speechless. Not what "very original" Insomnium but they know what they are doing, and of all changes they made through the time they seem to find the right way. Magic. Or that's just Insomnium.

Not the easiest album for me to digest and that's probably for the better. Wasn't quite feeling it on the first couple spins yesterday, but now a lot of things are starting to click. The brain is funny sometimes.

The album is stellar, best guitarwork they've ever had, Bogren's sound is bliss, everything is crystal clear at last, unlike many I really didn't like Winter's Gate, it was boring, uninspired, not sounding like a single composition, poorly recorded/produced. Here they return to their Shadows days adding the best from WG. Couldn't ask for more.