Insomnium - Since The Day It All Came Down - guest review
Insomnium - Since The Day It All Came Down - guest review
Tracklist
01. Nocturne02. The Day It All Came Down
03. Daughter Of The Moon
04. The Moment Of Reckoning
05. Bereavement
06. Under The Plaintive Sky
07. Resonance
08. Death Walked The Earth
09. Disengagement
10. Closing Words
11. Song Of The Forlorn Son
Guest review by
Homer S. December 11, 2010
Since The Day It All Came Down is a DRASTIC improvement from their sophomore debut album In The Halls Of The Awaiting. For starters, the production is much better, doing nothing to take off the shine of the music as opposed to its predecessor. The songwriting has become more mature and varied, so you can listen to the album from start to finish without any hurdles. The lyrical content is what you'd expect from Insomnium; sadness, despair, loneliness and all other misanthropic feelings you can think of. Whenever I listen to this album, I imagine myself being teleported in a beautiful, sun-forsaken Finnish forest, surrounded by lush evergreen trees and breathtaking landscapes, such is the strong atmosphere of nature it invokes. The perfect album for camping/hiking, methinks?
What really stands out about Since The Day It All Came Down is its remarkable consistency; I LOVE all the songs on display except for the last three songs which are less frequent on my playlist (even those aren't mere fillers, believe you me!). The songs are all beautifully crafted and diverse, from the soul-crushing brutality of "The Day It All Came Down" and "The Moment Of Reckoning," to the melancholic grandeur of "Daughter Of The Moon" and the wonderfully placed interlude "Resonance," it is a very well-balanced album. Niilo's voice is perfect here, and really adds to the despair-invoking atmosphere of the album.
Okay, bitchin' time! Let's see?the influences are all too obvious, so the overall originality of the music might be a tad less?okay, I can't find any other faults, so BUY IT, BUY IT NOW!
All in all, I dare say this is Insomnium's magnum opus to date, the jewel in their majestic crown. This is the album that set the benchmark sky high and made everyone anxiously longing for their subsequent releases. I HIGHLY recommend this album to anyone who likes their metal drenched in dark melancholic bliss... A must-have for all Melodeath/Gothenborg fans.
Believe you me!
Rating breakdown
| Performance: | 9 |
| Songwriting: | 9 |
| Originality: | 8 |
| Production: | 9 |
Written by Homer S. | December 11, 2010
Guest review disclaimer:
This is a guest review, which means it does not necessarily represent the point of view of the MS Staff.
This is a guest review, which means it does not necessarily represent the point of view of the MS Staff.
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Account deleted Written by [user id=28338] on 11.12.2010 at 15:38 Thanks for the encouraging words! It's my first review. 
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Agree good review. totally agree about the music bringing you to a lush forsaken forest. i always listen to insomnium before a rain hike through the redwood forest! perfect music for a misty mountain forest. or just if your feeling melancholic. or both. Good review. Insomnium is the shit!
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This album was once referred to as "pretty metal" by my friend. because of the endless melodic leads throughout the album. haha.
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Very good review, totally agree  No one can create music like them. I love insomnium and all their albums especially this one and all the songs. I never get bored listening them..never.
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Nothing whit in flames, this is better, that band has only one good albums jesters race, this band has whole cataloger better as in flames, so comparing those 2 are wrong
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Posts: 21306 Written by Bad English on 17.10.2019 at 16:07 I agree it's really not a valid comparison and the way the review is set up at the beginning makes you think this is just a more sad sounding In Flames. The rest of the review does a better job describing the music though... by explaining how it doesn't sound like In Flames 
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Posts: 64451 Written by Troy Killjoy on 17.10.2019 at 16:53 In Flames is fake, there are better swe mdm bands and its enough compare whit 2 big ones and one whit vegan singer
---- I stand whit Ukraine and Israel. They have right to defend own citizens. Stormtroopers of Death - "Speak English or Die" I better die, because I never will learn speek english, so I choose dieing
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