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Insomnium is a melodic death metal band from Joensuu, Finland. The sound and lyrical themes of their music portray darkness, sorrow, loss, pain, and nature. They are primarily a melodic death metal band with occasional elements of doom metal and progressive metal.

Insomnium
Insomnium performing at Party.San 2017
Background information
OriginJoensuu, Finland
GenresMelodic death metal
Years active1997 (1997)–present
Labels
  • Candlelight
  • Century Media
Members
Past members
Websitewww.insomnium.net

History


On 9 September 2011 Insomnium released the music video "Through the Shadows" from their 2011 album, One for Sorrow.[1]

In November, 2011 Insomnium embarked on their first headlining European tour with support from Before the Dawn and MyGRAIN.[2] During April, 2012 Insomnium returned to tour the U.K. as the main support act for British gothic metal band, Paradise Lost. Vreid was also present on the tour as a supporting opening act.

On 19 September 2013 Insomnium released "Ephemeral," a single from their foreshadowed 2014 album, Shadows of the Dying Sun, via Century Media Records. It is the first track to feature new guitarist, Markus Vanhala (Omnium Gatherum), who replaced Ville Vänni in 2011.[3]

On 29 April 2014 Insomnium released their sixth studio album, Shadows of the Dying Sun. On 30 April 2014 they made a guest appearance on Epica's CD release show at 013 in the Netherlands.

On 19 May 2016, Insomnium announced their seventh studio album, Winter's Gate to be released on 23 September. It is a concept album consisting of a single epic 40-minute track, and it is said to be about "a group of Vikings who set out to find a fabled island west of Ireland, despite the treacherous winter drawing near."[4] This album was based on the short story by Niilo, "Winter's Gate", or "Talven Portti" in the original Finnish. This story won or was nominated for many Finnish awards.[5]

In 2019, they announced their eighth album, Heart Like a Grave, would be released on 4 October 2019. With the album announcement they also confirmed that the guitarist Jani Liimatainen had joined the band as a full-time member, as he had occasionally filled in for Ville Friman on tours since 2015.[6]

Insomnium released a new EP, titled Argent Moon, on September 17, 2021.[7] The band also plans to release their ninth studio album in 2022.[8]


Members



Current members



Former members



Touring members



Timeline



Discography



Studio albums


List of studio albums, with selected chart positions
Title Details Peak chart positions
FIN
[9]		 AUT
[10]		 BEL (FL)
[11]		 BEL (WA)
[12]		 FRA
[13]		 GER
[14]		 JPN
[15]		 SWI
[16]
In the Halls of Awaiting
  • Released: 30 April 2002
  • Label: Candlelight
  • Formats: CD, LP, DL
 ————————
Since the Day It All Came Down
  • Released: 4 May 2004
  • Label: Candlelight
  • Formats: CD, LP, DL
 ————————
Above the Weeping World
  • Released: 17 October 2006
  • Label: Candlelight
  • Formats: CD, LP, DL
 9———————
Across the Dark
  • Released: 7 September 2009
  • Label: Candlelight
  • Formats: CD, CD+DVD, LP, DL
 5———————
One for Sorrow
  • Released: 18 October 2011
  • Label: Century Media
  • Formats: CD, LP, DL
 6————95——
Shadows of the Dying Sun
  • Released: 29 April 2014
  • Label: Century Media
  • Formats: CD, LP, DL
 238——1781828723
Winter's Gate
  • Released: 23 September 2016
  • Label: Century Media
  • Formats: CD, LP, DL
 1271249218419—17
Heart Like a Grave
  • Released: 4 October 2019
  • Label: Century Media
  • Formats: CD, LP, DL
 1
[17]		—154115178
[18]		10—15
Anno 1696[19]
  • Released: 24 February, 2023
  • Label: Century Media
  • Formats: CD, LP, DL
 To be released
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart.

Singles


List of singles
Title Details
"Where the Last Wave Broke"
  • Released: 24 August 2009
  • Label: Candlelight
"Weather the Storm"[20]
  • Released: 25 April 2011
  • Label: Century Media
"Ephemeral"[21]
  • Released: 23 September 2013
  • Label: Century Media
"While We Sleep"[22]
  • Released: 8 April 2014
  • Label: Century Media
"The Conjurer"[23]
  • Released: 19 March 2021
  • Label: Century Media
"The Reticent"[24]
  • Released: 21 May 2021
  • Label: Century Media

Demos



EPs



References


  1. "New Video - Insomnium- Through The Shadows". Metal CallOut. Retrieved 9 September 2011.
  2. "INSOMNIUM | News". 10 December 2011. Archived from the original on 10 December 2011. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
  3. "Insomnium: New Song 'Ephemeral' Released". Blabbermouth.net. 19 September 2013. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
  4. "INSOMNIUM To Release 'Winter's Gate' Album, Book In September". Blabbermouth.net. 19 May 2016. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
  5. "Insomnium To Release 'Winter's Gate' Album, Book In September - Blabbermouth.net". 19 May 2016.
  6. Hartmann, Graham. "Insomnium Announce New Album 'Heart Like a Grave'". Loudwire. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
  7. "Insomnium - Release 'The Antagonist' Song, Announce EP". Metal Storm. 17 July 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  8. "Insomnium - To Release Ninth Studio Album Next Year". Metal Storm. 8 August 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  9. "Discography Insomnium". finnishcharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 September 2015.
  10. "Discographie Insomnium". austriancharts.at (in German). Retrieved 2 January 2018.
  11. "Discografie Insomnium". ultratop.be (in German). Retrieved 2 January 2018.
  12. "Discographie Insomnium". ultratop.be (in French). Retrieved 2 January 2018.
  13. "lescharts.com - Discographie At The Gates". lescharts.com (in French). Retrieved 2 January 2018.
  14. "Discographie von Insomnium". GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
  15. "インソムニウムのアルバム売上ランキング" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
  16. "Discographie Insomnium". hitparade.ch (in German). Retrieved 2 January 2018.
  17. "Suomen Virallinen Lista". Musiikkituottajat. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
  18. "Le Top de la semaine : Top Albums Fusionnes – SNEP (Week 41, 2019)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 21 October 2019.[permanent dead link]
  19. Greg Kennelty (4 November 2022). "INSOMNIUM Streams "Lilian," Announces New Record Anno 1696". Metal Injection. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
  20. "Insomnium - Weather the Storm (Digital Single)". Century Media Records. Retrieved 22 September 2015.
  21. "Insomnium - Ephemeral (Digital single)". Century Media Records. Retrieved 22 September 2015.
  22. "Insomnium - While We Sleep". Century Media Records. Retrieved 8 April 2014.
  23. "Century Media Records - Insomnium: : Release Single & Video To "The Conjurer"". www.centurymedia.com. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  24. "Insomnium - The Reticent". Century Media Records. 21 May 2021. Retrieved 21 May 2021.


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На других языках

[de] Insomnium

Insomnium (lat. insomnium ‚Traum‘) ist eine finnische Melodic-Death-Metal-Band, die im Frühling 1997 in Joensuu gegründet wurde.
- [en] Insomnium

[es] Insomnium

Insomnium es una banda de death metal melódico nacida en 1997 en la ciudad de Joensuu, al este de Finlandia, por Markus Hirvonen (baterista), Ville Friman (guitarrista) y Niilo Sevänen (vocalista y bajista). Comenzaron su carrera lanzando dos demos, que fueron muy bien recibidos por la crítica, Demo 1999 en 1999 y en Underneath the Moonlit Waves el 2000. En 2001 llaman al segundo guitarrista Ville Vänni y firman por el sello discográfico del Reino Unido: Candlelight Records. Un año más tarde lanzan su primer álbum, titulado In the Halls of Awaiting, que combinaba riffs agresivos con una atmósfera melancólica, uniendo el sonido del Death Metal escandinavo con melodías finlandesas tradicionales progresivas; melódicas pero brutales, la seña de identidad de Insomnium desde entonces.

[ru] Insomnium

Insomnium (лат. Сновидение/Бессонница) — финская англоязычная группа из города Йоэнсуу, играющая музыку в стиле мелодик-дэт-метал. Основными темами песен являются скорбь, мистицизм, природа. Их стиль содержит в себе некоторые элементы doom metal. В творчестве группы также присутствуют элементы нордического фолка и симфонической музыки.


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