INSOMNIUM

Release Year: 2016
Artist Origin: FIN
Style: catchy epic harmonious death metal

exceptionally epic one track forty minute long concept album is based on a short story by the same name, written by bass player and vocalist of Finnish four-piece Niilo Sevänen: divided into six parts, it remarkably affects the band's career, as even the most skeptic critics admit this is a genius move and brilliant piece of art packed into what looks like an ambitious, demanding project; musical journey begins with the sound of crashing ocean waves and subtle harmonies, gradually unfolding into stormy riffs, powerful drum rhythms, and melancholic guitar dialogues - fiery vocal outbursts give way to acoustic passages, somber piano motifs, and atmospheric keyboards, creating a distinctly Nordic, wintry grandeur, in a way comparable to the grandiose works of Swallow The Sun, whose Aleksi Munter performs keyboard parts here as a session member