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Finland is one of
the strongest metal nations in the world at the moment and I was not very
surprised when I was mighty impressed with this band called Insomnium. This is
the Finnish version of older Dark Tranquillity but with a modern powerful
sound. The melodies are wonderful with lots of almost folky tendencies and
even though the production is not entirely perfect there is definitely not
many things to annoy you on this album. Inspired by Finnish poetry and the
thousands yet thousands of melancholic still lakes of the country Insomnium
have created one of the most impressive debut releases that we will see during
the year of 2002. After having been pretty anonymous for a while Candlelight
Records is yet again building up a strong league of bands and I hope we will
see this label bloom once again the way it did when Opeth and Cradle Of Filth
resided there. Insomnium is a band that shows a lot of promise for the future
and if you think most melodic death metal bands are lacking the edge and
aggression that you think they should have you might want to check out this
band. The growling vocals are exceptionally well done, actually some of the
best I've ever heard, and the soft acoustic passages work as a perfect
contrast to the more violent sounds. This is Nordic art at its
best.
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1. Ill |
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Starred Son 2. Song Of The Storm 3. Medeia 4. Dying |
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Chant 5. The Elder 6. Black Waters 7. Shades Of Deep |
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Green 8. The Bitter End 9. Journey Unknown 10. In The |
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Halls Of Awaiting |
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