Release date: 2/24/2023
Origin: Joensuu, Finland
Personnel: Niilo Sevanen-vox/bass, Ville Friman-guitar, Markus Vanhala-guitar, Jani Liimatainen-guitar, Markus Hirvonen-drums
Insomnium is one of my favorite modern metal bands. They have come to encapsulate everything that Scandinavian melodic death metal is about. Epic tales, grandiose songwriting, darkened imagery. They really have everything you could possibly want in a metal band. Their latest is another sprawling concept album about witches and witch hunters. I’ll just leave it to you to figure out who the bad guys in the tale are.
4 flip flops out of 5
The list so far:
14. Insomnium-Anno 1696
15. Spirit Adrift-Ghost of the Gallows
16. Church of Misery-Born Under a Mad Sign
17. Primordial-How It Ends
18. Imperium Dekadenz-Into Sorrow Evermore
19. Royal Thunder-Rebuilding the Mountain
20. Katatonia-Sky Void of Stars
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