Spearhead of melodic death metal, the grim harbingers of Finnish melancholy, INSOMNIUM are releasing their 8th studio album worldwide on October 4th 2019 through Century Media Records. In November the band shall embark on a comprehensive European tour with the support from the US extreme metal kings THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER and Finland’s fiercest quintet STAM1NA.

INSOMNIUM camp comments: ”Needless to say, we are really stoked about the new album! With ten songs and over an hour of music we really feel we have something special in our hands. There is fury and aggression, doom and gloom, heartache and longing. The whole spectrum of Finnish man’s emotions from despair to regret. In the name of Nordic collaboration the Swedish wizard Jens Bogren has been doing marvelous job with the mixing and mastering, so this is the best sounding Insomnium album ever.

We are also very excited about the upcoming European tour that takes us around the continent in great company. It will be a truly killer package with the support from The Black Dahlia Murder and Stam1na. Surely a night not to be missed!”

THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER comment: ”We are beyond excited to have been recognized by Finnish Melodic Death Metal wizards INSOMNIUM as worthy touring companions. I feel like our music is a near perfect match and that it will be an amazing opportunity for us in THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER to reach some new fans this Winter.   Europe… prepare yourselves for the ultimate melodic metal onslaught!”

TOUR LIKE A GRAVE 2019

INSOMNIUM
THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER
STAM1NA (*)

12.11.2019 (FR) PARIS / Alhambra
13.11.2019 (FR) BORDEAUX / Barbey
14.11.2019 (ES) BARCELONA / Razzmatazz 2
15.11.2019 (ES) BILBAO / Santana 27
16.11.2019 (ES) MADRID / Cats
18.11.2019 (FR) LYON / Ninkasi Kao
19.11.2019 (CH) PRATTELN / Z7
20.11.2019 (AT) VIENNA / Arena
21.11.2019 (PL) CRACOW / Kwadrat
22.11.2019 (PL) WROCLAW / Pralnia
23.11.2019 (CS) ZLIN / Winter Masters of Rock
24.11.2019 (DE) DRESDEN / Reithalle
27.11.2019 (DE) MUNICH / Backstage Werk
28.11.2019 (DE) LUDWIGSBURG / Rockfabrik
29.11.2019 (DE) LINDAU / Club Vaudeville
01.12.2019 (IT) ROME / Largo
02.12.2019 (IT) TREZZO SULL’ADDA (MILAN) / Live Club
04.12.2019 (DE) LEIPZIG / Felsenkeller
05.12.2019 (NL) LEEUWAARDEN / Neushoorn
07.12.2019 (DE) GEISELWIND / Christmas Bash (*)
08.12.2019 (DE) BERLIN / Astra Kulturhaus
09.12.2019 (DE) FRANKFURT / Batschkapp
10.12.2019 (DE) HANNOVER / Capitol
11.12.2019 (DE) HAMBURG / Markthalle
12.12.2019 (LU) LUXEMBOURG / Den Atelier (*)
13.12.2019 (BE) ANTWERP / Trix (*)

(*) without STAM1NA

Finland’s foremost melodic deathsters INSOMNIUM have begun recording their 8^th studio album, as drums are being nailed at SF Studio with engineer Kimmo Perkkiö. Afterwards the work shall continue at Teemu Aalto Music Productions in Kotka. Jens Bogren will do the mix at Fascination Street Studios in Sweden.

“Again when the days grew darker and the nights became colder, our path led into the dark. We checked-in to our traditional forest cabin-hq in the southern Finland for a new material rehearsal camp and (un)reality-check. We came out with 10’ish songs full of that good ol’ Finnish melancholy, sorrow & misery and now it’s time to wrap it all on tape for you peeps to hear ’em. Cannot wait to start the studio process and let the creative processes go up-and-down again!” comments guitarist Markus Vanhala.

”Exactly so!” adds vocalist & bassist Niilo Sevänen. ”We have a pile of great songs in our hands and we can’t wait to get these recorded and finished. I would say the album will be the kind of dreary and wistful Insomnium that people probably might expect but we also have a few surprises in store. Lyrically the album will revolve around Finland’s bleakest and most sorrowful tales and songs. So this time we are really going into the blackened heart of Finnish gloom!”

The forthcoming INSOMNIUM album is scheduled for an autumn 2019 release.