MetalsPeak recently conducted an interview with vocalist Niilo Sevänen of Finnish melodic death metallers INSOMNIUM. You can now listen to the chat HERE.
INSOMNIUM‘s latest album, “One For Sorrow”, entered the official chart in the band’s home country at position No. 6. The group’s previous CD, “Across The Dark”, premiered at No. 5 on the same chart.
“One For Sorrow”, which was released on October 18 in North America via Century Media Records, was recorded in Gothenburg, Sweden with sound engineer Daniel Antonsson (also bassist in DARK TRANQUILLITY and guitarist in DIMENSION ZERO) and at Fantom studios in Tempere, Finland, where the album was also mixed by Samu Oittisen.
INSOMNIUM recently parted ways with guitarist Ville Vänni and replaced him with Markus Vanhala (OMNIUM GATHERUM).
Finnish melodic death metallers INSOMNIUM have parted ways with guitarist Ville Vänni and replaced him with Markus Vanhala (OMNIUM GATHERUM).
Commented Vänni: “With a heavy heart I have reached the decision to resign from INSOMNIUM. The decision is mutual and final, and there is no big drama behind it.
“During the last year I have found myself in a limbo of constant lack of time and impossible schedules. Combining a general surgeon’s career with a busy metal band like INSOMNIUM has already taken years of precise timing, and the candle has been burning from both ends for years now. At the same time, INSOMNIUM has grown bigger demanding more and more time. As a result, I have gradually come to a painful realization that I can not meet the needs of this roller coaster ride any more.
“This decision was hard to make and accept for all of us. INSOMNIUM has been like a family and the bandmates have been (and will still remain) my best and closest friends. For not being able to give my 100% would only be letting them down. The reason why this decision is made flesh right now is that I will not be able to attend the ‘One For Sorrow’ European tour. My wife is due to give birth to our first son and it is my responsibility, duty and choice to be home at that time. I will play two first shows in Finland and then bid farewell. However, the burden of this decision is lightened by the fact that INSOMNIUM will go on and even grow stronger after my retirement. Markus Vanhala from OMNIUM GATHERUM will take my place as a full-time guitarist in INSOMNIUM. He is a good friend and an excellent musician and has already been replacing me and Ville F. on several occasions.
“Thank you Niilo, Ville and Markus for a decade of good times and a lifetime of friendship and unforgettable memories. And thank you, all INSOMNIUM fans, it is you who made this all possible! See you on the coming shows!”
Added the remaining members of INSOMNIUM: “We all want to thank Ville for everything and totally support him with his decision. We’ve been together for ten years with this lineup and it has been a great ride. We’ve been a band of brothers, we’ve been a family. Nothing will ever change that.
“This is the beginning of a new era for INSOMNIUM.
“Sometimes a change is needed to keep the band going. Luckily we have got the best possible man to fill the vacancy, our good friend Markus Vanhala, who is best known as the songwriter and lead guitarist of OMNIUM GATHERUM. Markus will naturally continue in OMNIUM GATHERUM and unfortunately our tour schedules collide in November when OMNIUM GATHERUM is participating the Neckbreaker’s Ball. As a result, we’ll have Tuomas Jäppinen as a second guitarist for the first seven evenings of the tour. Tuomas is also our old buddy and he is best known as the songwriter and lead guitarist of ENTER MY SILENCE. Tuomas is doing us a huge favour in delivering a killer show every night. So, make sure Tuomas feels welcomed when he hits the stage! Markus will join our ranks in München and play all the German shows on the tour.
“Dear friends, do not take these news too heavily. INSOMNIUM is not dying or withering away — we will be stronger than ever and we will keep touring and making new music. Give Ville Vänni the kind of farewell shows he deserves and come to see us perform in Joensuu on November 4th and Helsinki on November 5th. Then come and meet the new gang on the Euro tour. See you soon!”
INSOMNIUM‘s latest album, “One For Sorrow”, entered the official chart in the band’s home country at position No. 6. The group’s previous CD, “Across The Dark”, premiered at No. 5 on the same chart.
“One For Sorrow”, which was released on October 18 in North America via Century Media Records, was recorded in Gothenburg, Sweden with sound engineer Daniel Antonsson (also bassist in DARK TRANQUILLITY and guitarist in DIMENSION ZERO) and at Fantom studios in Tempere, Finland, where the album was also mixed by Samu Oittisen.
INSOMNIUM’s new album “One For Sorrow” was released in their home country Finland last Wednesday and entered the charts (again): “This year has been one of the most hectic ones for Insomnium. Even though we haven’t played a single show, we have been constantly working our asses off with the new album. It was a long and endeavouring process and has practically taken all of our free time. The sixth position at official Finnish album chart and first position at Finnish independent music stores’ chart however proves that it was all worth it. Thank you for your support and believing in us. This one is dedicated to all you metal heads out there!
We would like to also announce brand new collaboration with Arobas music and Guitar Pro 6 software. To further celebrate the chart success we offer you free download to the tablature of “Through the Shadows” at here (http://blog.guitar-pro.com/2011/10/insomniums-latest-tab-free-to-download/). Enjoy!“
“One For Sorrow” is available as Ltd. edition box set (incl. Digipak with bonus track, wristband and button set), 180gr vinyl LP, standard CD Jewelcase and Digital Download.
Fans in Finland can congratulate the band in a couple of days at two shows in the band’s hometown and Helsinki. The European tour starts November 14th. Fans in US should keep an eye on the next news – we are not allowed to say anything but we can tell you that you won’t be disappointed.
Fans in Japan will be glad to hear that Marquee/ Avalon is releasing the album with a bonus track. The exact Japan release date will be announced soon.
INSOMNIUM LIVE:
04.11.2011 Finland Joensuu Kerubi
05.11.2011 Finland Helsinki Nosturi
One For Sorrow European Tour 2011
w/ Before The Dawn and My Grain
14.11.11 Holland Rotterdam Baroeg
15.11.11 UK London Underworld
16.11.11 Belgium Antwerpen Trix
17.11.11 Switzerland Aarau Kiff
18.11.11 Slovenia Ljubljana Gala Hala
19.11.11 Austria Wien Arena
20.11.11 Czech Rep Prague Klub Matrix
21.11.11 Germany München Feierwerk
22.11.11 Germany Würzburg Posthalle
23.11.11 Germany Wiesbaden Schlachthof
24.11.11 Germany Leipzig Conne Island
25.11.11 Germany Hamburg Markthalle Marx
26.11.11 Germany Essen Turock
27.11.11 Germany Berlin Comet
“One For Sorrow”, the new album from Finnish melodic death metallers INSOMNIUM, has entered the official chart in the band’s home country at position No. 6. The group’s previous CD, “Across The Dark”, premiered at No. 5 on the same chart.
“One For Sorrow”, which was released on October 18 in North America via Century Media Records, was recorded in Gothenburg, Sweden with sound engineer Daniel Antonsson (also bassist in DARK TRANQUILLITY and guitarist in DIMENSION ZERO) and at Fantom studios in Tempere, Finland, where the album was also mixed by Samu Oittinen.
According to a press release, “One For Sorrow” is “such an amalgamation of styles that pigeonholing [INSOMNIUM] into a single category would be to rob the band of its true complexity and ignore the very essence of its sound. Recalling art-metal titans CULT OF LUNA at one turn and brutal visionaries AMON AMARTH at others, ‘One For Sorrow’ displays the true musical breadth of a band that has clearly come into its own.”
While daylight is saying goodbye in a wind of falling leafs and raindrops are the only ones knocking on your door, it’s finally time for the release of INSOMNIUM’s new epic album “One For Sorrow”. And you know that Finns are experts in Autumn soundtracks.
“One For Sorrow” is now available in Finland and will be released on October 17th in the rest of Europe and October 18th in North America. Followed by an European headline run in November (see dates below).
“One For Sorrow” is available as Ltd. edition box set (incl. Digipak with bonus track, wristband and button set), 180gr vinyl LP, standard CD Jewelcase and Digital Download.
Formed in 1997 in the town of Joensuu, in Eastern Finland, INSOMNIUM released two demos that led to a deal with UK label Candlelight Records. Founding members Markus Hirvonen (drums), Ville Friman (guitars) and Niilo Sevänen (vocals and bass) added guitarist Ville Vänni to the band for the release of their Candlelight debut in 2001. Throughout the following decade, the band went on to release four more highly acclaimed albums, the most recent of which, 2009’s Across the Dark, entered the Finnish album charts at #5. Along the way, they picked up a couple of awards in their homeland for Best Band and Best Album.
In the spring of 2011, INSOMNIUM entered the studio to record what would become “One for Sorrow”. While drums, bass, keyboards and vocals were recorded in Finland and guitars in Gothenburg, Sweden, the album has a remarkable cohesiveness and clarity of sound.
INSOMNIUM LIVE:
04.11.2011 Finland Joensuu Kerubi
05.11.2011 Finland Helsinki Nosturi
One For Sorrow European Tour 2011
w/ Before The Dawn and My Grain
14.11.11 Holland Rotterdam Baroeg
15.11.11 UK London Underworld
16.11.11 Belgium Antwerpen Trix
17.11.11 Switzerland Aarau Kiff
18.11.11 Slovenia Ljubljana Gala Hala
19.11.11 Austria Wien Arena
20.11.11 Czech Rep Prague Klub Matrix
21.11.11 Germany München Feierwerk
22.11.11 Germany Würzburg Posthalle
23.11.11 Germany Wiesbaden Schlachthof
24.11.11 Germany Leipzig Conne Island
25.11.11 Germany Hamburg Markthalle Marx
26.11.11 Germany Essen Turock
27.11.11 Germany Berlin Comet
INSOMNIUM present the first promo video “Through The Shadows” from their upcoming album “One For Sorow”.
Vocalist and bassist Niilo Sevänen comments: “We’re very happy to announce the first video premiere for “One For Sorrow”. The track is “Through The Shadows”, written by Ville Friman, who also sings the chorus with me. We collaborated again with our good friends from Obscure Entertainment from Tampere, Finland. And again it turned out great, like all the previous videos we’ve done with them. Hope you enjoy it! We had a great time filming, despite the million mosquitoes harassing us. The video will be premiered by Radio Rock, Finland (http://www.radiorock.fi/uutiset/viihde/insomniumin-uusin-yksinoikeudella-rockilla-katso-video) where I’ll be a guest from 19:00-20:00 local time.”
The first media feedback on “One For Sorrow” is praising the album as the band’s best effort so far. Metal Hammer Germany wrote in the brand-new October issue: “The first impression is just completely stunning. “One For Sorrow” is still melodic Death Metal but with a complexity and catchiness that most of their competitors miss. “One For Sorrow” is the logical next step for the most promising Finnish band since a long time.”
“One For Sorrow” will be released on October 12th in Finland, October 17th in the rest of Europe and October 18th in North America. Followed by European headline run in November (see dates below).
Formed in 1997 in the town of Joensuu, in Eastern Finland, INSOMNIUM released two demos that led to a deal with UK label Candlelight Records. Founding members Markus Hirvonen (drums), Ville Friman (guitars) and Niilo Sevänen (vocals and bass) added guitarist Ville Vänni to the band for the release of their Candlelight debut in 2001. Throughout the following decade, the band went on to release four more highly acclaimed albums, the most recent of which, 2009’s Across the Dark, entered the Finnish album charts at #5. Along the way, they picked up a couple of awards in their homeland for Best Band and Best Album.
In the spring of 2011, INSOMNIUM entered the studio to record what would become “One for Sorrow”. While drums, bass, keyboards and vocals were recorded in Finland and guitars in Gothenburg, Sweden, the album has a remarkable cohesiveness and clarity of sound.
INSOMNIUM LIVE:
04.11.2011 Finland Joensuu Kerubi
05.11.2011 Finland Helsinki Nosturi
One For Sorrow European Tour 2011 w/ Before The Dawn and My Grain
14.11.11 Holland Rotterdam Baroeg
15.11.11 UK London Underworld
16.11.11 Belgium Antwerpen Trix
17.11.11 Switzerland Aarau Kiff
18.11.11 Slovenia Ljubljana Gala Hala
19.11.11 Austria Wien Arena
20.11.11 Czech Rep Prague Klub Matrix
21.11.11 Germany München Feierwerk
22.11.11 Germany Würzburg Posthalle
23.11.11 Germany Wiesbaden Schlachthof
24.11.11 Germany Leipzig Conne Island
25.11.11 Germany Hamburg Markthalle Marx
26.11.11 Germany Essen Turock
27.11.11 Germany Berlin Comet
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