Insomnium anyone?

[MadeInNewJersey]

I've been listening to these guys pretty much all day, well when I'm not listening to the new Dark Tranquillity, and I'm curious if A) anyone else has heard them/thinks of them, and B) more importantly, what Jonas thinks of them?

Why did I single Jonas out? Well, I consider Skyfire & Insomnium 2 of the "3rd wave" of Scandinavian melodic death bands that are important for carrying the torch into the future. Everyone knows the big bands from the mid-90s. But without new blood, then scene will rapidly grow stagnant. Besides, who doesn't love great new music? Anyway, thoughts, comments?

 

[mourningstar]

hi mark
i'm here just by chance - so don't greet me too much, i'm shy - and i'm happy to know you like those guys.
their album is really good, old amorphis influenced, clearly.
i'm not sure which was the band, but i think at least two of the insomnium' guys play together in another band... or they have a double

last but not least, damn good cover!!

 

[stargazer]

I have actually never heard them.. Do they have a website?

Mourningstar.. old Amorphis you say... I gotta hear it!!

 

[opacity]

hey mourningstar!
finally, insomnium get one or another attentive ear :Smokin: I didn't have much success on TBL forum, some months ago...

 

[opacity]

official hp of Insomnium and some of them happen to be the exactly same ppl. as in Watch Me Fall which is a very good band, but whose little botch-up label fucked up their album's distribution (see also here what the story is.
Watch Me Fall homepage *me likes WMF a lot*

 

[stargazer]

Thanks opa

 

[mourningstar]

oh-ohhh, hello opacity
watch me fall, exactly! and you were the one telling me about them. now i remember.
and insomnium have both my attentive ears!

@stargazer: yes, old amorphis. i'll post here the link to a review of their album 'cause it says i'm right
http://www.monstersworldofmetal.com/insomniuminhalls.htm

 

[MadeInNewJersey]

Jonas, for shame!

Go and RUN right now to listen to them. Or something. It's a super album and I figured you guys in the band would know of them. Much like ignorant people say Skyfire is a CoB clone, the same ignorant people say Insomnium is an In Flames clone. I mean, sure the music has similiar influences, but a clone? Nah.

Let us know what you think!

EDIT: Whoops! Sorry, hi Val!

 

[IcedEarth556]

I just found out about this guys last week and Ive been listening to thier music. I like it and I am gonna buy the CD. The title of it comes from something in The Silmarillion I think.

 

[stargazer]

markgugs...I'll buy it immediately

 

[MadeInNewJersey]

Good Jonas, get on it!

 

[Charlie E.]

They're excellent! They also have a little bit of a Sentenced feel.
It's strange how much a country seems to take part in vocal timbres.
I mean this guy reminds me so much of old amorphis and sentenced vocals and, surprise, they're from Finland! And I think the same usually about bands from Sweden. I'm part Swedish and I've been told my vocals sound very swedish influenced, yet the fact that I live in Miami doesn't fool them! hehe

 

[MadeInNewJersey]

Originally posted by Charlie E.
They're excellent! They also have a little bit of a Sentenced feel.
It's strange how much a country seems to take part in vocal timbres.
I mean this guy reminds me so much of old amorphis and sentenced vocals and, surprise, they're from Finland! And I think the same usually about bands from Sweden...

Agreed. But then again, I love pretty much every contribution Scandinavia in general has made to metal.

 

[neal]

yeh. sweeden and finland have given me LOTS of good metal.
-neal

 

[IcedEarth556]

I have decided that sometime in the next couple of days, I'm gonna buy "In the Halls of Awaiting" and "Dead or Dreaming" by Into Eternity from the end records. @ Markgugs, have you heard Into Eternity, what do you think of them? Actually anyone that has heard Into Eternity please respond with your thoughts.

 

[MadeInNewJersey]

Sorry IE556, I haven't heard them or even heard of them. What are they like?

 

[IcedEarth556]

I'm not even sure what kind of metal they would be. The singer uses a clean voice in most of the songs I've heard but sometimes growls. The music isn't that heavy but I still like it alot. I read somewhere that they are a mix of Opeth and Iron Maiden.

 

[MadeInNewJersey]

Well damn, that sounds pretty good to me!

 

[Final_Vision]

yeah does sound interesting, FUCK I miss Audiogalaxy with a passion

 

[ShaneBarnes1982]

Originally posted by Final_Vision
FUCK I miss Audiogalaxy with a passion

Me too.. very much!!! About Into Eternity they are pretty cool from what I have heard!! And they are canadian! wooo
Im in the process of checking out some Insomnium, or at least, trying to find some downloads.