Insomnium
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Insomnium is a Finnish melodic death metal
band from Joensuu
, Finland. Their new album "One for Sorrow" was released October 2011. On September 9th, 2011 Insomnium released the music video Through The Shadows from their 2011 album One For Sorrow
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Melodic death metal
Melodic death metal is a heavy metal music style that combines elements from the New Wave of British Heavy Metal with elements of death metal. The style was developed during the early and mid-1990s, primarily in England and Scandinavia...
band from Joensuu
Joensuu
Joensuu is a city and municipality in North Karelia in eastern Finland. It is located in the province of Eastern Finland and is part of North Karelia region. It was founded in 1848...
, Finland. Their new album "One for Sorrow" was released October 2011. On September 9th, 2011 Insomnium released the music video Through The Shadows from their 2011 album One For Sorrow
One for Sorrow
"One for Sorrow" is a song by Steps, which became the group's first single to make it to the Top 5 on the UK charts. Debuting at #2 and spending 11 weeks on the British charts, this song firmly established Steps's intention to revive the ABBA sound; in fact its chord progression in the chorus is...
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Current members
- Niilo SevänenNiilo SevänenNiilo Sevänen is a melodic death metal musician from Turku, Finland. He is best known as the current vocalist/bassist for the melodic death metal band, Insomnium, in addition to various other bands including Paise, Stonecrow and Watch Me Fall.- Background :Sevänen grew up on the coast of Finland,...
− vocals, bassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
(Watch Me Fall) (1997−present) - Ville FrimanVille FrimanVille Friman is a Finnish musician. He is one of the founders, main composer, and guitarist of the melodic death metal band Insomnium...
− backing vocals, guitarElectric guitarAn electric guitar is a guitar that uses the principle of direct electromagnetic induction to convert vibrations of its metal strings into electric audio signals. The signal generated by an electric guitar is too weak to drive a loudspeaker, so it is amplified before sending it to a loudspeaker...
(Arrival, Enter My Silence) (1997−present) - Markus Vanhala - guitarElectric guitarAn electric guitar is a guitar that uses the principle of direct electromagnetic induction to convert vibrations of its metal strings into electric audio signals. The signal generated by an electric guitar is too weak to drive a loudspeaker, so it is amplified before sending it to a loudspeaker...
(Omnium GatherumOmnium GatherumOmnium Gatherum is a six-piece melodic death metal band from Finland, founded in the autumn of 1996. Although the band mainly follows the path of melodic death metal genre, the music created by the band, especially the later albums, has a strong feel/presence of other sub-genres, such as black...
) (2011-present) - Markus Hirvonen − drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
(1997−present)
Former members
- Ville VänniVille VänniVille Vänni is a Finnish musician. He is one of the guitarists of the melodic death metal band Insomnium.On The 31st of October 2011, Insomnium announced that Ville was leaving the band due to personal and career commitments...
− guitarElectric guitarAn electric guitar is a guitar that uses the principle of direct electromagnetic induction to convert vibrations of its metal strings into electric audio signals. The signal generated by an electric guitar is too weak to drive a loudspeaker, so it is amplified before sending it to a loudspeaker...
(Watch Me Fall, ex-HateformHateformHateform is a Finnish band that plays death/thrash metal. The band was founded by Tomy Laisto, Joni Suonenjärvi, and Tuomas Vähämaa in 2004. Soon after Hateform was founded Petri Nyström, the current lead vocalist joined the band. In 2005 Ville Vänni, the lead quitar player of Insomnium joined the...
) (2001−2011) - Tapani Pesonen − drums, guitar (1997−1998)
- Timo Partanen − guitar (1998−2001)
Guest musicians
- Varpu Vahtera − keyboardsKeyboard instrumentA keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments...
on In the Halls of Awaiting (Watch Me Fall) - Jone Väänänen − keyboards
- Aleksi Munter − keyboards
- Laura Naire − celloCelloThe cello is a bowed string instrument with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is a member of the violin family of musical instruments, which also includes the violin, viola, and double bass. Old forms of the instrument in the Baroque era are baryton and viol .A person who plays a cello is...
- Jules Näveri (Profane Omen) - Clean vocals on Across the Dark
- Mikael StanneMikael StanneBengt Mikael Stanne is the vocalist for the Swedish melodic death metal band Dark Tranquillity and the ex-vocalist for Swedish power metal band HammerFall.-Dark Tranquillity:...
- Guest vocals on "Weather the Storm"
Discography
- In the Halls of AwaitingIn the Halls of AwaitingIn the Halls of Awaiting is the debut album by the Finnish melodic death metal band Insomnium. It was released on April 30, 2002 through Candlelight Records.-Track listing:- Band members :* Niilo Sevänen − vocals, bass guitar* Ville Friman − guitar...
(2002) - Since the Day It All Came DownSince the Day It All Came DownSince the Day It All Came Down is the second full-length studio album by the Finnish melodic death metal band, Insomnium.-Track listing:- Band members :* Niilo Sevänen − vocals, bass guitar* Ville Friman − guitar* Ville Vänni − guitar...
(2004) - Above the Weeping WorldAbove the Weeping WorldThese tracks are taken from Demo '99:- Insomnium :* Niilo Sevänen − vocals, bass guitar* Ville Friman − guitar* Ville Vänni − guitar* Markus Hirvonen − drums- Additional Musicians :...
(2006) - Across the DarkAcross the DarkAcross the Dark is the fourth studio album by the Finnish melodic death metal band Insomnium. It was released on September 7, 2009, on Candlelight Records...
(2009) - One for SorrowOne for Sorrow (album)One for Sorrow is the fifth studio album by the Finnish melodic death metal band Insomnium. It is to be released on October 12, 2011 in Finland, October 17, 2011 throughout the rest of Europe, and October 18, 2011 in the USA, on Century Media Records....
(2011)