INSOMNIUM - Heart Like A Grave (4 octobre 2019)

Nouvel album et arrivée d'un troisième guitariste en la personne de Jani Liimatainen (ex Sonata Arctica, Cain's Offering et The Dark Element avec Anette Olzon).



In the news: New album HEART LIKE A GRAVE / Welcome JANI LIIMATAINEN as official fifth band member

On October 4th, 2019, Finnish melodic death metal masters INSOMNIUM are going to release their new album “HEART LIKE A GRAVE” via Century Media Records worldwide.

”The concept of the album is to delve deep into the heart of the Finnish melancholy. We’ve been inspired by some of the bleakest and saddest songs, poems and tales that truly capture the essence of northern gloom. Land where the frost ravages the harvest and creeps inside the souls, summer ends before it even starts, wife leaves, little brother dies in snow on a Christmas morning, and the golden days of youth are forever gone. So there are echoes of Harmaja, Rautavaara, Vainio, Peltoniemen Hintriikka and of course our own petty, miserable lives.” – INSOMNIUM.

Consisting of ten songs and over an hour of music HEART LIKE A GRAVE evolved to be an epic tour de force of Finnish melancholy. With four composers in the band the sound of Insomnium is now richer and more versatile than ever before. In the name of Nordic collaboration the Swedish wizard Jens Bogren has been doing the mixing and mastering and made HEART LIKE A GRAVE to the best sounding Insomnium album ever.

HEART LIKE A GRAVE tracklisting
1. Wail of the North
2. Valediction
3. Neverlast
4. Pale Morning Star
5. And Bells They Toll
6. The Offering
7. Mute Is My Sorrow
8. Twilight Trails
9. Heart Like a Grave
10. Karelia


Furthermore INSOMNIUM welcome new guitarist Jani Liimatainen to join the band.

The band comments: ”In 2018 it became apparent that Ville could not combine the heavy touring anymore with his another career as a lecturer in York university. Hence, we decided that a third guitarist was needed to get the machinery running properly. We did not have to look far, since Jani Liimatainen had already been a live guitarist on several tours. And since this dude is amazing musician, vocalist, songwriter and all-round nice guy the decision was really a no-brainer. Now we are stronger than ever!”

Ville comments: “Since 2010 I’ve been combining touring and band life with my science career. However, couple of years ago it became clear that it has become impossible for me to put my 100% in both. This is partly because of more demanding role at the University of York but also because Insomnium has been growing steadily year by year leading to increasing amount of touring with every album. With Jani on board, we have secured a steady live line-up to keep delivering fierce live shows all around the world with me joining the band when time allows.”

Jani adds: “It is a great honour to join such an amazing band. I had already been touring with the guys on and off since 2015, filling in for Ville whenever needed, so when they asked me to officially join the band the answer was pretty much a no-brainer. I am looking forward to sharing many more metal moments with these guys who I am proud to call my friends.”

So, great things are looming ahead! Rock on, friends!!!

1er extrait:

Putain, ce chant clair de merde...

Putain, je suis très très inquiet après ces extraits!

Winter's Gate était fantastique mais là, du chant clair partout, c'est vraiment pas génial...

Ce troisième titre me rassure, pas de chant clair dégueu, enfin!

Il tourne depuis quelques jours maintenant. Et c'est un Insomnium pur jus, même si le mid-tempo règne en maître, et quelques titres lorgnent même vers la lenteur et la lourdeur d'un doom-death chiadé.
Ça s'annonce comme un nouveau bon album d'Insomnium, malgré tout d'un niveau inférieur à Winter's Gate.

En écoute ici, je trouve qu'il tourne assez bien... C'est pas Winter's Gate ou Shadows of the Dying Sun, mais je le trouve assez réussi! Pas trop lourd, effectivement on part sur du doom à certains moments (ça c'est kewl) et puis rien que Karelia (l'instru de l'album) vaut le coup de l'écoute! On alterne entre le catchy et le truc bien bien dark, c'est intéressant

Je m'y remets après une petite pause et il fait encore bien le boulot, le bougre! Sacré groupe que ces Finlandais!