Insomnium  

The Finnish band Insomnium was formed in 1997 and went the usual route of recording demos (two, to be exact) that eventually garnered the band a recording contract with Candlelight Records in 2001. Since The Day It All Came Down is the band's second album, and a solid album it is, with their blend of current melodic death metal and the more melancholic material of, say, late-period Katatonia or even Opeth at times. With the rise of melodic death metal as both its own genre and as an influence on other genres (for example, metalcore), it is getting harder and harder for such bands to establish their own identities. Insomnium isn't quite in the category of truly unique or original bands, but they're on the right track, as Since The Day It All Came Down is an enjoyable listen, and certainly recommended for those into the melodic death metal genre.

Current Members Niilo Sevänen bass/vocals Ville Friman guitars Markus Vanhala guitars (Manitou, Omnium Gatherum) Markus Hirvonen drums

Former Members/Guests Ville Vänni guitars

Discography

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In The Halls Of Awaiting 
2002 Candlelight

Ill-Starred Son Song of the Storm Medeia Dying Chant The Elder Black Waters Shades of Deep Green The Bitter End Journey Unknown In the Halls of Awaiting

Niilo Sevänen Ville Friman Ville Vänni Markus Hirvonen

Reviews:   Sea Of Tranquility  Lords Of Metal  Metal Observer 

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Since The Day It All Came Down 
2004 Candlelight

Nocturne The Day It All Came Down Daughter Of The Moon The Moment Of Reckoning Bereavement Under The Plaintive Sky Resonance Death Walked The Earth Disengagement Closing Words Song Of The Forlorn Son

Niilo Sevänen Ville Friman Ville Vänni Markus Hirvonen

Reviews:   Chronicles Of Chaos  Sea Of Tranquility  Metal Observer 

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Above The Weeping World 
2006 Candlelight

The Gale Mortal Share Drawn to Black Change of Heart At the Gates of Sleep The Killjoy Last Statement Devoid of Caring In the Groves of Death

Niilo Sevänen Ville Friman Ville Vänni Markus Hirvonen

Reviews:   Chronicles Of Chaos  Sea Of Tranquility  Lords Of Metal  Metal Observer 

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Across The Dark 
2009 Candlelight

Equivalence Down With The Sun Where The Last Wave Broke The Harrowing Years Against The Stream Lay Of The Autumn Into The Woods Weighed Down With Sorrow

Niilo Sevänen Ville Friman Ville Vänni Markus Hirvonen

Reviews:   Chronicles Of Chaos  Sea Of Tranquility  Lords Of Metal  Metal Underground  Metal Observer 

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One For Sorrow 
2011 Century Media

Inertia Through The Shadows Song of the Blackest Bird Only One Who Waits Unsung Every Hour Wounds Decoherence Lay the Ghost to Rest Regain the Fire One For Sorrow

Niilo Sevänen Ville Friman Ville Vänni Markus Hirvonen

Reviews:   Metal Underground  Metal Observer  Metal Critic  Angry Metal Guy