Music, essentially, is a weapon to destroy the walls we built around us – and Finnish metal melancholists Insomnium are amongst its strongest wielders. Their ninth masterpiece, Anno 1696, released in early 2023 led us deep into the dark and troublesome past of Northern Europe, a time of witches, of superstition, of bloodlust and frenzy. And of werewolves. In November, Insomnium continue the epic story of Anno 1696 on their addendum-like EP Songs of the Dusk, featuring 22 minutes of music and three more journeys into a dark and foggy past. “We simply had eleven great songs, and we thought that this material is too good to be ‘just’ bonus tracks,” Niilo Sevänen (bass, vocals) states. “They are part of the big story, so you can think of them as the director’s cut material that tells a little extra. For those who want to have more.”
Today marks the release of the title track, “Song of the Dusk”, that is available on all digital platforms. Make sure to watch another majestic video from Riivata for the epic, almost 10-minute-long saga here:
Mixed by Jaime Gomez Arellano (Orgone Studios) and mastered by Tony Lindgren (Fascination Street Studios), Anno 1696 and the matching Songs of the Dusk are by far their most accomplished, emotionally rattling, soaring achievements.
Originally Songs of the Dusk was a part of the Ltd. Deluxe 2CD Artbook of Anno 1696, but it is now available separately as: Ltd. CD Digipak, LP with etching on side B and as Digital EP. See below for vinyl variants:
–black LP (available all outlets)
–Ltd. white LP (300x) from cmdistro.de & various other retailers
–Ltd. transp. light blue LP (300x) from the European bandshop
–Ltd. transp. red LP (300x) from the North American bandshop and available on tour
Click here to pre-order:
https://insomnium.lnk.to/SongsOfTheDusk-EP
The band comments: “As the album would have been too long, we left these three tracks out on the initial version, yet they are part of the ‘Anno 1696’ story and complement it and some of the gaps are being filled. ‘Songs Of The Dusk’ offers an alternative ending, so people can decide which kind of mood they prefer. This version is a bit more hopeful and less tragic, at least on a general Insomnium scale – everyone is dead…except the wolves.”
November cannot come soon enough when Finnish melodeath masters Insomnium will present their new songs live on their extensive European headlining tour, after playing an exclusive show in Istanbul on September 8th and their first-ever live appearance in Tel Aviv on September 9th.
Contra Promotion & Feat First Management present
Insomnium
w/ In Mourning & Kvaen
Nov. 5, 2023 – (UK) Manchester – Club Academy
Nov. 6, 2023 – (UK) London – O2 Academy Islington
Nov. 7, 2023 – (FR) Paris – La Machine du Moulin Rouge
Nov. 8, 2023 – (BE) Sint Niklaas – De Casino
Nov. 9, 2023 – (NL) Tilburg – 013
Nov. 10, 2023 – (DE) Übach Palenberg – Rockfabrik
Nov. 11, 2023 – (DE) Bremen – Tower
Nov. 12, 2023 – (PL) Poznan – 2Progi
Nov. 13, 2023 – (PL) Krakow – Kamienna 12
Nov. 15, 2023 – (DE) Berlin – Hole 44
Nov. 17, 2023 – (HU) Budapest – Barba Negra
Nov. 18, 2023 – (CZ) Prague – Palac Akropolis
Nov. 20, 2023 – (DE) Bochum – Zeche
Nov. 21, 2023 – (DE) Leipzig – Hellraiser
Nov. 22, 2023 – (DE) Cologne – Kantine
Nov. 23, 2023 – (DE) Heidelberg – halle02
Nov. 24, 2023 – (DE) Frankfurt – Batschkapp
Nov. 25, 2023 – (IT) Milan – Legend Club
Nov. 27, 2023 – (ES) Barcelona – Razzmatazz 2
Nov. 28, 2023 – (ES) Madrid – Mon
Nov. 29, 2023 – (ES) Bilbao – Santana 27
Nov. 30, 2023 – (FR) Tououse – Le Rex
Dec. 1, 2023 – (FR) Grenoble – L‘Ilyade
Dec. 2, 2023 – (FR) Strasbourg – La Laiterie
Dec. 3, 2023 – (DE) Geiselwind – MusicHall
Dec. 4, 2023 – (AT) Vienna – Szene
Dec. 5, 2023 – (DE) Hirsch – Nuremberg
Dec. 6, 2023 – (DE) München – Backstage
Dec. 7, 2023 – (DE) Stuttgart – Im Wizemann
Dec. 8, 2023 – (DE) Cham – L.A. Cham
Dec. 9, 2023 – (DE) Trier – Mergener Hof
Dec. 10, 2023 – (DE) Hamburg – Gruenspan
https://www.insomnium.net/tour
Photo credit: Terhi Ylimäinen
Insomnium are :
Markus Hirvonen: Drums
Ville Friman: Guitars
Markus Vanhala: Guitars and clean vocals
Niilo Sevänen: Bass and Vocals
Jani Liimatainen: Guitars and clean vocals
Insomnium online:
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https://www.instagram.com/insomniumofficial
https://twitter.com/insomniumband