Insomnium – “Since the Day it All Came Down”
I’m glad I got to hear this band because the stuff I have read about them does not do them justice. Yeah, they are from Finland, but they have nothing to do with the Children of Bodom clones. This is different and good.I cannot recommend this highly enough, actually. I think it’s that good. The eleven songs on here are quality metal. The guitar work is good because it has its own personality. At no time does the listener get the feeling that the riffs are filler stuff. The vocals are death/growling, but–and this is difficult to get across on paper– are actually the type of growling that does not sound cheesy or stupid. Can you believe that? There are no clean vocals here, either, but the music has its moody moments, including some brief whispering. The album is about 54 minutes long so this is not one of those quickly assembled second-rate albums. Long songs, dark, moody, heavy riffing, growling, guitar solos, catchiness..what else do you want?