INSOMNIUM

SOUND CONTROL MANCHESTER TUESDAY 17th JANUARY 2017.

WINTERS GATE EUROPEAN TOUR 2017

INSOMNIUM is a Finnish Melodic Death Metal Band formed in Joensuu

Finland in 1997 . The sound & Lyrical Themes of their music Portrays ,

Darkness , Sorrow , Loss , Pain & Nature . Their Music includes elements

of Progressive Metal / Black Metal / Folk Metal / Doom Mental & Metal

Core . Debut Studio Album ” In The Halls Of Waiting ” released 30th

April ( 2002 ) ( Label Candlelight . On September ( 2011 ) Insomnium

released The Music Video ” Through The Shadows ” from their 5th

Studio Album One Of Sorrow (2011 ) . In November 2011 Insomnium

embarked on their First Headlining European Tour with support from

” Before The Dawn ” & ” My Grain . During April 2012 Insomnium

returned to Tour the UK. as the Main Support Act for British Gothic

Metal Band ” Paradise Lost ” . On the 29th April 2014 they released

their 6th Studio Album ” Shadows Of The Dying Sun ” Label Century

Media ” . Their 7th Studio Album ” Winter Gate ” released 23rd

September 2016 . It is a concept Album consisting of a Single Epic

40min Track & it is said to be about a group of Viking who set out

to find a Fabled Island West Of Ireland , despite the treacherous

Winter drawing near . This Album was based on a short story by

Niilo ” Winters Gate ” or Talven Portti in the original Finish . The story

won or was nominated for many Finnish Awards . Origin Joensuu

Finland . Genres Melodic Death Metal . Years Active 1997 -2024

Labels Candlelight & Century Media Line Up Niilo Sevanen Bass

( Unclean Vocals ) ( 1997 -2024 ) ex. ex. ex. Ville Friman Guitars

( 1997 -2024 ) ( Clean Vocals (2011 -2024 ) ex. ex. ex. Markus

Hirvonen Drums / Percussion ( 1997 -2024 ) ex. ex. ex. Markus

Vanhala Guitars ( 2011 -2024 ) Jani Limatainen Guitars ( Clean

Vocals ) ( 2019 -2024 ) Touring ( 2015 – 2019 ) Amazing Band .

SONG 1. Winters Gate ( Part One ) ex. ” The hoar sea enfolds us ”

” The scent of the coming winter ” ” Hear the howl of the wind ” ” A

song from the oceans womb ” Amazing arrangement & Vocals Magic.

SONG 2. Winters Gate Part 2. ex. ” & there ,amidst the fog ” ” A solemn

mountain rises ” ” It’s pinnacle touching the grey sky ” Silent spruces

guarding the shore ” Outstanding playing & overall sounds Just Love It.

SONG 3. Winters Gate Part 3. ex. ” & yet it wrings me ” ” Like a strange

cold hand ” ” & yet it burns me ” ” Like a viper’s tongue ” Pure Magic .

SONG 4. Winters Gate Part 4. ” Still I bear the flowers of pain , of solitude

” & I still bear the flowers ” ” The flowers of solitude ” Crowd going wild .

SONG 5 . Winters Gate Part 5. ( C ) ” & I will rise with a white voiceless

face ” ” From under the mountain ” Amazing Guitars / Bass & Drums .

SONG 6. Winters Gate Part 6. ” Stumbling forward in knee deep snow ”

” The wind is whipping my face in frozen slashes ” ” Void of direction ”

” Void of hope ” ” I call her name in the white out ” Pure Magic Playing .

SONG 7. Winters Gate Part 7. ” The flame is weak & frail ” ” A circle of

shivering men ” ” Enclosed by endless coldness ” ” The evernight eternal

dark . This has been amazing seven part song of the highest order Magic.

SONG 8. The Gale ( Very Instrumental ) ex ” When it rains , it pours like

hell ” Outstanding arrangements with amazing Guitars / Bass & Drums .

SONG 9. Mortal Share ex. ” In their Lofty chamber Dwell ” ” The sacred &

Divine ” ” Resting in seraphic Bliss ” ” The timeless & sublime ” Love It .

SONG 10. While We Sleep ex. ( C ) ” & we drift far away ” ” In our dreams ”

” Gather further distance while we sleep ” ” Build a wall of glass thick &

deep ” ” We hear but chose not to listen ” Another amazing arrangement .

SONG 11. Bereavement ex. ” Would you come & share ” ” My cross , my

pain ” ” My heart broken nature ” ” For the burden is too heavy to bear ”

” Too trouble some for one man to handle ” Amazing Playing & Vocals

SONG 12. Change Of Heart ex. ” Spring brought the two together ”

Married the wind with the fire ” ” Under the secrecy of lush birch trees ”

” Opposite hearts became one ” Outstanding Guitars / Bass / Drums .

SONG 13. Only One Who Waits ex. ” Son of man ” ” You’re on your own”

” The coming Winter ” ” You’ll face alone ” Fantastic arrangement. Magic.

SONG 14. The Promethean Song ex. ( C ) ” No redemption from the skies”

” No response up from Heavens ” ” No relief will ever come ” ” From

beyond this realm ” Outstanding Song-writing with Crowd going wild.

ENCORE.

SONG 15. Equivalence ex. ” Feed off the melancholy ” ” Get drunk from

Despair ” ” Rejoice in the name of failure ” ” Deliverance found in pain ”

SONG 16. Down With The Sun ex. ” O darkness . if in my arms ” ” I

could rest for a while ” ” & with these earthly eyes ” ” See thy dim smile”

SONG 17. Weighed Down With Sorrow ex. ” Nothing can offer content ”

” Nothing can base the pain ” ” Nothing can wear off the sorrow ” ” One

is born to bear within ” This has been a wonderful show from this

amazing Talented band of Brilliant musicians at the Wonderful Sound

Control Manchester . Where all your dreams come true . Pure Magic .