Insomnium announce new album ‘Heart Like A Grave’

INSOMNIUM have announced a new album!

Titled Heart Like A Grave, the upcoming album from the Finnish melodic death metal maestros arrives after 2016’s concept album Winter’s Gate and is scheduled to be released in October this year.

The upcoming album was mixed and mastered by Jens Bogren and will be the first album to feature new guitarist Jani Liimatainen. Speaking about the upcoming album, the band says, “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.”

Alongside the announcement of the new album, you can view both the track list and artwork for the upcoming album below:

Track List: 

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

Speaking about Jani joining the ranks, the band says, “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!”

Heart Like A Grave is set for release on October 4th via Century Media Records.

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