INSOMNIUM Release Seventh Studio Album ‘Winter’s Gate’ (September 23rd, 2016)

INSOMNIUM Release Seventh Studio Album ‘Winter’s Gate’
September 23rd, 2016

Joensuu, Finland-based melodic death metal group Insomnium issued seventh full-length studio album Winter’s Gate on September 23rd, 2016 through Century Media Records.

Winter’s Gate consists of one “epic” 40-minute track, the effort built around a short story of the same name (Finnish translation: ‘Talven Portti’). Written by vocalist and bassist Niilo Sevänen, the short story in question concerns a group of Vikings who set out to find a fabled island west of Ireland, despite a treacherous winter drawing near.

The story itself was issued in conjunction with the album as a book with translations in English, Finnish and German, the book additionally including illustrations by Teemu Tähkänen.

Winter’s Gate was recorded during March and April 2016 at various studios in Finland and produced by Insomnium, while mixing and mastering duties fell to Dan Swanö at Unisound AB in Finspång, Sweden.

Cover artwork was created by Teemu Tähkänen.

Insomnium’s line-up is as follows;

Niilo Sevänen (vocals and bass)
Ville Friman (guitar and vocals)
Markus Vanhala (guitar)
Markus Hirvonen (drums)

A series of four video trailers were released for Winter’s Gate, which can be viewed below.

Sixth studio record Shadows Of The Dying Sun was released in April 2014.

Promotional photograph by Jussi Ratilainen.