Insomnium Anno 1696
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GhostShelter
March 22nd 2023


979 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

Wax ain’t whack

GhostShelter
March 22nd 2023


979 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

All the songs of the dusk ep uploads have been removed from YT. Sucks.

Cintrum
March 23rd 2023


2 Comments


Niilo said they have plans for this EP, probably that's why they remove every upload in YT so fast. Someone uploaded Flowers of the Night this morning.

Mirror69
April 5th 2023


7 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

Such a strong EToS vibes in "The Rapide" and I love it so much!

Awesome album, in TOP 3 Insomnium for sure!

DungeonBoy
April 5th 2023


9748 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

The Rapids has such a janky song structure to me, it ruins it for me. There's this whole buildup intro that is totally unrelated to the verse that comes in after that. Then halfway through there is that dissonant melody section that reminds me of MAYH that also feels so unrelated to the rest of the song. There are some cool riffs and a killer solo on it, but very far from my favorite closer they've written.

frozencarl
April 5th 2023


1667 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

seeing them tonight, wonder how these new songs will sound. you'll be there with me in spirit DungeonBoy :' )

TheNotrap
Staff Reviewer
April 5th 2023


18959 Comments

Album Rating: 3.7

Have fun 😎

DungeonBoy
April 5th 2023


9748 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

Aw, have fun Carl! Wish I could come hang

DungeonBoy
April 6th 2023


9748 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

How was it Carl? What were the highlights?

frozencarl
April 6th 2023


1667 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

Insomnium kicked ass! they were the "opening" co-headliner tonight so they had a slightly shorter set than Enslaved so kinda bummed they only played like 10 songs.



majority of set was Anno 1696. 1696 into White Christ as their first two songs was solid, White Christ definitely sounds better live (I know you hate it hahaha). Godforsaken and the Witchhunter were meh, but Lilian went super hard. definitely the crowd pleaser of the bunch.



they played the Gale into Mortal Share which was fuckin awesome and definitely the highlight for me. Enslaved was good too, they were just down a guitarist. not as familiar with them but they played a lot of Heimdal stuff

TheNotrap
Staff Reviewer
April 6th 2023


18959 Comments

Album Rating: 3.7

Ivar Bjørnson is not taking part in the tour due to family issues. Huge letdown.

Essence
April 14th 2023


6694 Comments


gonna echo all of the above seeing them last night. the new stuff worked pretty well live, but the rotting christ track still is a dud

ville friman is also not touring w/ insomnium

Dmax28
April 20th 2023


1283 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

The three song Song of the Dusk ep great. The songs are way more what I come to Insomnium for than most of the main album. Flowers of the Night, Stained in Red, and Song of the Dusk fantastic songs. For me only Starless Paths and The Rapids (Witch Hunter is cool too) from the main album are close to being as good as the ep songs.

garas
Staff Reviewer
April 27th 2023


8082 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5 | Sound Off

Shame it's really hard to find the bonus tracks of this album... because they're pretty good! Like Stained In Red is heavier than the whole album, and Song Of The Dusk is generally a stronger track than some of the "main" songs.

RunOfTheMill
May 5th 2023


4515 Comments


lmao seems like it, what is the world coming to, eh?

Beardog
May 5th 2023


5250 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

lmfao



frozencarl
May 5th 2023


1667 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

The Song of the Dusk EP is really impressive! It offers exactly what I love about Insomnium's music, much more so than most of the songs on the main album. I particularly enjoyed Flowers of the Night, Stained in Red, and Song of the Dusk - they're absolutely fantastic. In my opinion, only Starless Paths and The Rapids (although Witch Hunter is also cool) from the main album come close to matching the quality of these EP songs.

Dmax28
May 5th 2023


1283 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

Alright now I'm really tripping

TheTripP
May 18th 2023


4526 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

finally warming up to this, still stuck between a 3.5 or a 4, better to go up than down

TheNotrap
Staff Reviewer
May 18th 2023


18959 Comments

Album Rating: 3.7

Seeing the glass half full is always a good thing



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