 | Insomnium Above the Weeping World
4.2
excellent
| Ranking: #48 for 2006 | |
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| 5.0 classic | Spiraling | May 14th 07 |
This album is one of the best I've heard in the last 20 years. It's both heavy and melodic as hell. Clearly these guys are trying to write good songs -- not trying to show off their technical prowess. That said, they've got skills nonetheless. Everything is tight, the guitar work is superb, and the drumming is spectacular. It's nice to hear a drummer who knows when to use double bass and when not to. His drumming can best be described as atmospheric -- it adds to the music istead of just creating the monotonous jackhammer pounding that is the standard for most metal drummers. And don't worry if you don't like cookie monster vocals (I don't), these guys place the vocals a bit further back in the mix so they aren't so in your face. I find myself actually enjoying the "singing" on this album since the vocals just blend into the overall atmosphere. And that's really what this album is all about . . . atmosphere. Insomnium can create a mood better than most, and they fully develop each of their songs before bringing them to an epic climax. It doesn't get any better than this.
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| 0.0 | rasputin | November 18th 08 |
It's too bad they made the same album three times -- it was amazing the first, just good the second, but boring the third. Here's hoping they like, write some new riffs for the fourth, or it's going to suck harder than a gay guy in Greece.
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| 5.0 classic | zaruyache | November 12th 17 |
One of the best melodic death metal albums of all time, "Above the Weeping World" is chock full of solid, straightforward jams. It's not exactly expansive in terms of songwriting, but on this album Insomnium show that they've honed their craft to a masterful point.
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| 0.0 | sl4y3r | February 23rd 13 |
One of the most beautiful albums I've heard. So touching and emotional.
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| 0.0 | Motiv3 | April 24th 09 |
Few bands covey such emotion that u get wrapped in the music, this is one of them albums, this album isnt just music, but it takes u on a journey filled with intense emotion, one of the best melodeath albums in the 21st century, if not the best
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| 4.0 excellent | Ossacip Olbap | February 28th 22 |
first couple songs are generic af but it picks up and holds on, heart to grave is damn solid. not as good as debut tho
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| 2.5 average | GamamJ | April 17th 20 |
Most depressing album I have ever heard. If tou like that sort of music, here you are! Personally, not a big fan. Incredibly melodic and melancholy, but not any riffage or cool instrumental moments to catch my attention. Also quite repetitive.
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| 5.0 classic | Have you tried jamming Helcaraxe? CONTRIBUTOR | February 6th 17 |
Jesus man, where do I even start? The album resonates beauty, passion. The amount of heart and soul poured into this is almost surreal. This album isn't genre bending, it works very strictly in melodeath, but it is the embodiment of what many melodeath bands strives to be but often can't quite achieve. Somewhere they get lost in drinking and viking lore and promoting the glorification of war in their music, which is fun and all, but in my eyes, melodic death metal can do so much more. Insomnium shows it off this album.
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| 3.5 great | Xenorazr | July 19th 15 |
Competent yet unremarkable; such is the description for many melodic death metal bands. Above the Weeping World may be acclaimed, but it's seemingly buried in Insomnium's complacent catalog. It's as fitting a fate as any for their material, as it's the kind that keeps your ears content for the entire ride without leaving a final impression.
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| 3.0 good | OmairSh | November 28th 14 |
Good but nothing special
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| 5.0 classic | darlingfemmefatal | January 3rd 12 |
I can't get enough of this album. I get something new out of each track almost every time I listen to it. Metal brilliance!
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| 4.5 superb | lilswaggy93 | August 23rd 11 |
Fantastic and consistent, the first time I've really connected with melodic death metal. Great use of vocals to truly convey the pain in these situations.
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| 4.5 superb | HSThomas | September 22nd 10 |
There's always a line in the sand between the Davids and Goliaths of the world. It's a fact that has been set in stone for many millenia to come unfortunately but on a rare occasion a Goliath can become a David. Such is the case with Insomnium, their songwriting, as proved by their sophomore effort, was lackluster and boring at best. However Above The Weeping World took not just one brave step forward but about hundred. The songwriting on this album is nothing short of superb. There are rarely moments when the album gets dull, it just simply flows from one beautiful moment to the next. While it may not be accessible as Across The Dark, this time the effort is worth taking as the melodies encased within the shell are near perfect in some places (see Mortal Share and The Killjoy). Insomnium were once called "a poor man's Opeth." Heh, yeah right.
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| 4.0 excellent | Progmaster85 | November 16th 09 |
Excellent melodic death metal album, filled with some great riffs and it's entertaining throughout. It's a shame bands like this aren't more popular.
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| 4.0 excellent | Denied | July 8th 09 |
Full of stunningly dark, deep, atmospheric and emotionally driven melody's. However, band has made little to no progress since ITHOW and at times is still a little overdone in this album.
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| 2.0 poor | Diarrhea | February 8th 09 |
More meekly boring & smoothly flowing than outwardly offensive, but this still isn't something you'll catch me bumpin.
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