Album: Winter's Gate by Insomnium (2016)
Genre: Death Metal | Style: Metal
Record Label: Century Media
Format: Album

Description: "Winter's Gate"   is the seventh studio album by the Finnish melodic death metal band Insomnium. It was released worldwide on September 23, 2016 via Century Media Records. It is a concept album said to be about “a group of Vikings who set out to find a fabled island west of Ireland, despite the treacherous winter drawing near.” The album consists of a single 40-minute track, but it was split into seven separate tracks for the digital download and streaming version.

Artist Background: Insomnium is a melodic death metal band from Joensuu, Finland. They are influenced by doom metal. Their lyrics often deal with subjects such as darkness, mourning, loss, pain, and nature. Insomnium began to take shape during the bleak spring of 1997. In a quiet town of Joensuu, located in the easternmost part of Finland, four young men were forming a fierce metal band. From the beginning it was clear that this band would make music that was brutal and yet melodic, full of contrasts and changi... Part of the Joensuu, Pohjois-Karjala music scene. Emerged in the 1990s era. Associated with Death Metal movement. Known for Metal style.

Music Scene: Part of the Joensuu, Pohjois-Karjala music scene. Emerged in the 1990s era. Associated with Death Metal movement. Known for Metal style.

Tags: Death Metal, Metal, 2010s, Album, Century Media

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"Winter's Gate"   is the seventh studio album by the Finnish melodic death metal band Insomnium. It was released worldwide on September 23, 2016 via Century Media Records. It is a concept album said to be about “a group of Vikings who set out to find a fabled island west of Ireland, despite the treacherous winter drawing near.” The album consists of a single 40-minute track, but it was split into seven separate tracks for the digital download and streaming version.

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