Insomnium - One For Sorrow

Published December 14 2011

*=Staff's pick	Inertia Through The Shadows Song Of The Blackest Bird Only One Who Waits Unsung Every Hour Wounds Decoherence Lay The Ghost To Rest Regain The Fire One For Sorrow

Genre	Melodic Death Metal	Niilo Sevänen	Vocals
Tracks	10	Ville Vänni	Guitar
Running time	53 Min.	Ville Friman	Guitar
Label	Century Media	Niilo Sevänen	Bass
Release	17 October 2011	Markus Hirvonen	Drums
Country	Finland	-	Keyboard
Producer	Samu Oittinen/Insomnium
Similar artists	---

Insomnium has become one of those bands that no matter what they release it, as sure as Jesus was a cunt, sounds really good. I must say that I, since first hearing the band on Above The Weeping World, have become a sucker for the more than average melancholy take on melodic death metal that the band's produced since the get go.

One For Sorrow certainly does not disappoint me - the songwriting is as strong as ever - and more so than before the band has started to be a tad more varied in tempos in the music than before. This really is gladdening, as I have longed for a record from the band that offers more variety in this department. The songs in themselves are, well, at a level that I haven't experienced before. The riffing from guitarists Friman and Vänni is more stringent and well sounding than ever before.

The mood still is somberly melancholic, and with some of the most beautiful little melodies this really makes One For Sorrow in my opinion the strongest album Insomnium has released so far.

There really isn't much more to be said about this record as the music speaks for itself just beautifully. But I will say this - if you're into melancholic melodic death metal that showcases a band with a very good grasp of good craftsmanship, then Insomnium's One For Sorrow is a good path to follow.

Performance	Originality	Production	Vocals	Songwriting
8	6	9	7	7

Summary
7 chalices of 10 - Martin