Insomnium’s ninth studio album , Anno 1696 , has finally been made available to the band’s fans. The album, released through Century Media, is a themed album based on a short story by the band’s bass singer Niilo Sevänen, whose dark stories take the listener to the time of witch hunts.

The album released today will be celebrated at a sold-out Tavastia for two days straight. In addition, today the band releases a music video for their song “Godforsaken” produced by Riivata Visuals. The premiere can be viewed on Century Media’s YouTube channel at 19:00 Finnish time. The song, which presents the more epic side of the album, also features Johanna Kurkela’s vocals.

“Godforsaken takes the listener to the epic side of the album with sonic blizzards and shamanistic playing. Johanna Kurkela did a great job with our vision and polished it to perfection. I love his shamanistic vocals in this song, which is my favorite from the album besides The Rapids,” says the band’s guitarist Markus Vanhala.

Bass singer Niilo Sevänen adds:

“The lyrics of the song tell the story from the point of view of the main character Arvid, who is trying to solve the mysterious deaths that happened in a small village. With Vanhala’s composition work and Johanna Kurkela’s vocals, one of the most epic songs on the album was built around the story.

Insomnium will be back on the road in April with a North American tour. Enslaved and Black Anvil are also included in the round.

Insomnium + Enslaved co-headline tour 2023
w/ Black Anvil

April 5, 2023 – New York, NY @ Irving Plaza
April 6, 2023 – Boston, MA @ Big Night Live
April 7, 2023 – Montreal, QC @ Corona Theater
April 8, 2023 – Toronto, ON @ The Opera House
April 9, 2023 – Lakewood, OH @ The Foundry (Insomnium w/ Black Anvil only)
April 10, 2023 – Detroit, MI @ St. Andrew’s Hall
April 11, 2023 – Chicago, IL @ House of Blues
April 12, 2023 – Minneapolis, MN @ Varsity Theater
April 14, 2023 – Denver, CO @ The Gothic Theatre
April 15, 2023 – Salt Lake City, UT @ The Complex
April 17, 2023 – Seattle, WA @ The Crocodile
April 18, 2023 – Vancouver, BC @ The Rickshaw
April 19, 2023 – Portland, OR @ Hawthorne Theatre
April 21, 2023 – Berkeley, CA @ The UC Theater Taube Family Music Hall
April 22, 2023 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Fonda Theatre
April 23, 2023 – Phoenix, AZ @ Nile Theater
April 24, 2023 – El Paso, TX @ The Rockhouse Bar & Grill ( Insomnium w/ Black Anvil only)
April 25, 2023 – Austin, TX @ Come and Take It Live
April 26, 2023 – Dallas, TX @ The Echo Lounge and Music Hall
April 27, 2023 – Memphis, TN @ Growlers ( Insomnium w/ Black Anvil only)
April 28, 2023 – Atlanta, GA @ Variety Playhouse
April 29, 2023 – Raleigh, NC @ Lincoln Theatre
April 30, 2023 – Baltimore, MD @ Baltimore Soundstage

Among the summer festival gigs there are also a couple of dates in Finland:

May 6, 2023 – Kopervik, NO @ Karmøygeddon
June 2-4, 2023 – Pilsen, CZ @ Metalfest Open Air
June 8-10, 2023 – Zamora, ES @ Z! Live Rock Fest
June 18, 2023 – Dessel, BE @ Graspop Metal Meeting
June 29, 2023 – Seinäjoki, FI @ Provinssi
Jul 13-15, 2023 – Neukirchen-Vluyn, DE @ Dong Open Air
Jul 13-16 2023 – Anycsciai LT @ Devilstone
Dec. 25-29, 2023 – Tolmin, SL @ Tolminator Metal Fest
Dec. 29, 2023 – Oulu, FI @ QStock
August 17-20, 2023 – Carhaix, FR @ Motocultor Festival

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