Insomnium are widely regarded as a band that generally does no wrong, and obviously plan on keeping that track record when they release their next album in 2014! Apparently it's going to be pretty heavy.
It helps that I'm a huge fan of the band and their most recent single off the upcoming record was amazing. Guitarist and vocalist for the group Ville Friman recently talked to Blabbermouth about the new material and how it was going to be generally heavier, saying:
"We've now recorded rhythm guitars for five songs.
"In addition to Marshall+EVH combo, we're also using Mesa Single Rectifier and my seven-stringed Mayones to add some more depth and fatness to the sound.
"The new material is definitely more varied than before. For example, we're flirting a bit with death/black metal vibe with some of the songs. Nevertheless, everything sounds very much like Insomnium and I guess that's mainly due to our 'trademark' melodies.
"We're splitting rhythm parts pretty much equally with Markus [Vanhala] and also try out different guitar arrangements as we go.
"All in all, the mood is very relaxed and we're making good progress without too much pressure and stress."
So regular Insomnium but with death and black metal mixed in? Why has this never happened before and when can I get my grubby paws on it? Obviously we'll keep you posted as we know more because, if I haven't made it abundantly obvious, I'm really excited about this one.
