Formed in Joensuu, Finland, in 1997, the melodic death metal band Insomnium
originally consisted of Niilo Sevänen (bassist and vocalist), Markus Hirvonen
(drummer), Tapani Pesonen (guitarist and drummer), and Timo Partanen
(guitarist). It wasn’t until five years later—and after Timo Partanen was
replaced by Ville Vänni—that the band released its first studio album, In the
Halls of Awaiting. The band confirmed its potential with Since the Day It All
Came Down, released in 2004. Once again, two years later, the band released
*Above the Weeping World* , which appeared on the Finnish...