Gut drei Jahre nach Veröffentlichung ihrer aktuellen Langrille melden die finnischen Melodic Death Metaller sich zurück. Die neue vielseitige, eingängig-melodische INSOMNIUM Single gibt es hier im Video. Das noch titellose zehnte INSOMNIUM-Studioalbum soll aller Voraussicht nach im Oktober auf den Markt kommen.
Bassist/Sänger Niilo Sevänen kommentiert:
“As a story, ‘Shadowlife’ can be seen as a thematic gateway to the entire record – an elegy not only for a lost beloved, but also for the fading belief that anything beautiful can remain untouched by time. It is a realization that love, youth, summer, and warmth cannot be preserved forever. Thus, we are left suspended between longing and acceptance, lingering in the liminal spaces of sleep, shadow, and night.”
Gitarrist Markus Vanhala ergänzt:
“‘Shadowlife’ opens the dreamy next chapter of INSOMNIUM with a certain self-aware catchiness. I set out to write an obvious hit—perhaps even a so-called banger—to kick things off, but don’t worry: the deeper cuts will follow. Album No. 10 is truly a defining milestone for us, so we wanted to honor our history while also introducing some new nuances. Living on the edge.”
Anfang 2027 begleitet die Band AMORPHIS auf deren „Borderland“ Tour quer durch Europa. Die Termine findet ihr hier.
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Lyrics:
They say the day is shortest now
And the light shall return
They say the night is strongest
But soon the sun is reborn
Promises of the daybreak
Promises of the springtime
Shadows are to be exiled
Hope will prevail, they say
Trust in the ebbing darkness
Trust in the turning fortunes
Have faith in divine guidance
When all is gone
I thought I heard you
I thought that I heard you in my sleep
I thought I felt your touch
I thought that I felt you
In my dreams
I thought I heard your voice
As I stirred from my sleep
And for a fleeting moment
I thought you were here
Ever colder is this house
Ever colder the winter
Harrowing every morning
False is the light, I know
Left in the scalding yearning
Left in the shadow-life
No faith in the resurrection
When grave is sealed
The house awaits in the dark
No door for a friend
No door for a guest
For I have only two doors left in this house
One leading to soothing sleep
The other to death
I thought I heard you
I thought I felt your touch
I thought I heard you
I thought that I heard you in my sleep
I thought I felt your touch
I thought that I felt you
In my dreams