Insomnium - Weather the Storm
Finnish gloom masters Insomnium are a pillar of consistency in the field of Melodeath. They’re right up there with Amon Amarth when it comes to manipulating melody to get the exact feel you want. For the Swedes it’s epic majesty, for these Finns it’s energetic melancholy. I actually heard “Weather the Storm” for the first time late last year. I figured it was a castaway from the Across the Dark sessions or maybe the Lithuanian bonus track. The release of this single, however, has me leaning more towards something from an upcoming new album, or perhaps just a stopgap treasure. I wasn’t able to detect it back then, but this cut actually features Dark Tranquillity’s Mikael Stanne with a little guest vocal action on the pre-chorus. Nice to hear his raspy snarl mesh with the sorrowful roar of Niilo Sevanen. This is a fantastic song with terrific buildup. One arrangement sets up the next perfectly, with climactic melody being the vehicle. The kind of song that makes you want to climb a mountain, stand proudly atop, then jump off and end your miserable life. What keeps this release from perfection is the B-side. A true B-side in every sense of the word, an instrumental. Don’t get me wrong, for lack of a better a word, “Beyond the Horizon” is pretty. It’s just a little mellow, hinting at boring, and really pales in comparison to the brilliance of the A-side. An A-side in every sense of the word.
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