Country of origin: Finland Location: Joensuu, Pohjois-Karjala Status: Active Formed in: 1997 Genre: Melodic Death Metal Lyrical themes: Darkness, Mourning, Loss, Pain, Nature, Mysticism, Individualism Current label: Century Media Records Years active: 1997-present Melodic Death Metal from Finland Insomnium is supposed to be a word pertaining to dreams, with various interpretations of its meaning. It is unrelated to the sleeping disorder insomnia. Insomnium is a Finnish melodic death metal band formed in Joensuu in 1997. The sound and lyrical themes of their music portray darkness, sorrow, loss, pain, and nature. Their music includes elements of progressive metal, black metal, folk metal, and doom metal. Insomnium乐队是在1997年寒冷的春天成立的。在芬兰最东部的一个宁静小镇Joensuu，四个年青人成立了一支玩重型金属的乐队。一开始，乐队已经明确了他们的音乐风格，残忍而不失旋律。他们将自己喜欢的乐队的各种元素融合成自己乐队的独特风格，结果是旋律性很强的Scandinavian Metal搭配传统的芬兰民谣曲调。歌词大部分取材自芬兰民间传说中随处可见的，关于爱情和死亡的悲伤故事。