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。 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 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 melodic death metal band from Joensuu, Finland. The sound and lyrical themes of their music portray darkness, sorrow, loss, pain, and nature. They are primarily a melodic death metal band with occasional elements of doom metal and progressive metal.