Insomnium‘s “The Hour Grows Late” music video has been served up online, landing as the latest single from their current album “Netherworlds“, which also just arrived. The Finnish melodic death metal band had a trio of special guests from Amorphis guest on this track, including vocalist Tomi Joutsen, guitarist/vocalist Tomi Koivusaari and keyboardist Santeri Kallio. Insomnium guitarist Markus Vanhala commented:
“‘The Hour Grows Late‘ falls on the more epic side of the Insomnium spectrum, perhaps alongside classics like ‘Pale Morning Star’ and ‘Godforsaken.’ It’s a longer adventure in music, venturing a little further into the progressive dark side of the album’s moon. We’re paying respect to the people who have fallen before us while we’re left alone in the dark and cold, with only two companions by our side: misery and sorrow. The new album deals with themes of loss, growing old, and missing all the people and creatures who have left us behind and headed to the Netherworld. The rest of us will follow with certainty, but not yet.”
“I had been thinking about asking my good buddy, and band bro from Cemetery Skyline, Maverick or Goose, depending on the day, Mr. Santeri Kallio, to play an acid-trippy synth solo in the chaotic middle section of the song. At the same time, our producer, Miiro Varjus, came up with the idea of asking both Tomis to guest on vocals on this very same song. The fact that these two ideas came together felt like such perfect synchronicity that we simply couldn’t not make it happen. The boys did well, and I’m especially happy to hear good old cookie monster, old-school Tomi Koivusaari growling.”
Jari Heino directed the video, with a press release further offering of it:
“If you’re wondering about the white ribbons seen throughout the video: Karsikko is a sacred memorial tree tradition in Finnish and Karelian folklore. These trees served as symbolic boundaries between the worlds of the living and the dead.
During funeral processions, a mark was carved into a designated tree to commemorate the deceased, while ribbons and strips of clothing were hung on ancestral trees to honor their memory and help ensure their souls found peace.
This clip arrives online in tandem with the launch of the Insomnium‘s European tour and North American touring, the latter legs of which will see them out with Amorphis.
With Kaunis Kuolematon:
10/16 Helsinki, FIN – Kulttuuritalo
10/17 Lahti, FIN – Möysä
10/23 Seinäjoki, FIN – Rytmikorjaamo
10/24 Tampere, FIN – Tavara-Asema
10/30 Joensuu, FIN – Kerubi
10/31 Jyväskylä, FIN – Lutakko
11/06 Kuopio, FNI – Circus Live
11/07 Kotka, FIN – Satama Areena
With Amorphis & Hinayana:
11/17 Boston, MA – Paradise Rock Club
11/18 Montreal, QC – Theatre Beanfield
11/19 Toronto, ON – The Concert Hall
11/20 Columbus, OH – The King of Clubs
11/21 Detroit, MI – Magic Stick
11/23 Chicago, IL – House of Blues
11/24 Minneapolis, MN – Varsity Theater
11/25 Lincoln, NE – Bourbon Theatre
11/27 Denver, CO – The Gothic Theatre
11/28 Salt Lake City, UT – Metro Music Hall
11/30 Vancouver, BC – Rickshaw Theatre
12/01 Portland, OR – Hawthorne Theatre
12/02 Seattle, WA – The Showbox Market
12/04 Berkeley, CA – The UC Theatre
12/05 Los Angeles, CA – The Regent Theater
12/06 Mesa, AZ – The Nile Theater
12/08 Austin, TX – Come And Take It Live
12/09 Dallas, TX – Granada Theater
12/11 Orlando, FL – The Abbey
12/12 Jacksonville, FL – The Albatross
12/13 Atlanta, GA – The Masquerade
12/15 Richmond, VA – The Canal Club
12/16 Baltimore, MD – Baltimore Soundstage
12/18 Reading, PA – Reverb
12/19 New York, NY – Irving Plaza
With Amorphis & Unto Others:
01/22 Hamburg, GER – Große Freiheit 36
01/23 Leipzig, GER – Haus Auensee
01/24 Berlin, GER – Huxleys Neue Welt
01/25 Warsaw, POL – Progresja
01/27 Budapest, HUN – Barba Negra
01/28 Vienna, AUT – Arena
01/29 Munich, GER – Backstage
01/30 Wiesbaden, GER – Schlachthof
01/31 Antwerp, BEL – Trix
02/02 Manchester, UK – O2 Ritz
02/03 London, UK – O2 Forum Kentish Town
02/05 Stuttgart, GER – Wagenhallen
02/06 Pratteln, SWI – Z7 Konzertfabrik
02/07 Padova, ITA – Hall
02/09 Barcelona, SPA – Sala Apolo
02/10 Madrid, SPA – Sala La Riviera
02/12 Paris, FRA – Elysee Montmartre
02/13 Oberhausen, GER – Turbinenhalle 2
02/14 Tilburg, NET – 013
