INSOMNIUM

PRIVATE VENUE, JOENSUU

Seven years ago Insomnium released a polished chapter in their melancholic canon, and the fans recently Tonight comes with a few rare tracks, including the “weeping ballad” but the highlight is seeing their newish guitarist Jani Liimatainen come into his own as a musician a singer. Closing the night, a despondent Niilo expresses his disappointment at having to debut their new song on a livestream but they do and its climactic heft justice, ending in a blaze of flashing lights and synchronised headbanging.