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Band
Insomnium
Title
Winter's Gate
Type
LP/EP
Company
Century Media
YOR
2016
Style
Death
12/16/2016 - Review by: Eric Compton
A 40 minute song that's hard to digest
Seventh album from the Swedish death metal group. The record is a concept tale about a group of Vikings attempting to find a mythical land in a snowstorm.
Recommended for fans of: Amon Amarth and Omnium Gatherum
PERSONAL BREAKDOWN:

ENJOYMENT
3.5
MUSIC
3.5
VOCALS
3.5
PRODUCTION
3.5
ARTWORK
3.5
LYRICS
3.5


  • 1 :REVIEW COUNT
    3.5 :AVE RATING

ALL REVIEWS FOR: INSOMNIUM
TITLE
DOR
COMPANY
REVIEWER DATE MADE RATING
Above The Weeping World
2006
Candlelight
Etiam2/23/2007
3
Across The Dark
2009
Candlelight
Eric Compton3/4/2010
4.5
Shadows of the Dying Sun
2014
Century Media
T. Ray Verteramo6/24/2014
3
Since the day it all came down
2004
Candlelight
Ajax8/17/2004
-
Winter's Gate
2016
Century Media
Eric Compton12/16/2016
3.5

ALL INTERVIEWS FOR: INSOMNIUM
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