Beyond the Shadows of the Dying Sun this tour was called as Insomnium celebrate ten years of their break-through album. Support came from Omnium Gatherum who played their 2013 album Beyond in full. Openers were to me unknown band Hinayana from the USA. I had agreed with Lida to meet at the bar before the show and it turned out to be an international event tonight. In the bar we shared beers with Santiago from Ecuador, living in Antwerp. Inside the hall I bumped into Franka who brought her Dutch/German friend from Spain. The music was Finnish mostly and the night was fine.
Hinaya strated at 19:00 hours and I was afraid that putting this tour in the Ronda hall was a bit optimistic. A floor where you could move around easily and the stairs at the sides empty still. Hinayana (what's in a name) got me on the wrong foot when they stated coming from Austin Texas. To me Austin Texas and metal means Watchtower. These guys looked Finnish, sounded Finnish and played Finnish. Not a bad choice on this Finnish evening. Their music was OK and well performed, but I did not hear any own sound for this band. Maybe as I did not know them. If feeling like supporting them T-shirts of a band I never heard of before for 30 euros makes me realize why I love Musicon so much. We can only hope that TivoliVredenburg is not charging anything for merch sales. Final verdict good opener and slowly more people arrived.
Second band were Omnium Gatherum coming from the late nineties just like Insomnium. I saw them before in Baroeg, That night they suffered a bit as they had to follow after one of my favourites in the melodic doom death genre In Mourning. Tonight playing before my favourite I noticed what I miss with them. Variation in the vocal department. Jukka has one style of singing and that is how he sings the whole set. In compensation he was the most lively frontman on stage thsi evening also not hindered by a guitar. So live definitely a welcome adding. On album as I know from the one album I have a bit samy after some time.
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Headlineres were Insomnium and to my pleasant surprise the hall almost filled completely by now. OK at the stiars on the sides there was enough space, but the main hall was filled. Nice to notie and Insomnium soon showed why this was the case. They gave us a very strong version of the album Shadows of the Dying Sun. I came late to the Insomnium party as I only discoverd them with Winter's Gate in 2016. After that album I did get the now celebrated CD as well very soon. It might be their best, but I think that all last four albums have something special. If not musically the package can be very nice including shorts stories as well. So musically we did not get surprises as it was announced in advance that they would play the album in full. After they did and shortly disappeared Nilo came back and asked what song we missed. Well I missed nothing as they played my CD from start to finish, but apparently there is an additional song Out To The Sea. Hereafter we got Lilian and One for Sorrow and it was all over. Well the best band closed an evening that already started very nice. Good to see that Insomnium can draw a decent crowd already and as they stated themselves they seem to have to come back every five to six months, so until the next time it is.
