Artist: INSOMNIUM
Album: THE CANDELIGHT YEARS (4CD BOX)

Release date: 2014
Media type: CD

Covering the halcyon years that Insomnium spent with Candlelight Records, this 4 CD collection promises to deliver all the essential content any Insomnium fan would look for. Furthermore, it would be the perfect introduction for anyone looking to broaden their heavy metal horizons.

Ranging from the epic label Debut, In The Halls Of Awaiting, to the crushing 4th release Across The Dark, this covers the entire gamut of work created under Candlelight Records - including the extremely rare and hard-to-find demo EP: Underneath The Moonlit Waves.

Packaged in a smart 4CD jewelcase, this release not only sounds great, but looks the part, too.

2014 is proving to be a spectacular year for Insomnium, enjoying an autumnal headline tour across Europe - including dates in the UK - and supported by Fleshgod Apocalypse and Stam1na isn't enough for these guys: Insomnium aren't resting on their laurels - instead they have hit the studio and begun work on a new album!

Make sure you start your collection right here with this awesome bundle of the finest melodic death metal Finland has to offer!


CD1 - IN THE HALLS OF AWAITING:

1. Ill Starred Son
2. Song Of the Storm
3. Medeia
4. Dying Chant
5. The Elder
6. Black Waters
7. Shades Of Deep Green
8. The Bitter End
9. Journey Unknown
10. In The Halls Of Awaiting
- inc. Demo: Underneath The Moonlit Waves -
11. The Ill-Starred Son
12. Journey Unknown
13. The Bitter End

"Taking in mind that this is only INSOMNIUMs debut album, the level of consistency and craftsmanship on this album is beyond terrific, even in such a manner that its scares me."
Metal-Observer.com (9.5/10)


CD2 - SINCE THE DAY IT ALL CAME DOWN:

1. Nocturne
2. The Day It All Came Down
3. Daughter of the Moon
4. The Moment of Reckoning
5. Bereavement
6. Under the Plaintive Sky
7. Resonance
8. Death Walked the Earth
9. Disengagement
10. Closing Words
11. Song of the Forlorn Son

"Insomnium's songs are carefully constructed throughout the album and show a good amount of maturity for this relatively young band. Everything on the album is weaved together in an outstanding little package that is both angry and somber at the same time. "
Sputnikmusic.com (4.5/5)


CD3 - Above The Weeping World:

1. The Gale
2. Mortal Share
3. Drawn to Black
4. Change of Heart
5. At the Gates of Sleep  
6. The Killjoy
7. Last Statement
8. Devoid of Caring
9. In the Groves of Death

"When push comes to shove Insomnium will be an important role model for upcoming bands of the same genre, playing Melodic death metal the way it was always meant to be."
Metalstorm.net (8.5/10)


CD4 - Across The Dark:

1. Equivalence
2. Down With The Sun
3. Where The Last Wave Broke
4. The Harrowing Years
5. Against The Stream
6. Lay Of The Autumn
7. Into The Woods
8. Weighed Down With Sorrow

"Across The Dark shows the heights an established band can reach within the boundaries of its chosen genre. Fans of the genre will likely hail it as one of the best releases the style has seen in recent memory."
Metalunderground.com (4/5)