I won't be original, just like a year ago. This is beyond good, it's absolutely mindblowing piece of art, and nothing comes even close. Whispered? Meh. Titanium? Please.
Insomnium was always a stable and top notch melodic death metal band, but this is an impact on a genre unseen since Wintersun's Wintersun. They are absolute masters of atmospheric music, they dance between softness and brutality. Everything about this album is just right.
They also win in a category Melodic Death Metal album of the year 2016, with Whispered being second, probably also second on an album of the year thing.
The power metal album of the year is Titanium, mostly because nothing else came out that could be a competition. New Sonata Arctica, Sabaton and Hammerfall are mediocre at best, Enceladus isn't 100% sure to release material this year and even if it comes I doubt it will beat Titanium.
Second Titanium's album is a major improvement over the first, especially on the vocal side, but I will cover it later in a review.
Folk metal album of the year goes to Equilibrium, Trollfest confirmed their album to be out next year. Equilibrium delivers an unique mix of German sense of humor mixed with extremely symphonical movie soundtracks with a good dose of black metal's glory. It's fun, soft, and begs for more replays.
Giving song of the year to Insomnium would be a bit of cheating, so instead it goes to Omnium Gatherum's Frontiers, one of the finest pieces of melodic death metal made in modern time, let's play it again!
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I am Rhodi, and I want to thank to my readers, there are still a few more things coming out on this blog this year, but it's always fun discovering new music and writing about it here. I wish You all healthy and happy autumn and winter, take care.
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