Jeff Barrett Music 1010 Insomnium What is Melodic

Jeff Barrett Music 1010 Insomnium

What is Melodic Death Metal? Sub-genre of Death Metal. Emphasis melodies and harmonies. 90 s Sweden Instruments: Multiple distorted guitars, heavy drums, double bass drumming. Vocals: Deep guttural screams/yells occasionally accompanied by clean vocals.

Band Biography 1997 in Joensuu, Finland. Latin for insomnia and nightmares. Influences: Metallica, Slayer, In Flames, Dark Tranquility and Guns'n'Roses. Maintain regular day jobs. Hobbies include drinking in nude saunas in complete silence.

Niilo Sevänen (Bass & Vocals) Born in Turku, Finland 1979. Works as director of culture in Kotka, Finland. Majored in Literature and culture. Mostly inspired by Metalica's Black album. First band was Praise, played covers and punk music.

Ville Friman – Guitar & Vocals Interested in the creation and composition of their music. Born April 1980 in Kristiinankaupunki, Finland. Began playing at 16, never had any lessons. Researcher of evolution, ecology and microbiology.

Markus Vanhala - Guitar Born in 1981 Kotka Finland. Parent's placed him in piano lessons, but later switched to guitar. Teaches guitar lessons and plays in another band Wolftrap. Joined the band in 2012 in place of former guitarist Ville Vanni.

Markus Hirvonen - Drums Born May 1980 in Espoo, Finland. Began playing guitar at a young age, later adopting the drums. Took place of former drummer who left for military service. Studies environmental technology at university. Began as a guitarist for Insomnium.

While We Sleep (6: 21) <https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=v. BZ 5 SLJmfdw> 0: 00 0: 18 While We Sleep (6: 21) High note lead in squeal on guitar. Vocal enters with yell. Guitar melody begins with drums playing rhythm. Guitar melody continues but in higher notes. Drums continue same rhythm. 0: 35 Guitar melody stops, fades out as singing vocals enter. Bass begins playing between beats of drums. 0: 51 Guitar returns with long carried slow riffs. 1: 10 Tempo increases along with dynamics, enters death metal vocals, guitar begins deeper quicker riffs returning to melody. Begins dissonance of harmony. 1: 27 Drum rhythm utilizes more cymbal elements, guitar riff speeds up. 1: 45 Guitar plays higher power chord as pitch increases, original rhythm returns, slowed tempo. Harmony returns to consonance. 2: 18 Metal vocals stop. Begin instrumental chorus with guitar melody and drums playing rhythm. 2: 35 Returns to singing vocals. Guitar melody slows to long carried riffs. 2: 53 Tempo increases, return of death metal vocals, guitar melody speeds up. Harmony enters dissonance. 3: 45 Tempo slows, exit metal vocals as soft singing begins. Guitar and bass begin slow plucking. Harmony consonance. 4: 19 Exit vocals. Guitar develops melody through power chord in slowly increasing pitch. 4: 54 Bass drumming tempo increases signaling end of melody development and returns to original rhythm. Guitar melody returns to original riffs at higher dynamics, return of death metal vocals. 5: 28 Bass drumming tempo increases signaling end of (chorus) then returning to

Down With the Sun (4: 23) <https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=3 y. Y 6 R_1 MXd 0> 0: 00 Long carried squealthe note on guitar (4: 23) with keyboard playing Down With Sun at slowly increasing dynamic. 0: 07 Keyboard playing ends, kick up drums, enters guitars and bass. Introduction of melody. 0: 40 Harmony bridge carried guitar chords leads to introduction of chorus. 0: 43 Enter guttural metal vocals, melody resumes with more emphasis on guitar as the lead. 0: 51 Rhythm guitar picks up melody. 0: 59 Disharmony, guitar playing raises in pitch along with low background vocals. 1: 16 Vocals drop in octave, temp slows, drumming uses more cymbal elements guitars begin low riffs. 1: 31 Kick up on drums and vocals raise dynamics 1: 49 Instrumental melody, exit vocals. 2: 21 Enters vocals, deep low guitar riffs.

Ephemeral (4: 02) <https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=0 e. R 6 d. UQ 90 cc> 0: 00 Guitar lead in playing chords. 0: 10 Enter drums and bass raise of tempo introduces musical theme and melody. 0: 30 Enters coarse metal vocals. 0: 52 Tempo increases, vocals lower in pitch, disharmony, heavy double bass on drums. 1: 12 Brief pause before harmony returns with theme and melody at higher dynamic. First chorus. 1: 32 Vocals dynamics increase, melody tempo slows 1: 42 Faded softened vocals repeat lyrics maintaining harmony with melody. 1: 52 End of soft vocals, return of coarse metal vocals, tempo raises rhythm is quick with double bass on drums, disharmony. 2: 13 Return of chorus, harmony returns, deeper riffs on guitar. 2: 33 Power chord riffs on guitar, background vocals at lower pitch, rhythm slows.

Composition History While We Sleep and Ephemeral on Shadows of Dying Sun album. Written and composed by Ville Friman. Down With The Sun is from Across The Dark Album. Niilo wrote the lyrics and composed it with Friman.

Discography Earlier Work In The Halls of Awaiting (2002) Mostly progressive metal style. Coarse, more dissonance Above The Weeping World (2006) with vocals and instruments. Darker both lyrically and heavier instrumentally. Comes into their niche and more unique style. Since The Day It All Came Down (2004) Maintains better harmonies, cleaner vocals, more technical instrumentals.

Discography Later Work One For Sorrow (2012) New guitarist showcases ability. New record label. Depressing tone, influences from black metal. Across The Dark (2009) Excellent chord progressions. Lyrically focus upon nature. Shadows of The Dying Sun (2014) Most popular album features hit song “While We Sleep”. Excels in harmony composition.

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Images Referenced Trees and gray sky <https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=VQs. B_kr. SFr. M> Band members high resolution performances <http: //photophobia. eu/insomnium/> Grey scale of Insomnium concert performance <https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=SZMWKCgva. DY> Insomnium with large tree by Juggernaut-Art <http: //www. deviantart. com/morelikethis/290844180> Insomnium Shadows of the Dying Sun album with Silhouette <http: //wallpaperim. net/picture/173916 insomnium_shadows_of_the_dying_sun_background> Band photo all members <http: //www. thrashhits. com/2014/05/album-insomnium-shadows-of-the-dyingsun/> Niilo picture screaming into mic <http: //www. flickriver. com/photos/tags/sev%C 3%A 4 nen/interesting/> Ville flipping hair <http: //www. metalforcesmagazine. com/site/insomnium-15 -10 -13 -photo-10/> Markus (drums) blue <http: //tamerathon. deviantart. com/art/Insomnium-s-Markus-Hirvonen-571330208> Album covers <http: //www. insomnium. net/discography>