Music, essentially, is a weapon to destroy the walls we built around us â and Finnish metal melancholists INSOMNIUM are amongst its strongest wielders. Their ninth masterpiece, âAnno 1696â, released in early 2023 led us deep into the dark and troublesome past of Northern Europe, a time of witches, of superstition, of bloodlust and frenzy. And of werewolves. In November, INSOMNIUM continue the epic story of âAnno 1696â on their addendum-like EP âSongs of the Duskâ, featuring 22 minutes of music and three more journeys into a dark and foggy past. âWe simply had eleven great songs, and we thought that this material is too good to be âjustâ bonus tracks,â Niilo Sevänen (bass, vocals) states. âThey are part of the big story, so you can think of them as the directorâs cut material that tells a little extra. For those who want to have more.â