Insomnium
With Oceans of Slumber, Bereft, Uhtcearu.
High Noon Saloon 701A E. Washington Ave., Madison, Wisconsin 53703
The veteran Finnish melodic death metal band Insomnium — yes, death metal can be melodic — anchors this impressive evening of somber heavy metal. At recent shows, Insomnium has performed the 2016 concept album Winter’s Gate in its entirety, plus encores stretching to eight songs. The melancholic 40-minute single-song album tells the tale of Viking explorers in search of a fabled Irish island. Insomnium make music both brutal and beautiful, which is one reason the band has survived since 1997. Also on the bill: Houston’s Oceans of Slumber (progressive metal), Madison’s Bereft (doom metal) and Milwaukee’s Uhtcearu (blackened death metal).