Insomnium debuts new single, “The Witch Hunter”

On February 24th, Finnish metal melancholists Insomnium will release their ninth full-length, “Anno 1696”, via Century Media Records. Based on a short story by Niilo Sevänen (bass/vocals), “Anno 1696” is woven with sorrow and the last crumbling vestiges of hope. For a preview of this upcoming album, the new single “The Witch Hunter” is now available.

Guitarist Markus Vanhala comments about the track: “This is a good example of a song growing and finding its own wings during the studio process. This one definitely has a cinematic feel; the storyline needs the essence of journey moving forward. In fact, I made a Finnish vocal demo for this one, reading and screaming Niilo’s storyline, but only the name stayed and translated from ‘Noidanmetsästäjä’ to English. But that’s another story and a secret version never to be found by ‘outsiders’… 🙂”

Watch the video for “The Witch Hunter” here:

“Anno 1696” tracklist:
1. 1696
2. White Christ (feat. Sakis Tolis)
3. Godforsaken (feat. Johanna Kurkela)
4. Lilian
5. Starless Paths
6. The Witch Hunter
7. The Unrest
8. The Rapids

Pre-order the album HERE.