"Dankeschön! – Bitteschön!"
Translation: Hanna Häßlein
On January 12th 2017, Singer Niilo
Sevänen (video-interview here) was just as excited about the German language as the audience
during Insomnium’s show at the Colos-Saal Aschaffenburg. The Location
was the second stop of the ongoing Winter’s
Gate European Tour.
Hence, it is no surprise that the band started their show by playing the
entire album “Winter’s Gate”, which
consists of one single, 40 minute long song. During this, the atmosphere was the priority, the
audience was not addressed and a dim blue from the back was the only light
which led to the band members moving across the stage like silhouettes. This
worked really well to reflect the album’s mood and the short story behind it. For
the photographers, however, it was hell. Even as just an audience member, I
could not warm up to the dim lighting since I like to see the emotions on their
faces as well as other facial expressions and gestures, especially the
musician’s craftsmanship. However, one heard enough of their craftsmanship
during the song. When the second half of the concert, which consisted of older
songs, started, one got to see it as well as the lighting went back to normal.
