Insomnium and Amorphis bring Finnish melodic metal to The KING of CLUBS

Fresh off a tenth album, Netherworlds, Insomnium makes its Columbus stop on Friday, Nov. 20, alongside fellow Finns Amorphis.

Set an early alarm for this one. When Insomnium and Amorphis hit The KING of CLUBS on Friday, Nov. 20, the show starts at 6:30 p.m., which is about when most Friday plans are still deciding on dinner.

It's worth getting there on time. This is a double bill of two Finnish melodic metal bands on a co-headlining North American run, and Columbus lands in the first week of it. Blabbermouth reported that the tour opens in Boston on Nov. 17 and runs to New York's Irving Plaza on Dec. 19. Our listings have it in Detroit the night after Columbus, then Minneapolis–St. Paul, Denver, Portland and Seattle. Tickets are on DICE.

The headline here is the new record. Insomnium released *Netherworlds*, the band's tenth studio album, on Oct. 16 through Century Media, as Blabbermouth and The Metallist reported when it was announced. Jens Bogren mixed and mastered it, Miiro Varjus co-produced with the band, and Travis Smith painted the cover. The album opens with the band's version of Henry Purcell's "The Cold Song," a Baroque aria, which tells you a lot about Insomnium's appetite for gloom. Singles "Gleam in the Black" and "Arch of the Sky" came out ahead of it. Blabbermouth's review gave it 9 out of 10 and called it a wonderful record.

So a show four weeks after release means you'll likely hear a good chunk of *Netherworlds* while it's still new to the band, too.

Ten albums in, Insomnium is touring a record its biggest metal outlet scored a 9 out of 10.

Amorphis is the other half of the night and hardly a warm-up act. The band is still touring *Borderland*, which came out in September 2025 on Reigning Phoenix Music, per Blabbermouth. If you've only ever caught one of these bands, the pairing makes sense. Both work the space between crushing riffs and big, mournful melodies, and both come from the same Finnish scene.

As far as our records go, this is the first time Insomnium has played Columbus. That's reason enough for the city's melodic death metal fans to turn out.

The KING of CLUBS sits on Busch Boulevard on the north side and holds 850. That's a good size for a bill like this, big enough for a real production and small enough that you're never far from the stage. The room has carved out a niche for rock and metal shows, and this is about as on-brand a booking as it gets.

The practical notes: doors and set times come from the venue, but the music starts at 6:30. Eat beforehand. With two full sets from bands this deep into their catalogs, it's a long night of music even with the early start.

Go for *Netherworlds*, stay for Amorphis, and you'll probably still be home before midnight, ears ringing.

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