Dark Tranquillity

Dark Tranquillity is a melodic death metal band from Gothenburg, Sweden. They are one of the longest-standing bands from the Gothenburg metal scene and one of the pioneers of the melodic death metal genre.

Background

Dark Tranquillity was formed in 1989, under the name Septic Broiler who were a thrash metal band[1]. Since its formation the band has had a fairly stable line-up. In 1990, the band would record a demo cassette tape entitled Enfeebled Earth before they would change their name to Dark Tranquillity and their style. In 1993, Anders Fridén, Dark Tranquillity's original lead vocalist, left the band and later joined In Flames.[2] Mikael Stanne, who formerly played rhythm guitar and provided backing vocals, then became the lead vocalist, and Fredrik Johansson was recruited to take over rhythm guitar duties.

Before the release of the band's 1999 album, Projector (later nominated for a Swedish Grammy Award), Fredrik Johansson was asked to leave the band due to his lack of devotion to the band.[2] Martin Henriksson then switched from playing bass to guitar to replace Johansson, and the band added Michael Nicklasson on bass and Martin Brändström on keyboards and electronics. At this point the band also signed to Century Media Records. Since then, the band has remained stable in its line-up and its musical style; blending layers of rapid guitar lines with harmony-rich electronic keyboard washes and extremely precise rhythms underneath Stanne's abstract growled lyrics.

From 1995 to 2002, all of Dark Tranquillity's recordings were produced by Fredrik Nordström, who is known as one of the leading melodic death metal producers. After 2002 every recording the band released was self-produced until Fiction, which was co-produced with another well known melodic death metal producer, Tue Madsen.

Dark Tranquillity has now finished recording their newest album, Fiction, which they co-produced with Tue Madsen. The album was released on April 2007.

Members

Current members

* Mikael Stanne – vocals (1994-present), guitar (1989-1994)
* Niklas Sundin – guitar (1989-present)
* Martin Henriksson – guitar (1998-present), bass (1989-1998)
* Martin Brändström – keyboards and electronics (1998-present)
* Michael Nicklasson – bass (1998-present)
* Anders Jivarp – drums (1989-present)

[edit] Former members

* Anders Fridén – vocals (1989-1993)
* Fredrik Johansson – guitar (1993-1998)

Session members

* Robin Engström – drums (tour 2001)

Guest musicians

* Anna-Kajsa Avehall (Skydancer)
* Eva-Marie Larsson (The Gallery)
* Sara Svensson (The Mind's I)
* Johanna Andersson (Projector)
* Nell Sigland (Fiction)

Discography

Skydancer 1993
The Gallery 1995
The Mind's I 1997
Haven July 25, 2000
Damage Done August 20, 2002
Character January 24, 2005
Fiction April 17, 2007

EPs and MCDs

* Of Chaos and Eternal Night (MCD, 1995, Spinefarm Records)
* Enter Suicidal Angels (MCD, 1996, Osmose Productions)
* Lost to Apathy (EP, 2004, Century Media)

Other albums

* Skydancer/Of Chaos and Eternal Night (reissue, 2000)
* Exposures - In Retrospect and Denial (compilation, 2004, Century Media)

DVDs and videos

* Zodijackyl Light (1996, Osmose Productions)
* World Domination (VHS, 1998, Osmose Productions)
* Live Damage (DVD, 2003, Century Media)

Demos

* Enfeebled Earth (1989, released under the name Septic Broiler)
* Trail of Life Decayed (1991), (1992, re-release, Guttural Records)
* A Moonclad Reflection (1992, Slaughter/Exhumed Records)
* Tranquillity (1993, cassette compilation containing Trail of Life Decayed and A Moonclad Reflection, Carnage Records)

Trivia

* Mikael Stanne recorded vocals with In Flames for their debut album. However, contrary to popular belief, he was never an official member of that band; he was a session vocalist and sang to help out the members of In Flames who did not have a vocalist yet.[3]

* Guitarist Niklas Sundin wrote the lyrics for two In Flames' albums, The Jester Race and Whoracle, based on concepts by Anders Friden. He also translated the lyrics from Swedish to English for Colony.

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evo, pa sad mene zanima el ima koga tu da ih slusa, sto mislite o njima itd...
imho: bogovi melodeatha, sa svakim albumom sve bolji i bolji...

hehe,ceka sam da netko i ovo otvori (bas sam lijen,ne da mi se nista sam otvarati )
Meni medju TOP 5 najboljih bendova. Najbolje pisme su mi...recimo: The Treason Wall,The Wonders at Your Feet,Hedon,Hours Passed In Exile.... premocni su mi

Da, nadasve odlični.

Al nebih se složio da su sve bolji i bolji

Meni su ipak naj raniji albumi : Skydancer & Of Chaos, Gallery, i Haven.

No Mercy je napisao/la:

hehe,ceka sam da netko i ovo otvori (bas sam lijen,ne da mi se nista sam otvarati )
Meni medju TOP 5 najboljih bendova. Najbolje pisme su mi...recimo: The Treason Wall,The Wonders at Your Feet,Hedon,Hours Passed In Exile.... premocni su mi

potpisujem sve navedeno !

Goran je napisao/la:

Da, nadasve odlični.

Al nebih se složio da su sve bolji i bolji

Meni su ipak naj raniji albumi : Skydancer & Of Chaos, Gallery, i Haven.

nisam mislio na subjektivno 'bolji' vec jednostavno na kvalitetu njihovih albuma, i meni su ranija djela poput Haven-a i Damage done daleko bolji od npr Charactera, al sta je tu je ^^

Madame Nocturna je napisao/la:

potpisujem sve navedeno !

hehe,nije ni cudno,sto se tice muzike cini se da imamo identican ukus

Citat :

nisam mislio na subjektivno 'bolji' vec jednostavno na kvalitetu njihovih albuma, i meni su ranija djela poput Haven-a i Damage done daleko bolji od npr Charactera, al sta je tu je ^^

To sto si reka + Mind's I

Goran je napisao/la:

Da, nadasve odlični.

Al nebih se složio da su sve bolji i bolji

Meni su ipak naj raniji albumi : Skydancer & Of Chaos, Gallery, i Haven.

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