Dark Tranquillity – Moment
Century Media Records
8,0/10,0
Brief:
Swedish melodic death metal kings Dark Tranquillity are back with their new album, Moment. It’s been four years since the (Swedish) Grammy-nominated album, Atoma, but the time between was creative, innovative, and adventurous.
The band welcomed two top-tier guitarists—Christopher Amott (ex-Arch Enemy) and Johan Reinholdz (Nonexist)—while writing a stunning cluster of songs that not only push Dark Tranquillity’s boundaries outward but also strongly typify the Swedes’ sonic fingerprint.
Recorded at Nacksving Studios and Rogue Music by Martin Brändström and then mixed/mastered by Jens Bogren at Fascination Street Studios, Moment is a riveting yet challenging journey from start to finish.
Tracklist:
1 – Phantom Days
2 – Transient
3 – Identical to None
4 – The Dark Unbroken
5 – Remain in the Unknown
6 – Standstill
7 – Ego Deception
8 – A Drawn Out Exit
9 – Eyes of the World
10 – Failstate
Main Focus Tracks:
1 – Phantom Days
2 – Transient
3 – Identical to None
6 – Standstill
Other Recommended Tracks:
9 – Eyes of the World
Line-Up:
Mikael Stanne – vocals
Anders Jivarp – drums
Martin Brändström – keyboards, programming
Anders Iwers – bass
Christopher Amott – guitars
Johan Reinholdz – guitars
Comments:
If you like the newer Dark Tranquillity, this album is at least better than its predecessor. There are a couple songs, 4 perhaps, that will make it onto our regular playlists.
Contact:
Dark Tranquillity
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Selected Discography:
A Moonclad Reflection EP – 1992
Skydancer – 1993
Of Chaos and Eternal Night EP – 1995
The Gallery – 1995
Enter Suicidal Angels EP – 1996
The Mind’s I – 1997
Projector – 1999
Haven – 2000
Damage Done – 2002
Lost to Apathy EP – 2004
Character – 2005
Fiction – 2007
We Are the Void – 2010
Zero Distance EP – 2012
Construct – 2013
Atoma – 2016
Moment – 2020