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Dark Tranquillity Dark Tranquillity
a Melodic Death Metal band from Sweden   flag

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Last Update: November 07, 2009

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The style of Swedish melodic death metal, sometimes referred to as Gothenburg, has been around for some time and played by an increasing number of bands (Swedish and other) of late, but when the subject of the founders of said style comes up, only two names come to mind, that being In Flames and Dark Tranquillity (the two bands share more than an early similar sound -- they indirectly traded vocalists early in their careers). They remain a powerful force in Swedish extreme metal, even though their style is less the classic Maiden-with-death-vocals approach than in their past.

Recent album: Where Death Is Most Alive, released October 26, 2009.

members
current lineup:

Mikael Stanne
   vocals (In Flames)
Niklas Sundin
   guitars
Martin Henriksson
   guitars
Daniel Antonsson
   bass (Dimension Zero, Pathos, Soilwork)
Martin Brändström
   electronics
Anders Jivarp
   drums
former members:

Anders Fridén
   vocals (Ceremonial Oath, In Flames, Passenger)
Fredrik Johansson
   guitars
Michael Niklasson
   bass
discography
Skydancer
1993 Spinefarm

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     Track Listing:
  1. Nightfall By The Shore Of Time
  2. Crimson Winds
  3. A Bolt of Blazing Gold
  4. In Tears Bereaved
  5. Skywards
  6. Through Ebony Archways
  7. Shadow Duet
  8. My Faeryland Forgotten
  9. Alone
Lineup:
  • Anders Fridén
  • Mikael Stanne
  • Niklas Sundin
  • Martin Henriksson
  • Anders Jivarp


(EP) Of Chaos And Eternal Night
1995 Spinefarm

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     Track Listing:
  1. Of Chaos And Eternal Night
  2. With The Flaming Shades Of Fall
  3. Away, Delight, Away
  4. Alone
Lineup:
  • Mikael Stanne
  • Niklas Sundin
  • Fredrik Johansson
  • Martin Henriksson
  • Anders Jivarp


The Gallery
1995 Osmose

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     Track Listing:
  1. Punish my heaven
  2. Silence and the firmament withdrew
  3. Denspring
  4. The dividing line
  5. The gallery
  6. The one brooding warning
  7. Midway through infinity
  8. Lethe
  9. The emptiness from which I fed
  10. Mine is the grandeur
  11. ...Of melancholy burning
Lineup:
  • Mikael Stanne
  • Niklas Sundin
  • Fredrik Johansson
  • Martin Henriksson
  • Anders Jivarp


(EP) Enter Suicidal Angels
1996 Osmose

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     Track Listing:
  1. Zodijackyl light
  2. Razorfever
  3. Shadowlit facade
  4. Archetype
Lineup:
  • Mikael Stanne
  • Niklas Sundin
  • Fredrik Johansson
  • Martin Henriksson
  • Anders Jivarp


The Mind's I
1997 Osmose

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     Track Listing:
  1. Dreamlore degenerate
  2. Zodijackyl light
  3. Hedon
  4. Scythe, Rage and roses
  5. Constant
  6. Dissolution factor red
  7. Insanity's crescendo
  8. Still moving sinews
  9. Atom heart 5
  10. Tidal tantrum
  11. Tongues
  12. The mind's eye
Lineup:
  • Mikael Stanne
  • Niklas Sundin
  • Fredrik Johansson
  • Martin Henriksson
  • Anders Jivarp


Projector
1999 Century Media

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     Track Listing:
  1. Freecard
  2. ThereIn
  3. UnDo control
  4. Auctioned
  5. To a bitter halt
  6. The sun fired blanks
  7. Nether novas
  8. Day to end
  9. Dobermann
  10. On your time
Lineup:
  • Mikael Stanne
  • Niklas Sundin
  • Martin Henriksson
  • Michael Niklasson
  • Martin Brändström
  • Anders Jivarp


Haven
2000 Century Media

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     Track Listing:
  1. The wonders at your feet
  2. Not built to last
  3. Indifferent suns
  4. Feast of burden
  5. Haven
  6. The same
  7. Fabric
  8. Ego drama
  9. Rundown
  10. Emptier still
  11. At loss for words
Lineup:
  • Mikael Stanne
  • Niklas Sundin
  • Martin Henriksson
  • Michael Niklasson
  • Martin Brändström
  • Anders Jivarp


Damage Done
2002 Century Media

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• Internet Top Ten Album
     Track Listing:
  1. Final Resistance
  2. Hours Past In Exile
  3. Monochromatic Stains
  4. Single Part Of Two
  5. The Treason Wall
  6. Format C: For Cortex
  7. Damage Done
  8. Cathode Ray Sunshine
  9. The Enemy
  10. I, Deception
  11. White Noise / Black Silence
  12. Ex Nihilo
Lineup:
  • Mikael Stanne
  • Niklas Sundin
  • Martin Henriksson
  • Michael Niklasson
  • Martin Brändström
  • Anders Jivarp


(EP) Lost To Apathy
2004 Century Media

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     Track Listing:
  1. Lost To Apathy
  2. Derivation TNB
  3. The Endless Feed (Chaos Seed remix)
  4. Undo Control (Live)
Lineup:
  • Mikael Stanne
  • Niklas Sundin
  • Martin Henriksson
  • Michael Niklasson
  • Martin Brändström
  • Anders Jivarp


Character
2005 Century Media

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• Internet Top Ten Album
     Track Listing:
  1. The New Build
  2. Through Smudged Lenses
  3. Out Of Nothing
  4. The Endless Feed
  5. Lost To Apathy
  6. Mind Matters
  7. One Thought
  8. Dry Run
  9. Am I 1?
  10. Senses Tied
  11. My Negation
Lineup:
  • Mikael Stanne
  • Niklas Sundin
  • Martin Henriksson
  • Michael Niklasson
  • Martin Brändström
  • Anders Jivarp


Fiction
2007 Century Media

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• Internet Top Ten Album
     Track Listing:
  1. Nothing To No One
  2. The Lesser Faith
  3. Terminus (Where Death Is Most Alive)
  4. Blind At Heart
  5. Icipher
  6. Inside The Particle Storm
  7. Empty Me
  8. Misery's Crown
  9. Focus Shift
  10. The Mundane And The Magic
  11. A Closer End (Japan bonus track)
  12. Winter Triangle (Australian bonus track)
Lineup:
  • Mikael Stanne
  • Niklas Sundin
  • Martin Henriksson
  • Michael Niklasson
  • Martin Brändström
  • Anders Jivarp


Manifesto Of Dark Tranquillity (compilation)
2009 Century Media

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     Track Listing:
  1. Focus Shift
  2. Terminus (Where Death is Most Alive)
  3. The Lesser Faith
  4. Misery´s Crown
  5. The New Build
  6. Lost to Apathy
  7. My Negation
  8. Final Resistance
  9. Monochromatic Stains
  10. Hours Passed in Exile


Yesterworlds (compilation)
2009 Century Media

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     Track Listing:
  1. Midwinter (Intro)
  2. Beyond Enlightenment
  3. Vernal Awakening
  4. Void of Tranquillity
  5. Unfurled By Dawn
  6. Yesterworld
  7. Punish My Heaven (demo version)
  8. Away, Delight, Away (demo version)
  9. The Gallery (demo version)
  10. Punish My Heaven (alternative version)


Where Death Is Most Alive
2009 Century Media

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     Track Listing:
  1. Intro
  2. The Treason Wall
  3. The New Build
  4. Focus Shift
  5. The Lesser Faith
  6. The Wonders At Your Feet
  7. Lost To Apathy
  8. FreeCard
  9. Inside The Particle Storm
  10. Nothing To No One
  11. Edenspring
  12. Insanity’s Crescendo
  13. Lethe
  14. Dreamlore Degenerate
  15. Misery’s Crown
  16. ThereIn
  17. My Negation
  18. Yesterworld / Punish My Heaven
  19. The Mundane And The Magic
  20. Final Resistance
  21. Terminus (Where Death Is Most Alive)
Lineup: