Archive for Dark Tranquillity

The 20 Best Scandinavian Melodic Death Metal Bands of All Time

Posted in Lists, Videos with tags , , , , , , , , , on 12/13/2025 by Kurt Orzeck

Disagree if you dare.

1. At the Gates

2. Dark Tranquillity

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What’s The Deal With Dark Tranquillity Vocalist’s New Side Project?

Posted in News with tags , , on 07/11/2024 by Kurt Orzeck

Fans of Dark Tranquillity and vocalist Mikael Stanne shouldn’t be so baffled by his new project Cemetery Skyline putting out three singles without formalizing a full-length. The answer is in front of our noses. Read my news report via New Noise.

Photo credit: Krichan Wihlborg.

Best Albums Of 2016: Cobalt, Ancst, Black Fast

Posted in Album Reviews, Lists, Reviews, Sound Off with tags , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on 12/20/2016 by Kurt Orzeck

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1. CobaltSlow Forever (Profound Lore)
2. AncstMoloch (Halo of Flies) Continue reading

Wordle’d: At The Gates, In Flames, Dark Tranquillity Albums

Posted in Features, Wordle'd with tags , , on 06/18/2010 by Kurt Orzeck

At this time 15 years ago, At the Gates were in the middle of putting to tape one of the most critical chapters in all of melodic death metal: Slaughter of the Soul. Continue reading

Death-Metal-Parody Proposals For ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic

Posted in Lists with tags , , , , , , , , , , , on 06/06/2010 by Kurt Orzeck

Amon Amarth’s “Valhalla Awaits Me” -> “Pizza Awaits Me”
Cannibal Corpse’s “Covered With Sores” -> “Covered With S’mores”
Carcass’ “Inpropagation” -> “Inpoopagation” Continue reading

What, Dark Tranquillity Not Worthy? An Open Letter To L.A. Metalheads

Posted in Concert Reviews, Reviews with tags , on 06/02/2010 by Kurt Orzeck

Hey man, missed you at the Dark Tranquillity show last night. What happened? Thought you were a troo metalhead. Continue reading

In Flames Album Discography: Drummer Touches ‘Em All

Posted in Discographies, Features, Interviews with tags , , on 01/02/2010 by Kurt Orzeck

The man who pounds the kit for one of the best-known death-metal bands in the world isn’t an angry dude. He’s not even tense. In fact, he’s so mellow at times that you might be tempted to take his pulse. Continue reading

An Extremely Long Conversation About Extreme Metal With Albert Mudrain

Posted in Features, Interviews, What You Readin' For? with tags , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on 01/02/2010 by Kurt Orzeck

There is horror cinema. And then there is splatter cinema.

There is drug use. And then there is drug addiction.

There is heavy metal. And then there is extreme metal. Continue reading