Dark Tranquility

Dark Tranquility is a melody group of Death Swedish formed with Gothenburg. They are one of the key groups of the scene metal of Gothenburg and the pioneers of the death melody metal.

Biography

Created under the name of Septic Broiler in 1989 and playing initially of the Thrash metal, the group takes its current name after its first demonstration Enfeebled Earth (1990), and turns to the death nonlinear metal.

In 1993, the principal singer of the group, Anders Friden, share to sing in In Flames and is replaced by Mikael Stanne which was until there with the rhythmic guitar and the second song. In same time, Fredrik Johansson is recruited as a rhythmic guitarist.

After the album Projector (1999) nominated in Grammy Award Swedish, Fredrik Johansson decides to leave the group for lack of motivation. Martin Henriksson thus passes from low to the guitar and the bass player Michael Nicklasson is then integrated into the group, at the same time as electronic Martin Brändström with the keyboard and sounds. Dark Tranquility signs then on the label Century Media Records. From this moment, the musical direction and the formation of the group will not evolve/move any more.

From 1995 to 2002, the stays group produces by Fredrik Nordström, become one of the producers leaders of the death melody metal. After 2002, the group decides autoproduire, but chooses the coproduction with Tue Madsen for their album Fiction left in April 2007.

Dark Tranquility currently has 8 albums with its credit, as well as a live DVD. They began a round in North America with The Haunted and Into Eternity ( Metal for the Masses Tower ).

Formation

  • Mikael Stanne - Song (rhythmic guitar of 1989 to 1993)
  • Niklas Sundin - Guitar
  • Martin Henriksson - Guitar (low of 1989 to 1998)
  • Michael Nicklasson - Low
  • Martin Brändström - Keyboards
  • Anders Jivarp - Battery.

Ex-members

  • Anders Friden - Song (1989-1993)
  • Fredrik Johansson - Guitar (1993-1998)

Also sang as guests

  • Ass-Kajsa Avehall ( Skydancer )
  • Eva-Marie Larsson ( The Gallery )
  • Sara Svensson ( The Mind' S I )
  • Johanna Andersson ( Projector )

Discography

  • 1991 : Trail off Life Decayed (Demonstration)
  • 1992: has Moonclad Reflection (EP)
  • 1993: Trail off Life Decayed (EP)
  • 1993: Skydancer (album)
  • 1995: Off Chaos and Eternal Night (MCD)
  • 1995: The Gallery (album)
  • 1996: Enter Suicidal Angels (MCD)
  • 1997: The Mind' S I
  • 1999: Projector
  • 2000 : Skydancer/Of Chaos and Eternal Night (Re-Exit)
  • 2000: Haven
  • 2002 : Damage Gives
  • 2003: Live Ramming (DVD)
  • 2004: Exposures - In Retrospect and Denial (Compilation)
  • 2004: Lost To Apathy (MCD)
  • 2005: Character
  • 2007 : Fiction

External bonds

  • Official site of Dark Tranquility
  • Dark Tranquility fan site Dutch Site
  • Dark Tranquility France French Site

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