DARK TRANQUILLITY

Release Year: 2016
Artist Origin: SWE
Style: fast harmonious death thrash metal

with no back thought left about being overly innovative, historical Swedish entity turns back to the fast, dynamic, ultimate and highly harmonious death/thrashing metal roots even more: seventh full-length [2005] is one of their most rewarding, awe-inspiring releases since 1995's sweeping masterpiece The Gallery, featuring devastating yet quite complex arrangements, crushing dual guitar riffs, as well as balance-destroying soaring voice by Mikael Stanne, backed up by bottom-heavy rhythm section, so that genius performers of trademark Gothenburg sound deliver surprisingly energetic and aggressive album of unmatched quality, consisting of eleven infectious numbers; recent Spanish gatefold sleeve picture disk edition is limited to 400 units