Newsflash / 2005-03-16
Two Swedish festivals just confirmed:

July 9 - Tivolirocken, Kristianstad
July 28 - Storsjöyran, Sundsvall

And, as previously reported, we'll appear here as well:

June 25 - Fury fest, France
June 26 - Graspop, Belgium
July 16/17 - Ilosaarirock, Finland
August 18 - Summer breeze, Germany

A new version of the website is in progress, but we've made a slight facelife to this incarnation in the meantime. Things may be looking a bit weird on some pages, but you're used to that, right?

Newsflash / 2005-03-15
We're proud to announce that Henriksson, Sundin and Nicklasson now are endorsed by Seymour duncan. We've been using their pickups for years, and obviously it feels very flattering to be added to their impressive roster of top musicians.

Newsflash / 2005-03-10
Seems like the recent Swedish gigs got us some new fans, as "Character" now is back in the national chart at position #37. In the metal chart, the album is enjoying its seventh week, currently residing at #5.

Newsflash / 2005-03-07
Hi people,

we've just finished the last gig of the Kreator / Ektomorf / Hatesphere tour and would like to send a warm "thank you!" to everyone involved; our new friends in the bands, the crew and of course everyone that attended the shows. This was one of the most successful tours we've ever had the pleasure of doing, and rest assured that we'll be back on the European stages in the near future.

For some live pics from various gigs of the tour, feel free to check out www.dark-tranquillity.nl or www.photopit.com.

For those of you that couldn't come to the shows, here's some firsthand information on what you missed out on. Since all kinds of info has been floating around on the internet regarding playing time, setlists etc, it's best to set the record straight. We played for 45 minutes, with the
exception of the gigs in Sweden that were extended to 55 minutes. The following songs were played at some point during the tour (alternating every night):

The treason well
Lost to apahty
Through smudged lenses
One thought
White noise / black silence
The new build
The wonders at your feet
Scythe, rage and roses
Punish my heaven
My negation
The endless feed
Of chaos and eternal night
Final resistance

As previously reported, we have a new video in the works. Director Roger Johansson followed us for some days on the tour, recording the mayhem and frenzy of the shows in London, Barcelona and Paris among others, and the result will be a crushing promo clip for "The new build". More info will follow in the near future.

More news - the "Lost to apathy" video can now be seen online here. As usual, we recommend using Real alternative instead of the standard Real player.

Well, that's all for now. We'll be taking some well-deserved rest in order to be in top shape for the US tour with Soilwork, Hypocrisy and Mnemic, which will start in less than a month. See you there!

Newsflash / 2005-02-28

The reissues of "The gallery" and "The mind's I" are out now in Europe via Osmose productions. No news about the US release date yet.

As previously reported, the reissues contain new booklet layouts and the following bonus material:

THE GALLERY:

- Bringer Of Torture (Kreator cover)
- Sacred Reich (Sacred Reich cover)
- 22 Acacia Avenue (Iron maiden cover)
- Lady In Black (Mercyful fate cover)
- My Friend Of Misery (Metallica cover)

THE MIND'S I:

- Razorfever
- Shadowlit façade
- Archetype
- Zodijackyl light (video)
- Hedon (video)

Newsflash / 2005-02-23

"Character" is still thrusting its spear into the feeble flesh of the mainstream; last week, the position on the Swedish national charts jumped from #44 to #40, which means that the album has been on there for four weeks. It has also been in the Finnish album charts for three weeks, currently residing at position #37.

Time for some festival updates. Most of these have been rumoured for a while, but now we can finally confirm the following appearances:

June 25 - Fury fest, France
June 26 - Graspop, Belgium
July 16/17 - Ilosaarirock, Finland
August 18 - Summer breeze, Germany


Newsflash / 2005-02-10

The tour is going really well - thanks to everyone that has showed up so far! One important thing: People planning to attend the upcoming shows should be aware that the bands begin to play relatively early (sometimes earlier than what's officially announced by the venues). In other words, if you arrive late, you risk missing parts of the action.

Other good news - the gig in Gothenburg on the 3rd of March has been moved from Musikens hus to the bigger & better venue Kåren.

More chart updates: "Character" reached #17 at the Japanese rock charts, and it's still going strong in the national Swedish chart for the 3rd week in a row.

Fansite updates: The Italian site Darkillity has moved to
www.darkillity.net. A new Russian fanpage is up at www.dark.h14.ru.

That's all for now. Greetings from a sunny Montpellier, France!

Newsflash / 2005-02-07

Chart summary - a bit late since we're currently on tour, but here goes:

#83 in the official German album charts
#3 in the official Swedish album charts
#1 in the official Swedish metal charts
#57 in the official Italian album charts
#30 in the official Finnish album charts
#1 in the official Greek metal charts
#39 in official UK rock charts

Needless to say, we'd like to thank you all for your support!

Newsflash / 2005-01-31
More "CHARACTER" success stories:

After the awesome entry on # 3 on the official national sales charts in Sweden, here are two more entries:

- Official Italian charts at # 57
- Official charts in Finland at # 30

Newsflash / 2005-01-27
"CHARACTER" in the charts!

Weird! After having spent 16 years writing and performing songs for a small but devoted subculture, we suddenly find our new album on position #3 in the national Swedish album chart -and all this without having to compromise one single bit with our music.

Our aim has always been to do our own thing without paying too much attention to the current norms in the music scene; to give people time to change to appreciate our particular brand of mayhem rather than having us changing our music in a vain attempt to gain mass appeal. It seems like that time finally is here - and it's not a decade too late!

We'd like to thank all of you who have taken the initiative of buying "Character", and we're truly flattered by the fantastic feedback and reviews given so far. The chart position is a great way to kick off the European tour with Kreator, Hatesphere and Ektomorf, starting in just a few days. See you down the road!

Newsflash / 2005-01-19
The D-day is here. "Character" is released in Sweden today, and early next week the album will be out in Europe and the US.

Swedish listeners might be interested to learn that an interview with Mikael Stanne will be aired on the radio show P3 ROCK tomorrow at 22:10.

Newsflash / 2005-01-13
The band will do a signing session for "Character" at CD-specialisten in Gothenburg.

Time: Wednesday, Jan. 19 (i.e. next week)
Place: CD-specialisten, Kungsgatan, Göteborg

Further news: Listen to Mikael talking about the new album and various other things on the Swedish radio show Musikjournalen. Click here to listen (the action begins around 45 minutes into the show).

Newsflash / 2005-01-06
As mentioned yesterday, you can now pre-order SIGNED copies of "Character" via Bengans. See the popup window for more info. For those of you with popup-blockers installed, please click on the links below instead:

PRE-ORDER: SWEDEN
PRE-ORDER: INTERNATIONAL

Newsflash / 2005-01-05
Incredible! The reviews for "Character" are starting to appear on the net, and even though we're usually blessed with good feedback, the sheer amount of enthusiam for the new album is overwhelming.

For those of you eager to get your grips on the album as soon as possible, the record store Bengans will offer the chance to pre-order signed "Character" copies and have them delivered via mail on the day of release. Details will follow within a few days.

We're also happy to announce that a new Italian D.T. fansite is online at www.darkillity.tk.

Newsflash / 2004-12-30
"Character" is getting great press, with coverstories in several prominent magazines such as Rock Hard and Legacy. To add to this, we just got the news that we have the main feature in the upcoming issue of Korea's biggest music magazine, Hot music (on sale from Jan.5):



Newsflash / 2004-12-27
End-of-the-year news update:

Niklas and Mikael recently finished their 11-date promo trip throughout Europe, spreading their lies and desinformation to all magazines and radio stations willing to give a listen. The advance buzz for "Character" is really amazing, so it'll be a blast to see the reviews unfolding soon.

We're also making our first (to our knowledge) soundtrack appearance: "Lost to apathy" will be featured on the original motion picture soundtrack to "Alone in the dark", feat. Christian Slater among others.

Touring: We can finally confirm that we're embarking on a US tour with Soilwork, Hypocrisy and Mnemic in April and May. See the tour section for dates.

Our friends in Finland will be pleased to hear that we're playing on the Tuska Winter War festival on the 7th of March, together with Kreator and Cradle of filth.

Last but certainly not least - the song "Through smudged lenses" is now available for download here. For those of you wise enough not to have the abominable Real Player installed on your computer, we can recommend Real alternative.

Newsflash / 2004-12-06
Have a look here for a list of online vendors currently taking pre-orders for "CHARACTER".

As usual, big thanks to Gtranquillity / www.dark-tranquillity.nl for compiling the list.

Newsflash / 2004-11-29
We just found out that "Lost to apathy" entered the Swedish single chart at position #47! We didn't expect to hit the charts with a fast-paced thrash fest with screaming vocals, so this is definately good news.

Newsflash / 2004-11-29
Earlier this year, we announced the following:

Both "The gallery" (1995) and "The mind's I" (1997) will be re-released in special remastered deluxe editions, featuring brand new booklet layouts as well as a massive dose of hard-to-find bonus material.

During the years, we've been all too aware of the lack of availability of our earlier material in the US, and we've heard from a lot of people about how hard and frustrating it is to have to track down expensive import versions of the older albums in order to get the D.T. collections complete. We got so much positive response from old and new fans when Century media licenced the "Skydancer" (1993) album for the US territory a couple of years ago, so it feels great to finally have "The gallery" and "The mind's I" enjoying proper stateside distribution as well.

For various reasons, these projects were postponed for a while, but we just heard from the labels involved that the albums will see the light of day early next year. The exact release dates will follow as soon as they're confirmed. In the meantime, here are the full tracklists including the bonus material:

THE GALLERY:

1. Punish my heaven
2. Silence, and the firmament withdrew
3. Edenspring
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
12. Bringer Of Torture (Kreator cover)
13. Sacred Reich (Sacred Reich cover)
14. 22 Acacia Avenue (Iron maiden cover)
15. Lady In Black (Mercyful fate cover)
16. My Friend Of Misery (Metallica cover)

THE MIND'S I:

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 243.5
10. Tidal tantrum
11. Tounges
12. The mind's eye
13. Razorfever
14. Shadowlit façade
15. Archetype
16. Zodijackyl light (video)
17. Hedon (video)

Newsflash / 2004-11-20
For Swedish people interested in the merchandise we sold during the summer festivals this year: www.rockzone.se have the designs in stock.

Newsflash / 2004-11-17
Click here for a list of online vendors currently selling the "Lost to apathy" EP (thanks to Gtranquillity of www.dark-tranquillity.nl) for the research.

We can now reveal some more info on the upcoming meisterpiece "CHARACTER". The cover can be viewed by clicking here, and the full tracklist is as follows:

01. THE NEW BUILD
02. THROUGH SMUDGED LENSES
03. OUT OF NOTHING
04. THE ENDLESS FEED
05. LOST TO APATHY
06. MIND MATTERS
07. ONE THOUGHT
08. DRY RUN
09. AM I 1?
10. SENSES TIED
11. MY NEGATION

Newsflash / 2004-11-11
Mikael Stanne recently appeared on the national radio show Frank to discuss the band's early days and also review a few demos from up and coming bands.

It's all in Swedish and in the dreaded Real format, but don't let that put you off:

www.sr.se/p3/diverse/appdata/frank/sounds/frank2a.ram

Newsflash / 2004-11-10
You can now pre-order "Lost to apathy" from various places on ye olde WWW (the release date is next monday). Here are some links to get you started:

SWEDEN:

Ginza
CDON
Skivhugget

EUROPE:

Century media mailorder (Germany)
Century media mailorder (UK)

USA:

Century media mailorder (front page)

Posted by Martin B. / 2004-11-01
Once again I will team up with Tiamat and handle the keys on their next tour to the best of my abilities. The tour commences 25th of december. Be sure to check out www.churchoftiamat.com for a full schedule.

Newsflash / 2004-10-21
More tour info: Gtranquillity has kindly published a list with the venue/ticket information for the whole tour. Visit www.dark-tranquillity.nl for more info, or click the direct link here.

Newsflash / 2004-10-19
Important news for everyone planning to attend the Swedish gigs on the tour. Tickets are now available and can be purchased at www.ticnet.se (phone: 077-1707070).

The Göteborg venue in particular is pretty small for a package like this (feat. the mighty KREATOR), so we recommend everyone to get their tickets as quickly as possible in order to avoid disappointments.

March 3: Göteborg - Musikens Hus
March 5: Stockholm - Klubben

Newsflash / 2004-10-12
Here we go - an official announcement regarding the label situation:

We are exceptionally satisfied to announce that we've chosen to continue our cooperation with Century Media for another three albums. After lengthy negotiations with several prolific labels, the dotted line was finally signed and we have full confidence that we've made the right choice and that there are some excellent years ahead - both for us and for C.M. As some of you know, the new CD is already recorded and mixed, and the response for the live previews of the song "One Thought" has been truly great throughout the summer festivals, so we're eagerly anticipating the release of the album.

As you can see from the splash screen on this site, said album is entitled "CHARACTER" and will see the light of day on January 24 (Europe) / January 25 (USA). We're certain that your already high expectations will be met and surpassed, and the advance buzz from people fortunate enough to have listened to the album is nothing but outstanding.

Newsflash / 2004-10-11
Good news for all you UK fans! We'll play at The Forum in London on the 17th of December, as part of the Metal Hammer sponsored "Hammered at X-mas" events. Arch enemy and The haunted will also appear on the bill.

For more information, visit www.metalhammer.co.uk

Newsflash / 2004-10-07
Want to see a snippet of the "secret" gig in Seoul, Korea on the 5th of August? The whole show was broadcasted on Korean TV, and here is a clip of "Final resistance" showing the intimate and energetic atmosphere of the gig.

seoul.wmv (17 MB)

Newsflash / 2004-10-01
Great news! We'll team up with thrash pioneers KREATOR and two other as-yet-undisclosed bands for a European tour early next year.

These are the dates confirmed so far. As usual, the band isn't in any way involved in the booking process, so don't waste your time mailing us regarding the tour schedule.

Feb. 02 - Salzburg (A) Rockhouse
Feb. 03 - Zagreb (HR) Tvornica
Feb. 04 - Budapest (HU) Petöfi Hall
Feb. 05 - Wien (A) Planet Music
Feb. 06 - Graz (A) Orpheum
Feb. 07 - Llubljana (SLO) VtK
Feb. 08 - Treviso (I) New Age
Feb. 09 - Mailand (I) Rolling Stone
Feb. 10 - Montpellier (F) Rockstore
Feb. 11 - Bergara (E) Jam
Feb. 12 - Madrid (E) Arena
Feb. 13 - Barcelona (E) Razzmatazz 1
Feb. 14 - Lyon (F) Transbordeur
Feb. 15 - Paris (F) Elysee Montmatre
Feb. 16 - London (GB) Electric Ballroom
Feb. 17 - Antwerpen (B) Hof ter Lo
Feb. 18 - Tilburg (NL) O13
Feb. 19 - Osnabrück (D) Dütehalle/Georgsmarinenhütte
Feb. 20 - Oberhausen (D) T-Club Turbinenhalle
Feb. 21 - Langen (D) Stadthalle
Feb. 23 - Stuttgart (D) Longhorn
Feb. 24 - Nürnberg (D) Hirsch
Feb. 25 - Pratteln (CH) Z7
Feb. 26 - Kaufbeuren (D) Zeppelinhalle
Feb. 27 - Glauchau (D) Alte Spinnerei
Feb. 28 - Berlin (D) Columbiaclub
Mar. 01 - Hannover (D) Faust
Mar. 02 - Hamburg (D) Markthalle
Mar. 03 - Göteborg (S) Musikens Hus
Mar. 04 - Oslo (NO) Betong
Mar. 05 - Stockholm (S) Klubben

Other happenings in the ever-expanding D.T. universe: The "Lost to apathy" video clip is now finished, and some preview images will be posted here soon.


Newsflash / 2004-09-06
Some bad news - we just recieved information that the Metal monster festival, on the 9th of October in Istanbul, was cancelled by the promoter earlier today. We're very disappointed by this and want to make it clear that the cancellation was the decision of the festival organizers and not the bands involved. We were very much looking forward to playing in Turkey again for the first time since 2001, and hopefully we can schedule a new gig a.s.a.p.

On a brighter note, the video clip for "Lost to apathy" is progressing very nicely. Have a look at some photos from yesterday's shoot here.

Newsflash / 2004-09-01
The band has began working with director Roger Johansson on a video clip for the song "Lost to apathy", which will be the first single from the upcoming album. While it's too early to reveal any details, the end result promises to be a very different and unique piece of mayhem.

On the the live front, a gig in Istanbul is now confirmed for the 9th of October.

For those of you hungry for some D.T. swag, please note that some of the shirt designs sold on the summer festivals now are available from www.art-worx.de. Tip: Check both under "Dark tranquillity" and "Dark tranquility".

Some minor site updates have also taken place; mainly a couple of new live photos and a tattoo credit correction.

Newsflash / 2004-08-12
We're proud to announce that bassist Michael Nicklasson now is officially endorsed by the music business' finest: Warwick!

The deal was secured a while ago, and - needless to say - we're looking forward to a good and prosperous cooperation in the future. Thanks to Geir at Flaa music for making it happen.

Newsflash / 2004-08-09
We just returned home from a splendid trip to Korea and would like to thank everyone that made it possible for us to play as headliners in front of 12 000 people at the Busan International Rock Festival. Performing our blasting metal in the idyllic setting of the Dadaepo beach with fireworks constantly blazing is something that we'll remember as one of the most unique gig experiences in our career.

We were truly stunned by the huge amount of appreciation we got, both at the festival itself and at the "secret" club gig in Seoul.

A detailed tour report will be available here in a not-too-distant future. In the meantime, feel free to watch some live photos, courtesy of the festival, here.

Newsflash / 2004-06-29
We can now confirm that we'll play at this year's installment of Göteborgskalaset (in Gothenburg, Sweden, obviously...), which will take place on the 9th of August. Visit the festival homepage here (no specific information is available there yet, though). The Busan festival gig in Korea is schedule for the 6th.

Posted by Mikael / 2004-06-22
Thanks to all 8000 Greek maniacs present at the Rockwave festival last weekend. Photos from the spectacle can be seen here or at dark-tranquillity.nl.

Posted by Niklas / 2004-06-13
Korea, here we come! It just got confirmed that we'll play at the Busan rock festival on the 7-9th of August. The exact date will be announced shortly.

We're recieving lots of emails from people wondering about the status of the new album, so it's probably time to let you in on some of the news. The recording and mixing of the as-yet-untitled magnum opus is finished, and we'll soon begin work on the mastering. As we're currently in label negotiations with some of the most interesting players out there, it's too early to know any details concerning the release date and so forth, but rest assured that we'll do our best to make the album available to you as soon as possible.

A bit late, but nevertheless: "Exposures.." made an appearance on the national Swedish chart and reached #85 a mere two days after it was released. No mean feat for a metal compilation album!

What more? Some new tattoo photos and tabs have been added to the site and a couple of other minor updates have been made.

Newsflash / 2004-06-04
Thanks to all the people that made our performance at the Rock hard festival last weekend such a success! Photos from the event have been uploaded to the appropiate section.

A new version of D.T. SingALong - the nifty little karaoke program - can be downloaded from here, including the lyrics for "Damage done" and "Haven". Apologies to Jonas for being a bit late with the upload.

Instructions: - Right-click and chose "save as.." to download. Unzip and run DTSingALong.exe. Check the .readme file for usage instructions.

Newsflash / 2004-05-19
Next monday (the 24th), D.T. will have a signing session for "Exposures..." at the Bengans recordstore in Gothenburg. Time: 17:00.

Newsflash / 2004-05-12
As you can see from the popup-window, you can now pre-order signed copies of "Exposures.." via the Gothenburg record store Bengans and get the album delivered on the day of release. Note that this offer is valid in Sweden only, sorry.

Those of you using popup-killers can click here to view the order form in an ordinary browser window.

Posted by Mikael / 2004-05-11
Greetings and salutations! Just got home from another venture into the land of the rising sun. Japan, we love you. We´ve had the greatest time, and thanks to the very dangerous partners in crime from Toy´s Factory we managed to set the streets on fire and underwater creatures aflying from our beastly bellies.

Thanks also to our inbred friends from Soilwork who know how to shred not only on stage.

Domo Arigato!

Photos from all three gigs can be seen at
www.dark-tranquillity.nl

Newsflash / 2004-04-21
...and another:

July 2-4 - With full force festival, Germany

Newsflash / 2004-04-03
Another live showcase to aid us in our quest for world domination:

May 22 - 2000 Decibel festival, Bengtsfors, Sweden

Newsflash / 2004-04-01
Two more festival dates have now been confirmed:

May 30 - Rock hard festival, Germany
June 19 - Rockwave festival, Athens, Greece

The U.S. release date for "Exposures..." has been set to June 15.

Newsflash / 2004-03-30
Things are going fine in the studio and we're currently in the process of mixing the album.

Some other news:

- Art Worx, our German merch company, have a new "Hours passed in exile" shirt available for your buying pleasure. Click here for more info. Before you ask, this shirt is NOT available directly from the band.

- A new trip to Japan is now confirmed. Together with Soilwork, we'll play at the following places:

01-05-04 Nagoya - Club Quattro
02-05-04 Osaka - Big Cat
03-05-04 Tokyo - Shibuya Ax

Posted by Mikael / 2004-03-04
Cheers!

Just wanted to stop by and give you guys an update on what´s going on in the studio:

We are nearing the completion of this our seventh album. Anders has been true to form and blasted his way through the songs with surgical precision as usual. Michael laid down some bass devastation the other day with furious gut-deforming lows and ear-denying highs as a result.
Martin and Niklas have shredded above and beyond the call of duty once more with the rhythm guitars and are ready to further cast their spells in the form of leads and solos this week. Martin B is at the moment locked away at an undisclosed location brewing up potions of electronic wizardry, soon to be combined into a most volatile mix of metal.

Myself, I have been shackled in the vocal booth for most of this week and I will remain there for a few more days.
We couldn´t be more satisfied with the way things are going and cannot wait to inflict our pain onto others.

Things are looking dark, and we love it.

For some photos from the recording session in Studio Fredman, click here.

Newsflash / 2004-02-19
"Exposures - In Retrospect And Denial":

Dark Tranquillity celebrates its 15th birthday by releasing a double CD featuring rare and previously unreleased material.

For many years, we've received lots of questions regarding the possibility of our pre-album material ever being released on CD, and we're very happy to provide old and new fans that are interested in the first chapter of our history with a viable alternative to forking out a small fortune on Ebay for a worn-out original copy of the demo or 7" EP.

After a lot of digging though the vaults, the original DAT tapes for our "Trail Of Life Decayed" demo (1991) and "A Moonclad Reflection" EP (1992) were found, and we could happily note that they were intact and had survived the ten years in limbo remarkably well. With the help of some carefully executed mastering magic, the sound quality has been boosted a great deal.

In addition, we have the pleasure of including a couple of songs that were recorded during the studio sessions for our last three albums. Some of these tracks, like "Exposure" and "Cornered", have until now only been available on limited edition versions of the albums, while some others, like "Static", "No One" and "In Sight", are previously unheard by anyone outside the immediate band circle.

As a special treat, we're also including a second disc with more than 70 minutes of live songs (the audio portion of the recently released "Live Damage" DVD. Enjoy!

"Exposures..." comes packaged with an extensive 20-page booklet filled to the rim with exclusive photos from all stages of the band's career as well as liner notes from noted music journalist Chris Dick (www.digitalmetal.com), a initiated long-time observer of the scene.

The release date for "Exposures…" will be May 31st via Century Media Records in Europe and the 2-CD will be released for the fair deal of a Single-Disc price. Further international release dates will be announced shortly!

"Exposures - In Retrospect And Denial" 2-CD full track listing:

DISC 1 (Rare Material):

01. Static
02. The Poison Well
03. Misery In Me
04. Cornered
05. In Sight
06. No-One
07. Exposure
08. Yesterworld
09. Unfurled By Dawn
10. Midwinter/Beyond Enlightenment
11. Vernal Awakening
12. Void Of Tranquillity

DISC 2 (Live Material):

01. The Wonders At Your Feet
02. The Treason Wall
03. Hedon
04. White Noise/Black Silence
05. Haven
06. Punish My Heaven
07. Monochromatic Stains
08. Indifferent Suns
09. Format C: For Cortex
10. Insanity's Crescendo
11. Hours Passed In Exile
12. The Sun Fired Blanks
13. Damage Done
14. Lethe
15. Not Built To Last
16. ThereIn
17. Zodijackyl Light
18. Final Resistance
19. Ex Nihilo