Time to let you in on the plans for our upcoming ninth (or tenth, depending on how you count) full-length album. The as-yet-untitled beast will be recorded in September and October and released in early 2010 through Century media records.
We'll keep the recording setup completely in-house this time. Drums will be tracked in Daniel Antonsson's studio, while the remaining instruments will be immortalized in Martin Brändström's newly renovated Rogue music facilities. The mixing duties will once again be handled by Tue Madsen in his Antfarm studio in Denmark.
As for the music itself, it's a bit too early to delve into details, but the material feels diverse and fresh and covers all the facets of the D.T. sound. Those who are familiar with our songwriting process know that we always keep re-arranging and experimenting with the material until the recording starts, and while we currently have the basic foundations for around 10 songs, many things are still open. The final result is likely to surprise ourselves as well as you people.
Some tentative song titles are "I am the void", "Zero distance", "the burden of love alive", "Archangelsk" and "Memories in reverse", though these are subject to change as usual.
Well, more news will follow in due time...
"Punish..." cover, website problems - June 14, 2009
S.O.T.B. just uploaded their bluegrass cover version of "Punish my heaven", and it's simply awesome. Go listen now, and check out their interpretation of the At the gates classic "Blinded by fear" as well: www.sotb.se
Some people have experienced problems with this site being flagged as a security risk in some browsers. Our webhost is looking into the matter, and it should be fixed a.s.a.p.
Video clip from Graz, feature in Metal Hammer - May 28, 2009
While waiting for more info on the upcoming live DVD, we present to you a clip of "Edenspring", shot in Graz, Austria in November last year. Enjoy!
The re-issues of "Projector", "Haven" and "Damage done" are now released, and because of this, the German edition of Metal Hammer published a special feature with comments from Niklas about all the albums. Click HERE to read.
Pre-order "Yesterworlds" + re-releases NOW! - May 19, 2009
As you've seen on the index page, you can now pre-order "Yesterworlds" and the "Haven", "Projector" and "Damage done" re-releases directly through this site.
D.T. & Sonata Arctica form poker team - May 12, 2009
As many of you know, Martin H and Martin B are great poker affictionados (the latter with a monthly column in Sweden's Poker Magazine). Together with Henrik and Marko of Sonata Arctica, they've formed an online poker team that will host regular tournaments at rockstarsofpoker.info.
The site is a collaboration with betfriends.com, and there is money as well as special band related goodies to be won. Next tournament will be held on May 17 @ 21:00 CET.
Somehow we got lured into a soccer tournament this past weekend. For me this was the first time on a soccer field since my athletic peak in 1982 but because we put together a great team we managed to get to the semi-finals, ending up with the bronze medal. Jonas, Anders, Martin, Daniel, Anders B and Per really delivered every step of the way and we had an awesome time exhausting ourselves in front of the cheerful 3000+ audience.
We are already in training for next year's showdown. Cheers and thanks to all who supported us.
Mikael
Team Dark Tranquillity/The Haunted
Metallsvenskan reminder - May 8, 2009
For those of you residing in Sweden, don't forget to check out tomorrow's Metallsvenskan soccer tournament in Örebro, where members of D.T. and The Haunted team up to mercilessly crush the competition and leave the lesser teams crying in defeat and humilation.
The (to be) winning team consists of:
Anders Björler (The Haunted)
Jonas Björler (The Haunted)
Per Möller Jensen (The Haunted)
Anders Jivarp (Dark Tranquillity)
Mikael Stanne (Dark Tranquillity)
Daniel Antonsson (Dark Tranquillity)
Martin Henriksson (Dark Tranquillity)
Nine new band tattoos are now added to the appropiate section. We know that some of you have been waiting a long time to get your ink published, so apologies for that.
If you sent a tattoo photo to us and still don't find it in on the site, please re-submit: darkhq@gmail.com
"Projector", "Haven" and "Damage done" will be re-released at the end of May. In addition, a special CD entitled "Yesterworlds" will be made available, featuring old demo/7" EP material.
We're confimed as co-headliner for this year's edition of Zagreb Metal Fest in Croatia, set to take place on September 26. See you there!
"Misery's crown" video filmed - April 7, 2009
Some updates of an audiovisual nature: We just spent the day shooting a video clip for "Misery's crown" together with director Roger Johansson. More details will be announced in the near future.
In the meantime, some photos from the recordings can be found here.
Soccer action! - March 16, 2009
Members of D.T. will participate in Metallsvenskan, a soccer tournament featuring players from some of Sweden's most established metal bands.
The event will be held at the Behrn Arena in Örebro, Sweden on the 9th of May. For more info: www.metallsvenskan.se
2x Hellflame festival - March 3, 2009
Two other german festivals - under the same banner - added:
Sep 5 - Hellflame festival - Osnabrück, Germany
Oct 24 - Hellflame festival (The south side of Hell) - Lichtenfels, Germany
Antonsson lands Mayones endorsement - February 3, 2009
Daniel Antonsson is proud to announce that he now is endorsed by Mayones guitars & basses. More info on his equipment will be posted in the near future.
Rock harz open air festival confirmed - February 2, 2009
Another festival show is now confirmed - Rock harz in Germany. We're scheduled to play on July 11.
"Empty me" hoodie now available - February 2, 2009
By popular demand, the "Empty me" hoodie that previously only was available on the last European tour, is now available from our official webshop.
The Spanish mini tour went great, and as expected the audiences in Barcelona and Madrid were as dedicated as always. Thanks to everyone involved!
Brändström to tour with Tiamat - January 19, 2009
Once again, Martin Brändström will handle the keyboard duties for our fellow metal merchants in Tiamat. The European tour in support of the "Amanethes" album will start in Stockholm, Sweden on February 8.
2008 was truly one of the most active years in D.T. history, with close to 100 shows being played in most corners of the world. Apart from seeing a lot of familar faces on the regular US tour and European/Scandinavian headline trips, we also had the pleasure of visiting more remote territory such as Japan, Taiwan, China, Russia, Ukraine, Estonia, Turkey, Mexico, Colombia, Chile and Argentina. In addition, the first proper headline tours of the UK and Finland were made, which of course were long overdue.
This year will probably be a bit more calm on the live front, as we'll first and foremost focus on the songwriting for the new album, but there are already a couple of shows and festivals confirmed and more are in the pipeline.
As most of you know, we'll release our second DVD later this year, recorded at the Rolling Stone in Milan, Italy. The preview footage we've seen looks absolutely killer, and the material is currently being edited by the good folks of Vasara films in Finland. More info on this will follow in the near future.
Well, thanks for the support and have a prosperous 2009!
Kaltenbach Open Air festival confirmed - December 1, 2008
And another one: Next year's edition of Kaltenbach Open Air in Austria will be
graced by our presence. Exact playing date to be announced; either July 17 or 18.
Karmøygeddon festival confirmed - November 28, 2008
Another festival confirmation just in. We'll appear at the Karmøygeddon festival in Haugesund, Norway on April 25.
The Scandinavian leg of the tour, under the "Close-up made us do it"-flag, is now complete. Thanks to Engel and Dead by April for great company and great shows. Also, huge salutations to our beloved crew for making all of this possible and of course to all you people sometimes traveling very long distances to attend the gigs.
Photos and video clips will be posted here as soon as time permits.
Shows in Spain confirmed - November 24, 2008
The following dates have now been added to the 2009 schedule, and we look forward to once again playing to our Spanish friends and fans. More info to follow shortly.
January 23 - Salamandra, Barcelona
January 24 - Heineken, Madrid
European leg of tour complete - November 13, 2008
Yesterday in Copenhagen was the last date of the mainland Europe leg (a.k.a. the "Where death is most alive" part) of the tour. Everything went great and our already high expectations for the first proper headline venture in a while were surpassed every night. Thanks to anyone that showed up at the shows and of course to Poisonblack and Fear my thoughts for being great people as well as great bands.
Now, it's time to kickstart the "Close-up made us do it" part of the tour, and we welcome Engel and Dead by April to the madness.
Nell Sigland to guest on Oslo show - November 10, 2008
Good news for our Norweigan fans: Nell from Theatre of tragedy - who performed "The mundane and the magic" and "Insanity's crescendo" with us on the Milan DVD recording show - will be making a guest appearance at the Oslo show on November 13.
Daniel Antonsson joins as permanent member - November 8, 2008
We're proud to announce that Dark tranquillity again is a six-piece (or sixpack if you will). Daniel Antonsson is now officially our new bass player, and we look forward to starting to work on the next album with such a talented musician in the ranks.
Other than that, the tour is going great! Expect a full update in the next couple of days.
Winterfire festival clarification - November 5, 2008
There has been some confusion regarding this date, but we can clear all doubts and let you know that we're definitely appearing at the Winterfire festival in Giessen, Germany on the 21st of February. More info can be found here.
Stanne comments on upcoming tour - October 22, 2008
We have been working extremely hard to make the upcoming tour a very special event, both for us and for the audience. To commemorate the fact that next year marks our 20th anniversary, we've revamped the setlist and will offer an extensive collection of songs representing all facets of our career. The music ranges from material written 1992 to "Fiction" tracks never before performed live, so all in all it'll be a dynamic mixture of old and new material.
As most of you know, the Milan show on October 31 will be recorded for an upcoming DVD, and this evening will feature a guest musician as well as some other surprises. We're also taking the opportunity to bring in a more extensive stageshow than usual for the whole tour, this time centered around custom animations/projections.
These shows also mark the end of the "Fiction" touring cycle. After this trip, we'll lock ourselves up in the dark confines of the rehearsal room to focus on the songwriting for the next album, so we recommend everyone to catch us on this tour, as it'll be the last chance for quite some time in most territories. However, a few select shows for 2009 are already being planned.
Stanne to host growling seminars - October 2, 2008
A piece of oddball news: Mikael - who constantly gets asked tons of questions from aspiring young vocalists about his singing technique - will host a couple of growling workshops here in Gothenburg. Topics to be covered include the fundamentals of growling/screaming technique as well as how to maintain vocal stamina and clarity in a touring situation.
The main focus for next year will be the songwriting for the new album, but we can now announce the first show for 2009. On February 21, we'll headline the Winterfire festival in Giessen, Germany.
Rock Voyager offers fan package trip to Milan show - October 1, 2008
As previously announced, Rock Voyager are arranging special fan package trips to the Berlin, Stuttgart and Cologne shows of the tour. They've now added a voyage to the DVD recording in Milan, so check the details out here:
"The gallery" shirt available again - September 25, 2008
A lot of people have been requesting the long out-of-print "The gallery" shirt, so we've made an updated version that's now available from our web store. Click here to watch the design and click below to purchase.
The response to our bassist search has been overwhelming, and we want to send our sincere thanks to everyone that got in touch. Applications poured in from pretty much every continent, and some of the interested musicians are members in bands that we have been huge fans of for many years, which was extremely flattering.
However, we can now announce that the search is over, and that we've recruited Daniel Antonsson (Dimension Zero, ex-Soilwork) to handle the bass duties for the upcoming tour. We welcome Daniel to the fold and look forward to hitting the road with him.
Green Christmas festival confirmed - September 9, 2008
We're happy to announce that we'll appear at the Green Christmas festival in Rakvere, Estonia on the 12-13th of December.
Bassist search - September 2, 2008
Thanks to everyone that has gotten in touch regarding the vacant bassist position. The interest has been way bigger than what we expected, and we're currently in the process of going through the applications. We'll get back to the most interesting candidates in the near future. Thanks for your patience!
And of course, people are still welcome to get in touch via dtheadquarters@gmail.com. If you're an experienced bass player with good stage presence and an easy going personality, you might be the one we're looking for.
Official D.T. webshop launched - August 29, 2008
We're happy to announce that we now have an official online store, where devoted fans can obtain high quality D.T. merchandise with ease and convenience, knowing that they support their favourite band. Together with Merchland from Germany, we've opened a webshop that will feature the latest shirt designs as well as special goodies not available anywhere else.
As of now, this is the first out of the exclusive designs that only will be available from the webshop (both on white and black shirt). More items will be added to the store in the near future.
Sentenced cover now online - August 28, 2008
Our record label Century media celebrates 20 years and are releasing a double CD with various bands from the label playing cover songs of each other. Entitled "Covering 20 years of extremes", the album will be out on September 15 in Europe and October 14 in North America.
We chosed to pay tribute to one of the best and most legendary Scandinavian metal bands, the now defunct Sentenced from the frozen plains of Oulo, Finland. Check out our version of their song "Broken" via the link below:
www.myspace.com/centurymediaeurope
A short video clip from the studio can be found here.
Canadian band The Agonist appear on the CD with a version of "Monochromatic stains" from our "Damage done" album.
DARK TRANQUILLITY seeks new bassist - August 27, 2008
With the recent departure of Michael Nicklasson, we're searching for a new bass player. First and foremost we need someone to fill in on the upcoming Europan tour in October/November, and in the longer perspective we want a steady member that can participate in the songwriting for the next studio album.
We are looking for a creative, skilled and experienced bass player who lives in the Gothenburg area or is willing to relocate.
Interested and serious people are welcome to send an email with all relevant info to dtheadquarters@gmail.com.
The bass duties on the Loud from the South festival in Holland this saturday will be handled by Michael Håkansson, formerly of Evergrey and Engel - huge thanks for stepping in on such short notice.
D.T. has parted ways with longtime bass player Michael Nicklasson. All booked shows will go on as scheduled with a session bassist. We thank Michael for his time in the band and wish him the best of luck in future endeavours. Here is a statement from him.
After almost 10 years and tons of tours and festivals, I chose to leave D.T. for personal reasons. It's been so cool all this time to meet all the people and the tons of fans around the world, and all the friends that I got during this amazing journey - crew, fans and all the people I (we) worked with. I can't name everyone, as the list would take up all the space on the web site, but I'm going to miss all of you that worked and supported us (me) during these years, but this is the right thing to do, I really need a break.
There are no hard feelings in the band, it's a thing that we all felt was the best for D.T.. Now I'm going to kick back for a while, and then I'll see what's in the future for me. I wish the best for the rest off the boys in my old crew, and to all: I'm coming back in one way or another......thanx to all off you! Cheers!
/mickey
Fan package tickets for Germany - August 21, 2008
Rock voyager have arranged a special fan package for the upcoming tour dates below, including a meet-and-greet with all the bands. Please note that the offer is limited to 15 people per show.
October 24 - Berlin
November 10 - Stuttgart
November 11- Cologne
The compilation album "A closer end", that recently started appearing on the P2P networks as well as on Ebay and in certain record stores, is NOT an official Dark tranquillity album but a bootleg. It's very convincingly made, with a Century media logo, fake barcode and extensive booklet, but it's nevertheless a bootleg.
It's usually a better strategy to be silent about these things, but as a lot of people keep mailing us asking whether "A closer end" is a genuine album or not, and since the CD has started to appear on online discographies, presented as a legitimate release, we feel the need to set the record straight.
Israel show cancelled - August 10, 2008
The Anthem festival, planned to take place in Tel Aviv on August 14, is cancelled. Playing in Israel was something that we had looked forward to for a long time, so this is obviously a huge letdown for us. An official statement from the festival promotor is said to be announced shortly.
More tickets available - August 6, 2008
Tickets for the Gothenburg and Östersund shows can now be pre-ordered via the links below.
If purchasing from other vendors, note that the shows might be advertised either as "Dark tranquillity" or "Close-up made us do it".
Ticket preorders, "Close-up made us do it" tour - August 5, 2008
A lot of people have mailed asking for ticket preorders for the upcoming Scandinavian tour with Engel and Dead by April. Here are the currently bookable dates. We'll provide ticket links to the other shows as soon as they're available.
D.T. featured on Sweden's official homepage - July 15, 2008
The good folks at Close-up magazine have chosen the music for the rock/metal/punk category at Sweden's official Internet gateway (www.sweden.se), and we're featured with "Focus shift" from the "Fiction" album.
Thanks to the great Milano audience for giving us such a warm welcome at last weekend's Evolution festival. As previously announced, the October 31 show at the Rolling stone in Milano will be filmed for our upcoming second DVD - looking forward seeing you there!
LOUD FROM THE SOUTH Festival - July 9, 2008
We're happy to announce that we'll play at the Loud from the south festival, which takes place in Eindhoven, Holland on August 30. Also appearing are two bands that were a huge inspiration when we formed D.T., namely Sabbat and Carcass. Click here to view a poster for the event.
WHERE DEATH IS MOST ALIVE Tour - June 26, 2008
In Oct/Nov, we'll head out with POISONBLACK and FEAR MY THOUGHTS for a series of shows dubbed "Where death is most alive". For more info, please visit the official tour MySpace page here.
The show in Milan on October 31 will be filmed for an upcoming DVD. Much more details on this event will follow shortly.
Back on Swedish soil - June 24, 2008
Home again after the longest touring stint of our career! Without being too long-winded, let us express our gratitude to towards everyone that participated on the trip; the other bands, the crew, the promotors and of course all you people coming to the shows.
The 3rd leg of the tour, in South/Latin America, was as amazing as expected. Mexico and Colombia are amoung or fave places in earth, and getting to play in Chile and Argentina for the first time was fantastic. Rounding off by returning to Istanbul for the first time in 7 years was also an experience to remember. Our 2001 gig there was a bit crippled due to the fact that we had to bring a session drummer in on short notice, so it's great that we finally could deliver a full set to the ever passionate Turkish fans.
So - to conclude, we had a blast. Special you-should-have-been-there moment: The show in Argentina, where the audience stole the show by singing to us inbetween songs. This is how you give a band goosebumps:
Teatro Flores, Buenos Aires, Argentina - June 20, 2008.
We'll get some more video and photo material up in the near future, but for now we'll spend a few days relaxing before getting ready for the Peace & Love and Metaltown festivals this weekend. No rest for the wicked!
Speaking of tours, most of you have probably read about our headline touring plans for the autumn. Full press releases about this will be made in the near future, but for now we can confirm that we'll be part of the CLOSE-UP MADE US DO IT tour, supported by Engel and Dead by April. These are the dates.
Nov. 13 - John Dee - Oslo, NOR
Nov. 14 - Brewhouse - Göteborg, SWE
Nov. 15 - Valhall - Skövde, SWE
Nov. 16 - Tyrol - Stockholm, SWE
Nov. 18 - Hårdrocksklubben - Östersund, SWE
Nov. 20 - Platens - Linköping, SWE
Nov. 21 - KB - Malmö, SWE
Nov. 22 - Folkets Park - Huskvarna, SWE
Thank you, North America - June 12, 2008
The US part of the tour is now complete, and we want to thank Firewind, Divine heresy, Arch enemy and all the people in the crew for a truly great time, both on- and offstage.
Currently, we're at the airport waiting to embark on our place to Mexico City, where great things are bound to happen tomorrow.
"Fiction" expanded edition finally here - May 28, 2008
After some delays, due to reasons beyond our control, we finally have the expanded version of "Fiction" for sale on the US tour.
Greetings from Canada - May 28, 2008
Tour blog now launched - May 17, 2008
Swedish speaking netizens will recoice with glee, as they can read and understand the tour blog that we've started in association with Close-up magazine. On a regular basis we'll keep you posted on the trials and tribulations of our current trek through USA, Canada, Mexico, Chile, Argentina and Colombia.
Just to clarify, as we get a lot of emails about it, and apparantly there has been other information floating around: The venue for the Chile show on June 19 is TEATRO NOVEDADES. The production Company is KLANDESTINO INC. This is 100% confirmed.
Jaxx show added - May 12, 2008
One of our favourite venues in the US - Jaxx in Springfield, VA - will host the last show of the North American leg of the current tour. Apart from Firewind and Divine Heresy, Christian Death will also appear on the bill.
Unirock festival in Turkey confirmed - May 10, 2008
On June 22, we'll headline the Unirock festival in Istanbul. This marks our first show in Turkey since 2001, so we're very pleased to finally be able to come back.
"Fiction" Expanded Edition available on tour - May 8, 2008
As you saw on the splash screen, a new edition of "Fiction" with lots of extra goodies will be available on the North American tour. More info to follow soon.
Finland/Russia/Ukraine rocks - April 28, 2008
"The lesser faith" - live in Moscow, April 24.
Another successful tour has come to an end. Thanks to everyone that attended the gigs to show their support and make this such a memorable trip for us.
Finland was amazing, with a devoted and dedicated audience that didn't disappoint one bit. The highlight was the nearly sold out Tavastia show, which marked our first headline gig in Helsinki since 1996, when we played in the now legendary Lepakko club, supported by a young H.I.M. (!).
Russia and Ukraine was everything we expected and more, and it's no exaggeration to state that the performance in Moscow deserve a spot in the top 5 list of the best shows ever. We've been waiting for so many years to get over there, and other bands have spoken highly of the great reception they've gotten, but our sky high expectations were surpassed.
Finally, a huge thanks to everyone involved in the promotion/organization of these shows for their great professionalism and hospitality.
The rumours are true: We're indeed coming back to Latin America to play for some of the craziest metalheads that the globe has to offer. Mexico and Colombia is familiar ground, and we're looking forward to playing in Chile and Argentina for the first time ever.
Jun 13 Mexico City, Mexico @ Circo Volador
Jun 14 Monterrey, Mexico @ Café Iguana
Jun 15 Guadalajara, Mexico @ Teatro Estudio Cavaret
Jun 18 Bogota, Colombia @ Downtown 727
Jun 19 Santiago, Chile @ Teatro Novedades
Jun 20 Buenos Aires, Argentina @ Teatro Flores
More US headline shows announced - April 8, 2008
We can now announce another set of headline shows that will take place after the Arch enemy leg of the tour:
DARK TRANQUILLITY + Divine Heresy + Firewind + Local support (TBA)
May-31 Phoenix AZ @ Clubhouse
Jun-01 Las Vegas NV @ Jillian's
Jun-02 Salt Lake City UT @ Avalon
Jun-03 Denver CO @ Marquis
Jun-05 Dallas TX @ The Door
Jun-06 Houston TX @ Meridian
Jun-07 San Antonio TX @ Scout Bar
Jun-09 Atlanta GA @ The Masquerade
Jun-10 Raleigh NC @ Lincoln Theater
Stay tuned for more additions to the May/June touring schedule.
Sentenced cover recorded - March 31, 2008
A few weeks ago, we entered Nacksving studios to record a song originally written by the northenmost misanthropes in Sentenced. Details regarding the context of release will follow in the near future. In the meantime, enjoy this sneak preview clip:
D.T. to headline Agglutination festival, Italy - March 28, 2008
Another festival added to the list. On the 9th of August, we have the pleasure of headlining the Agglutination festival, located in Sant'Arcangelo in the south of Italy. More info can be found at the festival website here.
Kiev venue changed - March 28, 2008
Please note that the venue for the gig in Kiev on April 26 has been changed to the Bingo club, 112 Pobedi Av. The final schedule is as follows:
April 23: St Petersburg - Port
April 24: Moscow - Tochka
April 25: Krasnodar - Premera
April 26: Kiev (Ukraine) - Bingo
D.T. to play in Israel - March 26, 2008
We're proud to confirm our first ever show in Israel. Together with other notable acts such as The Haunted and Opeth, we'll play at the Anthemfest in Tel Aviv on August 14.
Evolution festival confirmed - March 20, 2008
We have the huge pleasure of announcing that we'll once again appear at Italy's Evolution festival, truly one of our favourite places on earth. The D.T. assault will take place on the 11th of July, so make sure not to miss it.
New schedule for Russia & Ukraine - March 17, 2008
There has been a slight change in the dates for the upcoming Russia/Ukraine trip. This is the new schedule:
April 23: St Petersburg - Port
April 24: Moscow - Tochka
April 25: Krasnodar - Premera
April 26: Kiev (Ukraine) - Nau
D.T. to headline Dong open air - March 14, 2008
We can now announce that we'll headline the Dong Open Air festival in Neukirchen-Vluyn, Germany. The show will take place on July 18th, so make sure not to miss it.
Brändström antennas - March 13, 2008
Swedish indie pop group Obliq is releasing their debut album "Antenna" on March 14th. The album will be distributed in Japan and Sweden and through Itunes. Martin Brändström is doing guest keyboards on the track "Common places", so be sure to check it out.
...or if you happen to be in Göteborg, drop by the release party at Musikens hus tomorrow at 21:00
Qstock festival confirmed - March 13, 2008
We're pleased to announce that we'll appear at the Qstock festival, taking place in Oulu, Finland on July 26. Our knife-wielding and Koskenkorva-drinking friends in the land of the thousand lakes should note that this will be the only festival in Finland for us this summer, so make sure that you catch us on the upcoming mini tour if you can't make it to this show.
US headline shows official + ticket info - March 12, 2008
The first four US headline shows on the Arch enemy tour are now confirmed. More announcements will follow as soon as we get the green light for them.
DARK TRANQUILLITY + Divine Heresy + Firewind + Local support (TBA)
May 12 - So. Burlington, VT - Higher Ground, Lounge
May 18 - Cleveland, OH - Peabody's Down Under
May 22 - Regina, SK - The Distrikt
May 28 - Portland, OR - Hawthorne Theater
For those asking for ticket info, please have a look here. Sorry that the formatting isn't more easy on the eyes, but we're busy.
Scrobble, children of the dark! - March 6, 2008
Nice to see that we've now reached more than 8 million plays on Last.fm, a site no doubt familiar to all you fellow geeks out there. As opposed to MySpace and similar sites, where bands with way too much time on their hands can add as many "friends" as they like, Last.fm actually shows what people are listening to. So, well...thanks for listening!
"Fiction" album of the year @ metalcentral.net - March 4, 2008
According to the visitors of metalcentral.net - one of Sweden's leading metal sites - "Fiction" was the best album of 2007. Who are we to argue?
Metaltown confirmed - Feb 29, 2008
The rumours are true - we can now confirm that we'll be part of the Metaltown festival here in Gothenburg. Exact date and playing time will be announced shortly.
US tour finally official! - Feb 28, 2008
We're very pleased to let our growing hordes of U.S. fans know that
we'll once again return to your shores to serve you in metal.
Starting
in the beginning of May, we'll head out as main support for our
long-time buddies in Arch enemy. Also included on the bill are Gus
G.'s Firewind and Dino Cazares' new band Divine Heresy, so it'll be a
powerful and diverse package that will satisfy everyone.
We'll also do
a couple of headline shows on the off-dates of the Arch enemy tours as
well as continuing on the road for additional shows together with
Divine Heresy and Firewind. Further information will follow in the near
future, but the following dates are confirmed as of writing:
May-09 Philadelphia PA @ The Fillmore
May-10 Towson MD @ Recher Theater
May-11 New York NY @ Irving Plaza
May-13 Montreal QC @ Le Medley
May-14 Quebec City QC @ Imperial
May-16 Toronto ON @ Opera House
May-17 Detroit MI @ The Majestic Theater
May-19 Chicago IL @ House of Blues
May-20 St. Paul MN @ Station 4
May-21 Winnipeg MB @ The Garrick Centre
May-23 Calgary AB @ MacEwan Ballroom
May-24 Edmonton AB @ Starlite
May-27 Seattle WA @ Showbox
May-29 San Francisco CA @ Slim's
May-30 West Hollywood CA @ House of Blues
Tokmangel och köttstorm - Feb 27, 2008
Partly D.T. related: Deathgrinders Laethora, featuring Niklas in their ranks, will have their 2nd ever live performance this friday (29th) at Sticky Fingers in Gothenburg, supporting fellow meatmongers Within Y on the release party for their new album.
The mayhem starts at 21:00 - see you in the front row!
Video interview from Eastpak tour - Feb 21, 2008
NRV-TV conducted an interview with us, Soilwork and Sonic Syndicate on the recent Eastpak Antidote tour, and it's well worth viewing:
Good news for D.T. fans in the land of the thousand lakes: We'll do at least five shows in Finland prior to the Russia/Ukraine trip in April. These are the currently confirmed dates:
April 18: Mikkeli -Vaakuna
April 19: Seinäjoki, Rytmikorjaamo
April 20: Helsinki -Tavastia
April 21: Turku -Klubi
April 22: Jyväskylä - Lutakko
Camden burning - Feb 11, 2008
The "British fiction" tour is over, and we'd like to send our warmest greetings to the crew, audience and the guys in Omnium Gatherum for making it an enjoyable and interesting trip. Photos and videos are beginning to surface on the usual sites, so do some searches to find.
The last show of the tour, at the Barfly in London, was definitely the most exciting of the lot. Apart from the sold out venue being packed with fans and friends from all over Europe, the blazing fire a mere two blocks away added a sense of urgency to the gig. Not knowing if the venue would have to be evacuated or - still worse - if we'd all go down like the Titanic orchestra if the flames would reach the nearby gas station, we played as if every note would be the last.
D.T. wins Manifestgalan award - Feb 11, 2008
That's right! We're the proud winners of the Manifestgalan award, Sweden's leading independent music price. "Fiction" won the metal category, and the jury's explanation of why reads as follows:
”De utnyttjar hela känsloregistret med en kombination av hjärta och hjärna, rått riffande och elektronik. Nyskapande spänning möter ett tryggt och inarbetat sound där detaljer och dynamik ges ett stort utrymme.”
Couldn't have said it better ourselves!
Russia calling - Feb 07, 2008
Finally! For the first time in our 19 year old career, we have the pleasure of announcing that we'll bring our madness to Russia. It's long overdue, so make sure that we'll prepare a very special show for the loyal supporters over there.
More details will follow in the near future, but these are the dates that just got confirmed:
Just a quick note informing you all that the UK run is going great indeed. After having completed a relatively large scale tour of Asia, it's a nice contrast to get back to small, intimate venues where the audience is close enough to be bathing in our sweat. The crowds so far have been amazing, and the Finnish lads in Omnium Gatherum are delivering the goods
- so everything is going according to the plan.
As can be seen in the touring agenda to the left, we're now confirmed for the Peace & Love festival in Borlänge, Sweden. Exact playing date isn't known as of yet. Further festival/tour announcements will follow shorly; there are lots of exciting things in the pipeline.
D.T. wins Swedish Metal Award - Jan 29, 2008
After more than 58000 online votes were counted, we won the "Best alternative metal" category of the Swedish metal awards. Thanks for the support!
UK update - Jan 22, 2008
Please not that Evile won't be featured as support act on the upcoming UK tour, contrary to what's previously reported. Instead, there will be local support acts in addition to Omnium Gatherum.
Domo Arigato - Jan 19, 2008
The asian tour was a phenomenal experience, and yesterday's show in Tokyo really reminded us about how the Japanese fans are among the most dedicated and devoted in the world. Huge thanks to all that attended the shows, the excellent promotors/crew and of course to The Haunted for being great as usual.
Here is a live clip from the Tokyo show:
Salutations from Osaka - Jan 15, 2008
Just arrived to the hotel in Osaka, and their Internet connection is good enough to allow us to upload a video of "Misery's crown", shot a couple of days ago at our first ever show in China. Enjoy and stay tuned for more footage from the tour!
UPDATE - Some photos from the excellent show in Taipei on Jan 13 can be found here. Thanks to everyone that showed up and made our first show in Taiwan such a memorable event! See you all soon!
Greetings from Taipei - Jan 12, 2008
The tour is going great so far, and we're currently having some well-needed rest in Taipei, Taiwan. Yesterday's show in China was truly fantastic and we had a great pleasure playing to such devoted fans for the first time. Photos can be found here.
More reports are coming soon, so stay tuned!
Bandit Rock Awards + live broadcast - Jan 9, 2008
Another nomination, namely in the "Best group/artist" category for the
Swedish Bandit Rock Awards. Click here to place your vote.
For those hungry for live material, the Swedish radio station P3 recently broadcasted recording from our performance at Sweden Rock Festval last summer. The stream will be available from their homepage for another 2-3 weeks, so click here to listen.
Anno Domini - Jan 6, 2008
We wish you all a great and prosperous 2008. May all your wishes and desires come true, and may Dark tranquillity be the soundtrack to said wishes and desires coming true.
A brief 2007 recap, since everyone is doing it right now: It was indeed a good year for us; more festivals than ever, highly successful tours in the US and Europe (including the Scandinavian headline trip that exceeded all expectations), high profile award nominations and of course the excellent response from fans and critics alike for "Fiction". Thanks to you all!
UK support acts announced - Dec 17, 2007
We're pleased to announce the support acts for the upcoming UK trek. Brittish thrashers EVILE are confirmed for the main support slot, while Finnish melodeathsters OMNIUM GATHERUM will open up the mayhem.
Vote for D.T. @ Swedish Grammy nominations - Dec 10, 2007
The Swedish Grammy site has now opened their digital gates for the voting procedure, so everyone that feels that we're the worthy recipients of the award are humbly urged to click on the banner above and cast their vote. Many thanks for your support!
Things are lining up nicely on the recognition front, and we can now announce that we're nominated for both of Sweden's biggest music/entertainment prices - The Grammy and P3 Guld. The Grammy award is partly decided by voting from the public, so we're counting on your support when the voting site goes live on December 10. More info will follow shortly.
"Projector" and "Haven" to be re-released in Japan - Nov 30, 2007
To coincide with our
shows in the land of the rising sun, "Haven" and "Projector" will be released in new versions. Both albums will feature lengthy liner notes by sensei Stanne detailing the writing and recording process as well as the inner working of the band at the time of creating the songs.
"Projector" will feature the extra track "Exposure" - previously unreleased in Japan - and "Haven" will be graced with "Cornered" as bonus song.
Vote for dark - Nov 28, 2007
Attention Darklings!
We're nominated for The Bandit Rock Awards 2008 in the Swedish "best group" and "best album" categories. If you can agree that we deserve to win (which you obviously do since you have the good taste of visiting this page), please go to the link below and cast your vote. Thanks in advance!
Also, there has been a pretty big site overhaul taking during the past 2-3 weeks; some new header graphics (mainly based around Ola Johanssons excellent photos), some new member profile updates (guitar affectionados can finally download Henriksson's and Sundin's V-Amp presets), some amazing new tattoos and generally new content.
Social networking fans might be interested to know that there now is an official Dark tranquillity page on Facebook (they added the possibility of setting up musician's pages a few weeks ago). Feel free to add yourself as a fan if so inclined:
Given the great response at the recent UK/Scotland shows, we decided to book a headline club tour in order to be able to play real full length sets to the ever growing legions of British fans.
These are the currently confirmed dates. More shows will most likely be added, and support acts will be announced in the near future.
GREAT BRITISH FICTION TOUR 2008:
These are small, intimate clubs, and the shows are projected to sell out, so make sure to play it safe by booking your tickets as quickly as possible at www.barflyclub.com.
10 years later - Nov 22, 2007
Continuing on the subject of videos, it's nice to see that some of the older footage that we sent around in our tapetrading days (way before the WWW became the default way of promoting a band, kids) have started to surface again.
The clip below isn't one of those, but a recording of "Of chaos and eternal night" from a show in Bradford, UK on the World Domination Tour 1997. Shot almost exactly ten years ago, with our old line-up:
Video interview with Mikael Stanne - Nov 16, 2007
If in doubt how to spend your friday evening, feel free to check this video interview with Mikael out, recorded during the Eastpak Antidote tour:
We have the pleasure of announcing another first-time country to be added to the ever growing list of conquests. On January 13, we'll play at the Young Lion Auditorium in Taipei, Taiwan.
D.T. to play in China! - Nov 6, 2007
That's right, folks! We're now confirmed to appear at MG Live Hall in Beijing on Jan 11, 2008. Needless to say, we're very much looking forward to our first ever live performance in China.
The shows in Hellas this weekend went great, and the Greek audience was (as usual) nothing short of fantastic. Also, huge thanks to Mr. Johan Edlund of Tiamat for lending his vocal chords to "Misery's crown" in Thessaloniki. It was the first time that we've had a guest musician onstage, and it was truly a memorable event.
Japan tour confirmed - Nov 1, 2007
We have the pleasure to announce that we're once again returning to Japan, this time with our friends in The Haunted. The following shows are confirmed, and we're currently looking into expanding the tour to include shows in other countries as well.
JAPANESE TOUR 2008 (co-headline with THE HAUNTED):
Jan. 16: Osaka - Big Cat
Jan. 17: Nagoya - Club Quattro
Jan. 18: Tokyo - O-East
The recently completed Eastpak Antidote tour was a blast - huge thanks to everyone involved; bands, crew, sponsors, fans...
Tomorrow morning we're heading off to Greece, for the first real shows there since 2002. These will be performances to remember, and the Thessaloniki gig in particular will feature some special surprises.
