Melodic death metal force Dark Tranquillity will embark on the second leg of their European tour in 2025 with the first show taking in Turku, Finland on April 8th, 2024. The tour will end on May 14th, 2025 in Aarhus, Denmark and the itinerary also includes a show in Hamburg. Dark Tranquillity will play at... Continue Reading →
Review CEMETERY SKYLINE “Nordic Gothic”
I was looking forward to this debut with real excitement as the lead single "In Darkness" was and is a great song that creates a lot of anticipation when it comes to the very first album from Cemetery Skyline. The band is the brainchild of Markus Valhalla (Insomnium / Omnium Gatherum) and he has found... Continue Reading →
Review DARK TRANQUILLITY “Endtime Signals”
Melodic death metal veterans Dark Tranquillity have been a steady force in heavy metal for decades. Founded in 1991 and releasing their debut album in 1993, the band from Gothenburg is one of the pioneers of melodic death metal from Sweden's west coast, as proven by numerous albums with a new effort ready to hit... Continue Reading →
Live report ELUVEITIE, AMORPHIS, DARK TRANQUILLITY & NAILED TO OBSCURITY, Große Freiheit 36, Hamburg – December 17th, 2022
Today's musical journey takes us from Germany via Sweden to Finland and ends in Switzerland. Well, actually the way leads to Hamburg's Große Freiheit 36, the location where four well known bands celebrate the end of a one month lasting tour. Translating the countries into bands, it means that tonight we will see Nailed To... Continue Reading →
AMORPHIS & ELUVEITIE add tour dates for 2022 and 2023
Amorphis and Eluveitie add new tour dates for their co-headliner tour through Europe. Furthermore the package will be completed by Gothenburg's metal veterans Dark Tranquillity and Nailed To Obscurity. Here are the dates: AMORPHIS & ELUVEITIE2022 European Co-Headline-Tour10.11. CH Zurich - Komplex 457 *NEW*11.11. DE Filderstadt - FILharmonie13.11. IT Trezzo sull'Adda (MI) - Live Club15.11. FR... Continue Reading →
Live report DARK TRANQUILLITY, ENSIFERUM, NAILED TO OBSCURITY & THE LEGION:GHOST, Markthalle, Hamburg – April 13th, 2022
Slowly the live music branch of the music industry gets going again. Shows and tours, announced a while ago, are taking place as we speak and one of these shows is planned at Markthalle, Hamburg. The iconic venue in the Hansestadt welcomes a Nordic metal package, enriched by two German bands as opener. Dark Tranquillity,... Continue Reading →
My personal 2020 year poll
Best records 2020: Fates Warning - Long Day Good NightArmored Saint - Punching the SkyLong Distance Calling - How Do We Want to Live?Benediction - ScripturesZakk Sabbath - VertigoMr. Bungle - The Raging Wrath Of The Easter Bunny DemoHittman - Destroy All HumansStygian Crown - Stygian CrownKatatonia - Dead AirSodom - Genesis XIXBruce Springsteen -... Continue Reading →
CD review DARK TRANQUILLITY ‘Moment’
Time is flying these days and many moments pass by everyday, some with impact. I had this thought when thinking about the fact of Dark Tranquillity's latest album 'Atoma' celebrating already its forth birthday. After extensive touring, Dark Tranquillity started work on their next album, 'Moment', which be available at the shops this November. And... Continue Reading →
DARK TRANQUILLITY will perform ‘Moment’ live
Dark Tranquillity will be performing their upcoming album 'Moment' live in its entirety at Gothenburg's famed venue Stora Teatern. The full show will be streamed online on Saturday November 21 at 20:00 Central European Time, only one day after the release of the new album. Mikael Stanne comments: "We are thrilled to announce that we are doing... Continue Reading →









