Dark Tranquility - Fiction (2007)

01. Nothing To No One
02. The Lesser Faith
03. Terminus (Where Death is Most Alive)
04. Blind at Heart
05. Icipher
06. Inside the Particle Storm
07. Empty Me
08. Misery's Crown
09. Focus Shift
10. The Mundane and The Magic
11. A Closer End
12. Winter Triangle
13. Below The Radiance
14. Silence in The House of Tongues


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Some bands catch lightning in a bottle on their first release and never reach those levels again, while others build and improve on their previous albums and continually deliver excellent releases. Melodic death metal legends Dark Tranquillity are one of those bands that have been around for a long time and have perfected and refined their sound and rarely disappoint.


This album, Fiction is no exception. It has a lot of diversity and the perfect balance of melody and brutality. The songs are extremely well written with very catchy hooks and great riffs. The keyboards add extra atmosphere without being too obtrusive. Dark Tranquillity has infused a lot of variety into this album, with tracks ranging from fast thrash metal to medium tempo death metal to slower, almost gothic metal. 


Mikael Stanne does an excellent job with the vocals. They are aggressive and varied and you can even understand his rasps. He also attempts some melodic singing, which is serviceable, and there are some female melodic vocals on one of the songs as well. 


Some of the songs I would recommend would be:

• The Lesser Faith
• Focus Shift
• Misery's Crown
• A Closer End

Dark Tranquillity have proven they are still one of the best bands in their genre and Fiction, undoubtly, is a really impressive and memorable album. I can surely recommend it!


...Well, the problem is, even though it is still working somehow, there is a lack of progression from their previous two albums that might start to bore the heck out of some people. Not counting the nostalgic listeners who wish the band would take a step back towards their The Gallery era sound (Sorry but it ain't gonna happen!).


>Score: 9.5/10




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