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 Post subject: 'Dark Tranquillity - Fiction (#3805)'
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Dark Tranquillity - Fiction
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Kayla, fantastic review! Being a big DT fan, I really want to rush out and get this album ASAP.
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This album really comes in the same vein as the previous 2 (Damage Done / Character), in both sound and quallity, at this point I don't believe thay can do any wrong.

Great Review, btw.


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Will they ever start sucking?
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Kathaarian wrote:
Will they ever start sucking?

Nope. But I do consider this to be one of their weaker albums. Which does not say much, since they are still awesome.
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I think you got Skydancer confused with Projector in the review o.O

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Mikael Stanne switches to a clean vocal style he hasn’t used in any appreciable amount since Skydancer
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Amazing great flawless.Simply dark tranquillity.Every song is a gem.Nothing more to say 10/10. A question to the reviewers: will you review rotting christ - theogonia and disillution - Gloria??PLEASE DO!!!!
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Anonymous
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PostPosted: Mon Apr 23, 2007 7:13 pm 
Bleak wrote:
This album really comes in the same vein as the previous 2 (Damage Done / Character), in both sound and quallity, at this point I don't believe thay can do any wrong.

Great Review, btw.

But this one is much more dynamic than those two. It incorporates elements from the early albums, but more importantly, it incorporates some of that experimental, atmospheric stuff from the almighty Projector!

This album rules!
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Listened to this one because I still like DT. Unfortunately, it's nothing new. Sure, it combines some elements from previous albums, but there was little going on that really grabbed my attention.
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Anonymous
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PostPosted: Mon Apr 23, 2007 8:47 pm 
I thought they developed their style quite a bit for this album. It's great in my books. 95/100.
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Anonymous
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PostPosted: Mon Apr 23, 2007 9:01 pm 
It sounds the same as all their cd's which are poopy.

12/100
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Husker wrote:
It sounds the same as all their cd's which are poopy.

12/100
:lol: , I disagree.
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I'm somewhere in between Husker, Jaden and Misha's opinion. 65/100
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Anonymous
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Husker wrote:
It sounds the same as all their cd's which are poopy.

12/100

Are you in a band?

They suck.
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Carnifex Umbris
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noodles wrote:
I think you got Skydancer confused with Projector in the review o.O

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Mikael Stanne switches to a clean vocal style he hasn’t used in any appreciable amount since Skydancer

No, I mean Skydancer. Bitch.

cody@metalreviews.com wrote:
Being a big DT fan, I really want to rush out and get this album ASAP.


You really do, especially if you're a bigger fan of Projector/Skydancer etc. than Damage Done and Character.

:lol: at Husker
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Carnifex Umbris wrote:
noodles wrote:
I think you got Skydancer confused with Projector in the review o.O

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Mikael Stanne switches to a clean vocal style he hasn’t used in any appreciable amount since Skydancer

No, I mean Skydancer. Bitch.

cody@metalreviews.com wrote:
Being a big DT fan, I really want to rush out and get this album ASAP.


You really do, especially if you're a bigger fan of Projector/Skydancer etc. than Damage Done and Character.

:lol: at Husker


Stanne didn't even sing on Skydancer it was A Frieden (Stanne played guitar?), he just did the EP after that and reworked some songs..... I'm pretty sure of that.....
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leee wrote:
Stanne didn't even sing on Skydancer it was A Frieden (Stanne played guitar?), he just did the EP after that and reworked some songs..... I'm pretty sure of that.....

yeah...
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Anonymous
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Apoptygmatic wrote:
Husker wrote:
It sounds the same as all their cd's which are poopy.

12/100

Are you in a band?

They suck.


Are you in a band?

I don't know if it sucks.
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aallgod
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Stanne did not do vocals on Skydancer, save the song "Shadow Duet", in which he played back-up harmony. He picked up vocal duties for the "Chaos and Eternal Night" EP.

And if anything, the cleans sound more like Projector-era stuff.

Elsewise, the review was pretty spot-on. I like how Sundin randomly throws a shred into "Blind at Heart." Pretty varied album, but I am definitely diggin' it.

95/100
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Awesome album... DT will never suck.

This one is similar to Character in the atmosphere, but it has more variations in tempos, it's more dynamic and less harsh than Character was.

I really thank the production on this one sounds more polished than Character, and if this one had been released prior to Character, than, maybe this one could be the masterpiece and the order of the events could be considered better aligned... muhahaha :wink:

A strong album indeed, DT are kings of Melodic Death 4 ever :dio:
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