Nt3N
Dark Tranquillity Italia
is any of you able to tell me what song is mikael screaming in this studio session report?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ad07BcyyA2E
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ad07BcyyA2E
Fiction [New Album Spoilers Highly Likely. Read At Own Risk]
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Kovenant84
T-369 days
If I had to guess, it's one of the bonus tracks, just like the acoustic bit after it.
~kov.
If I had to guess (without having heard either) it's Winter Triangle.
~kov.
If I had to guess (without having heard either) it's Winter Triangle.
I have to agree from my own experience. I was really blown away when I first saw the man behind those vocals. He has so much power and clarity with those growls. After that no singer has suprised me.
DisplayofCharacter
Are You Scared Enough?
Some of my opinion on Fiction, after giving it quite a few spins:
I am surprised its held up for me so well after this amount of time. Most of the songs that stuck out to me have only gotten better, and there are more layers of sound than I can remember in DT's stuff. Honestly, this CD probably will replace Character (sorry, but I really did love that album) as my second favorite (Haven will always be my favorite...Oh well
). There is a lot more going on with the basslines and synth, or at least they are utilized differently now than I can remember from DT. It also has some really really headbang-able thrashy riffs that are eluded to slightly on Character, but seem fully realized here. Without being too cliche, if anything, they have certainly reaffirmed their position as my favorite metal band, and certainly the best in their respective genre.
I am surprised its held up for me so well after this amount of time. Most of the songs that stuck out to me have only gotten better, and there are more layers of sound than I can remember in DT's stuff. Honestly, this CD probably will replace Character (sorry, but I really did love that album) as my second favorite (Haven will always be my favorite...Oh well
). There is a lot more going on with the basslines and synth, or at least they are utilized differently now than I can remember from DT. It also has some really really headbang-able thrashy riffs that are eluded to slightly on Character, but seem fully realized here. Without being too cliche, if anything, they have certainly reaffirmed their position as my favorite metal band, and certainly the best in their respective genre.
marduk1507
Member
Very well put. Those thrashy riffs are the very best for me on this record. Blind at Heart simply slays.
Nt3N
Dark Tranquillity Italia
Nt3N
Dark Tranquillity Italia
Nt3N
Dark Tranquillity Italia
I didn't read this thread until today and now I'm risking to be kicked out of work because it's really funny.
Forget talking about the new album (Siren: "Ficithon", is it?). I see that we discovered Kangaroons and
Black vikings
Forget talking about the new album (Siren: "Ficithon", is it?). I see that we discovered Kangaroons and
Black vikings
Kovenant84
T-369 days
I've actually stopped listening to it, just to preserve that great shock & awe for when I go to the concerts. Can't believe it's only a week away...
I think the first thing I'll do when I get the album is to look through the lyrics. Just so I can beat myself up about the obvious words that I missed. And then I'll enjoy it Villain-style.
~kov.
I think the first thing I'll do when I get the album is to look through the lyrics. Just so I can beat myself up about the obvious words that I missed. And then I'll enjoy it Villain-style.
~kov.
Heavy Metal Haiku
New Metal Member
Here's a pretty good Fiction review I came across I thought you guys might enjoy: http://www.metalteamuk.net/cdreviews-darktranquillity.htm
Bravewords has also posted a short one.
Maybe this should be the official review thread?
Bravewords has also posted a short one.
Maybe this should be the official review thread?
Heavy Metal Haiku
New Metal Member
I've been reading everybody's responses to Fiction with interest. Thoght I'd throw out my impressions...
Having gotten into DT with DD, I hold that CD as my personal ideal, with Projector and Haven close 2nds. After downloading Fiction, I felt lukewarm at first, thinking it ranged from jawdroppingly brilliant to frustratingly generic. While immediately appealing on the surface, it seemed to contain too much of the same old DT riffs, melodies, chord changes, and rhythms -- executed perfectly and powerfully, of course, but overly familiar (apart from Inside the Particle Storm, which immediately stood out as a unique masterpiece). Certain striking passages stuck with me, though, and drew me back, and hooks, such as those in Focus Shift, Blind at Heart, and Terminus, which first struck me as too facile, actually grew more interesting, and I became so addicted I had to delete the files and throw out the CD-R lest I totally spoil April 17, when I'll be slapping that deluxe version on the stereo proper.
I still have some criticisms-- too many similar-sounding piano parts, too much self-plagiarism in those minor key guitar melodies-- but this may be their most definitive overall statement, integrating elements from their whole career into a beautifully produced work that has greater richness and clarity in the sound mix, a strong fluidity in the arrangements, and just enough variation in the record's second half to fend off stagnation.
The factor that really puts it over the top for me, though, is the vocal performance-- maybe not only his best, but also some of the best--most articulate, textured, and musical--growling I've ever heard in metal. Hats off. It' s not everyday you might throw on a melodeth record for the singing.
In the meantime, while waiting for the real release and resisting the temptation to re-download the leak, I've been rediscovering the back catalogue, especially some of the 2nd-tier (in my book) tracks which I'd never connected with until now. It's a good time to be a DT fan.
Having gotten into DT with DD, I hold that CD as my personal ideal, with Projector and Haven close 2nds. After downloading Fiction, I felt lukewarm at first, thinking it ranged from jawdroppingly brilliant to frustratingly generic. While immediately appealing on the surface, it seemed to contain too much of the same old DT riffs, melodies, chord changes, and rhythms -- executed perfectly and powerfully, of course, but overly familiar (apart from Inside the Particle Storm, which immediately stood out as a unique masterpiece). Certain striking passages stuck with me, though, and drew me back, and hooks, such as those in Focus Shift, Blind at Heart, and Terminus, which first struck me as too facile, actually grew more interesting, and I became so addicted I had to delete the files and throw out the CD-R lest I totally spoil April 17, when I'll be slapping that deluxe version on the stereo proper.
I still have some criticisms-- too many similar-sounding piano parts, too much self-plagiarism in those minor key guitar melodies-- but this may be their most definitive overall statement, integrating elements from their whole career into a beautifully produced work that has greater richness and clarity in the sound mix, a strong fluidity in the arrangements, and just enough variation in the record's second half to fend off stagnation.
The factor that really puts it over the top for me, though, is the vocal performance-- maybe not only his best, but also some of the best--most articulate, textured, and musical--growling I've ever heard in metal. Hats off. It' s not everyday you might throw on a melodeth record for the singing.
In the meantime, while waiting for the real release and resisting the temptation to re-download the leak, I've been rediscovering the back catalogue, especially some of the 2nd-tier (in my book) tracks which I'd never connected with until now. It's a good time to be a DT fan.
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Haha well i think that this 1dt Fiction review is pretty lousy actually, they guy's English sucks and the review ain't long enough IMO .
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marduk1507
Member
Haha well i think that this 1dt Fiction review is pretty lousy actually, they guy's English sucks and the review ain't long enough IMO
I think the guys English is much better than yours. I like the review. I really like the spaceship idea which he mentions in connection with that slow part of ITPS. Ill remember that when listening to the song again. This morning I realised that this part resembles the eye of the storm for me - that sudden calm spot, which only prepares for yet another round of the storm.
@Heavy_Metal_Haiku: Welcome! I agree with your view of the record almost completely, Ill wait for the album to come out to present my own detailed review.
rahvin
keeper of the flame
I was comparing the post you quoted with his considerations about his classmates and their fluency, on the chat thread, and I thought to myself: "rahvin, you're just being a cunt as usual." Still, the burning urge to say something nasty wouldn't leave me.
Now it sleeps again.
the problem is that he thinks he is cool because he can write wigga english. no comment really.
Haha well i think that this 1dt Fiction review is pretty lousy actually, they guy's English sucks and the review ain't long enough IMO
Not long enough? Come on... Short reviews are the best!
If the writer can tell everything he wants to tell in only a few words, I think it's great! A too long review is not interesting to read, imo! Gets boring really fast !Similar threads
