You and Dark Tranquillity

rahvin said:
Pretty much. :) I'm not sure such a thing could happen again nowadays, but back then it was more of a novelty for a member of a not-so-popular band to receive e-mails with a content other than "You rock!" or "Enlarge your penis size TODAY!", and the ratio of replies to fanmail was a lot higher. I had fairly popular writers reply to me in more than one occasion, for instance, and I'm not sure the rate of success today would be nearly as high. Well, and of course the guys in DT are formidable human beings. ;)
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All this means that Turin's underground raised a very good generation in the '90s :lol:
 
Violens said:
All this means that Turin's underground raised a very good generation in the '90s :lol:
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Sure. I think it was a nerdy environment at heart and I can recall dozens of situations where you had a choice between going out and play soccer with the cool kids or brood over how metal you were, plus a number of other geeky things. I know I seldom picked the soccer option, although I did spend a lot of time outside playing "private eye" with my buddies. It's not surprising it didn't turn us all into incredible, bespectacled nerds with zero social skills only because this was before the Internet was popular and therefore you just had no sensible reason never to leave your chair. I guess we grew out of that phase allright after all, but giving a lot of importance to music remained a staple until very recently. I mean, you can't really hope to find answers to your life in a Pestilence record but, God help me, I know I tried. ;)

But wait, was the "underground" remark a jab at my dwarfish nature? Oh, you bad boy! :mad:
 
Well some really old-school listeners. In 1993 I didnt knew any metal band exept Iron Maiden and Metallica :erk:

01 What is your name? Emmanuel
02 Where do you live? At the moment south of Bavaria, near the austrian frontier
03 How old are you? 28

Getting to know Dark Tranquillity
04 Since when have you been listening to DT? Since I started listening to melodic death metal when I discovered IF and they were compared to DT in some reviews
05 Which is the first song you heard from DT? Dreamlore Degenerate
06 Which is the first song that made you absolutely amazed with DT and made you want to listen to all their stuff? The first 3 songs of The Minds I: Dreamlore/Zodi/Hedon

Favorite Dark Tranquillity stuff
07 What are your two favorite albums from DT? The Minds I / Projector
08 Do you have a certain favorite song from DT?
Zodijackyl-light / On your time
09 What are some of your favorite DT solos?
10 Do you like DT lyrics? Which albums/songs do you like the most lyrically? the Projector album

12 Are you interested in DT as much as you were three years ago? If not, why is it so? Not so much, well I reduced my deathmetal listening a little bit over the last 3 years and started to get more into post-hardcore music like Isis, Cult of Luna, thrice, Alexisonfire, Dredg, Env. flowing music.
but its always fun from time to time to listen to a good old melod death cd. DT is still always on my top in this genre(what I cant say about In Flames :Smug: )

Miscellaneous
22 Other favorite bands?Isis, Jesu, Solefald, Alexisonfire, Thrice, Converge, Amorphis, The End, Sigur Ros, The Great Deceiver
23 Anything you want to add and... Just pulled out TMI to get warm and fuzzy memories. and after reading hyena`s and rhavin´s posts, I just realized I didn`t imported Skydancer into my iTunes yet. Shame on me.
 
Personal
01 What is your name?
I'm fairly sure thats non of your business, it's the intarweb after all ;)

02 Where do you live?
Sweden

03 How old are you?
Too young to be dead, too old to know not to answer the question.


Getting to know Dark Tranquillity
04 Since when have you been listening to DT?
97-98, somewhere there abouts.

05 Which is the first song you heard from DT?
Punish My Heaven. For the record, I was not impressed, but the
rest of the album shined in comparison.
Punish My Heaven, the most overrated DT song EVA.

06 Which is the first song that made you absolutely amazed with DT and made you want to listen to all their stuff?
Archetype... well, not really. Edenspring.


Favorite Dark Tranquillity stuff
07 What are your two favorite albums from DT?
All of them, but if I had to pick one I'd say Skydancer.

08 Do you have a certain favorite song from DT? If so, what is it?
*sigh* Can't pick just one, so, pass.

09 What are some of your favorite DT solos ?
I don't listen to any music for solos. Only elitist musician pricks do that.

10 Do you like DT lyrics? Which albums/songs do you like the most lyrically?
I think everyone knows I'm a man of lyrics and singers, fuck the rest of
the band they can be replaced by robots, as long as the singer is good
and charismatic. So yes, I like the lyrics. As for which album/songs, I'd
say the best albums lyrically are Skydancer and The Gallery.


Thoughts about the "newer Dark Tranquillity" debate
11 Would you consider yourself an "elitist"? What do you think about the newer DT releases? Would you prefer them over older stuff?
First off, what fucking debate? And no I don't particulary prefer any album
over another, some just have more personal meaning for me.

12 Are you interested in DT as much as you were three years ago? If not, why is it so?
Would I be hanging around you dicks if I wasn't?


Thoughts about the members
13 Which DT member do you like the most? Why?
Stanne. Why, D'OH, he's the only one in the band that can't be replaced
by a robot, as I said before (no offence to the other members obviously).

14 Would you prefer Fredrik over Martin Henriksson on guitars?
Wouldn't really know the difference and neither would anyone else.

15 Would you prefer Martin Henriksson over Michael on bass?
Wouldn't really know the difference and neither would anyone else.

16 Would you prefer Michael over Anders Jivarp on drums?
Um.

17 Would you prefer Anders Friden over Mikael on vocals?
FUCK NO! (Even tho I count Skydancer as my favorite)

18 Which "era" or which albums do you think Mikael has performed the best?
I have to say I really like Fiction.

19 Would you prefer screams or deeper growls from Mikael?
Don't have a preference, a mix of both is best.

20 What do you think about Mikael's clean vocals? Would it be good if he did only screams/growls, or is it better this way?
As I said, I have no preference, he does both equally well if you ask me.

21 Do you think Michael has any influence on DT music?
Ups. I'd say yes.

Miscellaneous
22 Other favorite bands?
Yes.

23 Anything you want to add and...
No.
 
Personal

01 What is your name?
Hady

02 Where do you live?
Beirut, Lebanon

03 How old are you?
33

Getting to know Dark Tranquillity

04 Since when have you been listening to DT?
Since Skydancer / 1994

05 Which is the first song you heard from DT?
Alone

06 Which is the first song that made you absolutely amazed with DT and made you want to listen to all their stuff?
Shadow Duet

Favorite Dark Tranquillity stuff

07 What are your two favorite albums from DT?
The Gallery / The Mind's I

08 Do you have a certain favorite song from DT? If so, what is it?
On Your Time

09 What are some of your favorite DT solos ?
The Emptiness from which I fed / My Faeryland Forgotten / The Lesser Faith / Cathode Ray Sunshine / Tongues

10 Do you like DT lyrics? Which albums/songs do you like the most lyrically?

Yes, very much
Albums: Skydancer all of it / Gallery / Character
Songs: Hours passed in exile, On Your Time, Tongues, Single Part of Two, No One

Thoughts about the "newer Dark Tranquillity" debate
Fiction: is closer to the Gallery but not as angry..i miss the anger
Character: Sublime, dark, deep.

In short, I find the new DT has more refined melodies, more subtle...

11 Would you consider yourself an "elitist"? What do you think about the newer DT releases? Would you prefer them over older stuff?
It's not a matter of preference for me, even the older albums, I find that each addresses a certain mood differently.

12 Are you interested in DT as much as you were three years ago? If not, why is it so?
Art and artists are always a source of inspiration, thus interest in them can never fade...

Thoughts about the members

13 Which DT member do you like the most? Why?
Personally I favor Niklas Sundin, because he is a very talented artist in every sense, and has respect for art as art.

14 Would you prefer Fredrik over Martin Henriksson on guitars?
15 Would you prefer Martin Henriksson over Michael on bass?
16 Would you prefer Michael over Anders Jivarp on drums? :p

17 Would you prefer Anders Friden over Mikael on vocals?
Mikael's vocals are irreplacable

18 Which "era" or which albums do you think Mikael has performed the best?
On every single album.

19 Would you prefer screams or deeper growls from Mikael?
I like anger and rage, screams would be it.

20 What do you think about Mikael's clean vocals? Would it be good if he did only screams/growls, or is it better this way?
It takes a bit of everything to make a world.

21 Do you think Michael has any influence on DT music?
Is DT music the same without his vocals?
Yes of course he/his voice has a huge influence on the music, structure, intensity, message. The music and vocals revolve around each other...

Miscellaneous

22 Other favorite bands?
Helloween (early years), My Dying Bride, Manowar, Iced Earth, At the Gates, Inflames, Samael

23 Anything you want to add and...[/QUOTE]
"Don't fear the slow proceding, fear only stillness of invention"
 
How could I resist? So let's reanimate the little fanboy in me...

Personal

01 What is your name?
Martin

02 Where do you live?
Canada

03 How old are you?
22


Getting to know Dark Tranquillity

04 Since when have you been listening to DT?
A few years back, maybe 5. Not sure exactly. I didn't put it in my birthdays calendar.

05 Which is the first song you heard from DT?
Punish My Heaven

06 Which is the first song that made you absolutely amazed with DT and made you want to listen to all their stuff?
Lethe

Favorite Dark Tranquillity stuff

07 What are your two favorite albums from DT?
The Mind's I / The Gallery

08 Do you have a certain favorite song from DT? If so, what is it?
I guess it'd still be Tongues. Probably because the songwriting is near flawless and the lyrics are just some of the best ever written.

09 What are some of your favorite DT solos ?
Tongues. Strangely it's the only one I remember. DT isn't much of a guitar hero band, they put more effort into the emotion.

10 Do you like DT lyrics? Which albums/songs do you like the most lyrically?
Best albums lyrically are The Mind's I and The Gallery. In terms of songs, well, Tongues, On Your Time, A Bolt of Blazing Gold and Inside the Particle Storm would do it for me.

Thoughts about the "newer Dark Tranquillity" debate

11 Would you consider yourself an "elitist"? What do you think about the newer DT releases? Would you prefer them over older stuff?
No, I prefer older stuff but I do not shun their recent work either. I respect a band as long as they play with meaning and passion. When a group of musicians become saturated of their own work, they need to take time off, or simply stop. DT haven't reached that point yet.

12 Are you interested in DT as much as you were three years ago? If not, why is it so?
No. And the reason why is probably time.

Thoughts about the members

13 Which DT member do you like the most? Why?
I never asked myself that question. Or maybe I did but I find it irrelevent now. I'm not listening to DT to help me get out of a closet or anything.

14 Would you prefer Fredrik over Martin Henriksson on guitars?
No.

15 Would you prefer Martin Henriksson over Michael on bass?
No

16 Would you prefer Michael over Anders Jivarp on drums? :p
No

17 Would you prefer Anders Friden over Mikael on vocals?
No

18 Which "era" or which albums do you think Mikael has performed the best?
The Mind's I / Fiction.

19 Would you prefer screams or deeper growls from Mikael?
Growls I guess.

20 What do you think about Mikael's clean vocals? Would it be good if he did only screams/growls, or is it better this way?
He's not the best vocalist I've heard. His cleans aren' the best but if he uses them as he did on Projector, then I have no objection to him singing every now and then. As long as it's justified.

21 Do you think Michael has any influence on DT music?
Don't know really.

Miscellaneous
22 Other favorite bands?
Primordial / uneXpect / Dissection / Windir / Taake

23 Anything you want to add and...
I'll think about it.
 
Personal
01 Maria
02 Northern Norway
03 17

Getting to know Dark Tranquillity
04 spring 2005
05 Lost to Apathy
06 My Negation
(I discovered their older stuff later)

Favorite Dark Tranquillity stuff
07 Projector and Damage Done
08 Hours Passed in Exile
09 Punish my Heaven, The Wonders at your Feet
10 Ehh...I don't listen to bands with poor lyrics, so yes...I like the lyrics on Character...Damage Done has some really strong lyrics too
12 definitely

Thoughts about the members
13 I don't like to compare band members, they are all important to the band as a whole
14 I prefer Martin Henriksson on guitars
15 I like both
16 I prefer Anders Jivarp on drums
17 I prefer Mikael on vocals of course!:kickass:
18 hmmm, He's great right now, but i really love his vocals on Projector
19 screams and deeper growls!
20 I love Mikael's clean vocals!They are a nice contrast to the growling parts!
21 ....hmmm, maybe?

Miscellaneous
22 Other favorite bands: Nevermore, Blind Guardian, Arcturus, Borknagar, Iced Earth, Kamelot, Iron Maiden, Soilwork, Opeth
23 Nice thread!:kickass:
 
Personal
01 What is your name? Nikki
02 Where do you live? Upper Darby, it's like West Philadelphia,Jr.
03 How old are you? 20

Getting to know Dark Tranquillity
04 Since when have you been listening to DT? Not long, I still consider myself a DT noob. 2002.
05 Which is the first song you heard from DT? I honestly don't remember
06 Which is the first song that made you absolutely amazed with DT and made you want to listen to all their stuff? I don't remember,again, I know, sad.

Favorite Dark Tranquillity stuff
07 What are your two favorite albums from DT? Skydancer and Damage Done
08 Do you have a certain favorite song from DT? If so, what is it? Right now I'm liking Single Part of Two
09 What are some of your favorite DT solos ?
10 Do you like DT lyrics? Which albums/songs do you like the most lyrically? Terminus is one of them, but again, I'm going with Single Part of Two, and Punish my Heaven

Thoughts about the "newer Dark Tranquillity" debate
11 Would you consider yourself an "elitist"? What do you think about the newer DT releases? Would you prefer them over older stuff? I have no preference
12 Are you interested in DT as much as you were three years ago? If not, why is it so? Yes

Thoughts about the members
13 Which DT member do you like the most? Why? Again, no preference. They probably knew who I was before I knew who they were.
14 Would you prefer Fredrik over Martin Henriksson on guitars? No preference
15 Would you prefer Martin Henriksson over Michael on bass? See above.
16 Would you prefer Michael over Anders Jivarp on drums? See above.
17 Would you prefer Anders Friden over Mikael on vocals? Nah, both are fine in their own ways.
18 Which "era" or which albums do you think Mikael has performed the best? Damage Done era
19 Would you prefer screams or deeper growls from Mikael? Deeper Growls
20 What do you think about Mikael's clean vocals? Would it be good if he did only screams/growls, or is it better this way? I love clear vocals, it's better this way. Brings him more versatility.
21 Do you think Michael has any influence on DT music? Yes.

Miscellaneous
22 Other favorite bands? In Flames, Into Eternity, Children of Bodom, Alice in Chains, Amon Amarth, Iced Earth, Blind Guardian, etc.
23 Anything you want to add and...
If I made any mistakes, please feel free to correct them.
 
Personal
01 What is your name?
Andy

02 Where do you live?
Granada

03 How old are you?
33

Getting to know Dark Tranquillity
04 Since when have you been listening to DT?
april 2007, thanks to a friend

05 Which is the first song you heard from DT?
Nothing to no One, fiction's opener of course

06 Which is the first song that made you absolutely amazed with DT and made you want to listen to all their stuff?
The Particle Storm

Favorite Dark Tranquillity stuff
07 What are your two favorite albums from DT?
Character & Damage Done

08 Do you have a certain favorite song from DT? If so, what is it?
My Negation

09 What are some of your favorite DT solos ?
Dont care about solos

10 Do you like DT lyrics? Which albums/songs do you like the most lyrically?
Absolutely! Punish my Heaven & Am I One

Thoughts about the "newer Dark Tranquillity" debate
11 Would you consider yourself an "elitist"? What do you think about the newer DT releases? Would you prefer them over older stuff?
I cant pretend to be what i am not, i dont know the old stuff as well as i know the recent works...yet.

12 Are you interested in DT as much as you were three years ago? If not, why is it so?
I can asnwer this way: after Maiden, the most interesting band ever.

Thoughts about the members
13 Which DT member do you like the most? Why?
Mikael Stanne: poet, singer, heart & soul of the band

14 Would you prefer Fredrik over Martin Henriksson on guitars?
Dont care/know

15 Would you prefer Martin Henriksson over Michael on bass?
Dont care/know

16 Would you prefer Michael over Anders Jivarp on drums? :p
Dont care/know

17 Would you prefer Anders Friden over Mikael on vocals?
Who s Anders Friden? :) There's nobody like MS out there

18 Which "era" or which albums do you think Mikael has performed the best?
tough call

19 Would you prefer screams or deeper growls from Mikael?
If there were to be two omnisciences, he would be both. Screams & deeper growls, unmatched intensity, he s the number one.

20 What do you think about Mikael's clean vocals? Would it be good if he did only screams/growls, or is it better this way?
"All has now been broken..." good clean vocals, but not as good as other clean vocalists in comparison.

21 Do you think Michael has any influence on DT music?
Let ME ask YOU: what would be DT without Mikael?

Miscellaneous
22 Other favorite bands?
Iron Maiden
Early Tristania (with Morten)
Early Children of Bodom
Shade Empire
Wintersun

and...MPE, Skyfire, Between the Buried and Me, Vesperian Sorrow, Korpiklaani etc

23 Anything you want to add and...
June 3 - Lorca Rock (ESP)
August 18 - Bloodstock Open Air, Catton Hall (UK)
October 16 - Eastpack Antidote Tour, Barcelona (ESP)
and...
2008, February 9 - London England, which is gonna be my fourth DT concert in 9 months :)

:headbang:
 
Outstreched Fingers said:
If there were to be two omnisciences, he would be both.
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ZILTOID!!!!oneoneeleven1111!

sorry


about question 21: michael and mikael are two different persons in the band but the question is stupid anyways since the "yes" should be obvious.
 
Personal
01 What is your name? - Prakul.
02 Where do you live? - Bangalore.
03 How old are you? - 15.

Getting to know Dark Tranquillity
04 Since when have you been listening to DT? - 1/1 1/2 years.
05 Which is the first song you heard from DT? - Don't remember.
06 Which is the first song that made you absolutely amazed with DT and made you want to listen to all their stuff? - Lost To Apathy.

Favorite Dark Tranquillity stuff
07 What are your two favorite albums from DT? Character, Fiction.
08 Do you have a certain favorite song from DT? If so, what is it? ATM : Terminus and One Thought.

Thoughts about the "newer Dark Tranquillity" debate
11 Would you consider yourself an "elitist"? What do you think about the newer DT releases? Would you prefer them over older stuff? Yeah they're good.
12 Are you interested in DT as much as you were three years ago? If not, why is it so? Yes I am.

Miscellaneous
22 Other favorite bands? CoB, IF, Insomnium, IM, AE, Disarmonia Mundi, Dream Theater, Dragonforce, LoG, Manowar, Metallica, Megadeth, Nirvana, Sentenced, Slayer, Slip Knot, Soilwork, SOAD, Testament, Trivium.

:kickass:
 
Prakul said:
04 Since when have you been listening to DT? - 1/1 1/2 years.
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12 Are you interested in DT as much as you were three years ago? If not, why is it so? Yes I am.
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:danceboy:

@ Prakul: don't be offended by this post. I just like being a bitch.
 
Personal
01 -Ian
02 -Newark, Delaware, USA
03 -20

Getting to know Dark Tranquillity
04 –Been listening since 2003
05 –First song is hard to recall but I think it was Monochromatic Stains
06 –Damage Done and Format C: For Cortex were two of the songs that made me want to listen to all their stuff

Favorite Dark Tranquillity stuff
07 -Character and Damage Done are my favorite overall albums
08 -Too many favorite songs! Zodijackyl Light, Dry Run, Fabric
09 -At Work Right now, I’d have to listen through all the albums again before I could answer favorite solos.
10 -I don’t listen to lyrics (unless it’s rap :D ) DT seems to have cool lyrics, I’ve looked them up out of curiosity before but nothing really stood out.

Thoughts about the "newer Dark Tranquillity" debate
11 -I like the new DT better I guess, The Gallery and Mind’s I have a special place in my heart and I can’t say I’m too into the real old stuff.
12 –Not as much as when I first found out about them but I saw them live last year and fell back in love, they are one of my favorite bands.

Thoughts about the members
17 -No, Mikael for sure
19 -Mix screams/growls, he sounds good to me.

Miscellaneous
22 –Insomnium, Amon Amarth, Kalmah, In Flames
 
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