Featured Genre #8 - Gothenburg Metal

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Featured Genre: Gothenburg Metal
Birth: 1989
Current Status: Alive
Origin: Gothenburg, Sweden
Founders: Dark Tranquillity, At The Gates

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Gothenburg metal is a style of melodic death metal. It was first started in Gothenburg, Sweden. The bands come from Gothenburg, but some bands from Finland and other parts of Sweden have a similar sound to Gothenburg, and they helped inspire Gothenburg bands. Many bands that fall under this category are associated with the melodic death metal movement.

The first "Gothenburg" band was Dark Tranquillity, who started in 1989. Now, some of you may say it is stupid to call Gothenburg it's own genre, but if you listen to Gothenburg for a long time, then listen to melodic death, you can really hear the difference. Gothenburg has some elements of thrash metal (drum lines and guitar riffs.)

Dark Tranquillity had started as Septic Broiler, who only released one demo before changing their line up slightly, then changing their styler and name to Dark Tranquillity.

In the late 1980's, and the early '90s, a new death metal scene arose, centered primarily around Gothenburg and to a certain extent, Stockholm, Sweden. It also included Finnish and Norwegian bands. The Swedish and Finnish bands, inspired by thrash bands in the '80s, including Bathory, were more popular than the Norwegian bands, who were influenced strongly by black metal. The bands from Norway usually had keyboards and "chaotic riffs", known as blast beats.

The first "wave" if you may say, of Swedish death metal, consisted primarily of the bands Carnage and Nihilist, who eventually formed into Entombed, Dismember, and Unleashed.

These bands used a guitar sound that was formed by linking together two distortion boxes to create an electrical buzz sound, thus making the music sound more distorted and melodic. Using tremolo picking and faster riffs than most death metal, they represented the greatest death metal success outside of America. Later, the melodic death metal sound known as Gothenburg was pioneered by bands such as Dark Tranquillity, At The Gates, and In Flames.

The guitar harmonies and melodies are much more present in the guitar work. Even though it is more melodic than death metal, it is considered by some to be more raw then most bands that come out of America. The riffs used by Gothenburg bands formed a "riff-lexicon" that is commonly used by many bands that would be considered metalcore. Lots of these bands have risen in popularity, especially after 2001. Some people mack the genre calling it Gothencore, seeing as it came from Gothenburg. Many metal fans consider this genre to be separate from true death metal, which I believe is completely right.

The vocals are usually screamed, or growled. Usually though, it is a combination of the two. There are only a handful of bands to be true "Gothenburg", seeing that you have to come out of the city of Gothenburg, since it was started there, and that is what the genre is called.

The lyrical themes are similar to those of death metal. It is usually about the darker of society, of course death, sometimes politically themed, and
others base their lyrics from horror movies.

[King_Of_Terrors]

Dark Tranquillity


Gothenburg was all started when vocalist Anders Fridén, lead-guitarist Niklas Sundin, rhythm-guitarist Mikael Stanne, bassist Martin Henriksson
and drummer Anders Jivarp founded a band called Septic Broiler, a band that were considered to be regular thrash-metal.

In 1990, the band released a demo entitled Enfeebled Earth. They soon changed their name to Dark Tranquillity, and dropped the thrash metal
sound, and focused more on being a death metal band. In 1991, they recorded the demo for Trail of Life Decayed.

In 1992, Dark Tranquillity released the 7" EP titled A Moonclad Reflection. Only 1500 copies were printed, the first edition with the Slaughter
records logo, the second edition with the Exhumed productions logo. However, the music began to focus on guitar harmonies and complex song
structures. They had become more melodic, and they brought back some of their thrash roots. Elements from NWOBHM and melodic death-
metal were added also.

In 1993, the band recorded Skydancer, their first full length album. In 1994, Fridén left Dark Tranquillity, while Stanne took over the role as singer in the band, and guitarist Fredrik Johansson was added to the line-up.

Dark Tranquillity continued to release numerous full length albums, gaining more and more fans as the albums progressed. In 1999, Dark
Tranquillity released Projector. The album experimented with electronic elements and an some styles equvalent to melodic death, while Stanne
occasionally sang with "an extremely tearful voice". The album was a huge success for their hardcore fans, but they gained quite alot new fans as
well. But afterward, Johansson left Dark Tranquillity, and bassist Michael Nicklasson and keyboarder Martin Brändström were recruited, while
Henriksson switched to the guitar.

They released six albums after that, including a live album, an EP, and a double disc set that includes songs from the first four demos and EP's
that were released back in the '89 and the early ninety's. Their most recent album, Character, was a huge success. The press and the fans both loved it, and the band was somewhat returning to their earlier roots. They are currently touring Europe, and they plan to continue releasing albums.


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Current line up:
Mikael Stanne - Vocals
Niklas Sundin - Guitars
Martin Henriksson - Guitars
Anders Jivarp - Drums
Michael Nicklasson - Bass
Martin Brändström - Keyboards


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Discography:

Dark Tranquillity - Skydancer [1993]

01 - Nightfall By The Shore Of Time
02 - Crimson Winds
03 - Abolt Of Blazing Gold
04 - In Tears Bereaved
05 - Skywards
06 - Through Ebony Archways
07 - Shadow Duet
08 - My Faeryland Forgotten
09 - Alone

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Dark Tranquillity - Of Chaos And Eternal Night [1995]

01 - Of Chaos And Eternal Night
02 - With The Flaming Shades Of Fall
03 - Away, Delight, Away
04 - Alone

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Dark Tranquillity - The Gallery [1995]

01 - Punish My Heaven
02 - Silence, And The Firmament Withdrew
03 - Edenspring
04 - The Dividing Line
05 - The Gallery
06 - The One Brooding Warning
07 - Midway Through Infinity
08 - Lethe
09 - The Emptiness From Which I Fed
10 - Mine Is The Grandeur
11 - Of Melancholy Burning

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Dark Tranquillity - Enter Suicidal Angels [1996]

01 - Zodijackyl Light
02 - Razorfever
03 - Shadowlit Facade
04 - Archetype

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Dark Tranquillity - The Mind's I [1997]

01 - Dreamlore Degenerate
02 - Zodijackyl Light
03 - Hedon
04 - Scythe, Rage And Roses
05 - Constant
06 - Dissolution Factor Red
07 - Insanity's Crescendo
08 - Still Moving Sinews
09 - Atom Heart 243.5
10 - Tidal Tantrum
11 - Tounges
12 - The Mind's Eye

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Dark Tranquillity - Projector [1999]

01 - FreeCard
02 - ThereIn
03 - UnDo Control
04 - Auctioned
05 - To A Bitter Halt
06 - The Sun Fired Blanks
07 - Nether Novas
08 - Day To End
09 - Dobermann
10 - On Your Time

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Dark Tranquillity - Haven [2000]

01 - The Wonders At Your Feet
02 - Not Built To Last
03 - Indifferent Suns
04 - Feast Of Burden
05 - Haven
06 - The Same
07 - Fabric
08 - Ego Drama
09 - Rundown
10 - Emptier Still
11 - At Loss For Words

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Dark Tranquillity - Damage Done [2002] Download Album (http://img115.imageshack.us/my.php?image=damagedonelink3jm.png)

01 - Final Resistance
02 - Hours Passed In Exile
03 - Monochromatic Stains
04 - Single Part Of Two
05 - The Treason Wall
06 - Format C: For Cortex
07 - Damage Done
08 - Cathode Ray Sunshine
09 - The Enemy
10 - White Noise / Black Silence
11 - Ex Nihilo

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Dark Tranquillity - Lost To Apathy [2004]

01 - Lost To Apathy
02 - Derivation TNB
03 - The Endless Feed (Chaos Seed Remix)
04 - UnDo Control (Live)

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Dark Tranquillity - Character [2004] Download album (http://img527.imageshack.us/my.php?image=characteralbumlink2hj.png)

The New Build
Through Smudged Lenses
Lost To Apathy
Mind Matters
Senses Tied

[King_Of_Terrors]

At The Gates

Next, we will discuss At The Gates. They are also credited with being one of the first bands to spark the Gothenburg genre. They are a great
band, lots of interesting stories, but they don't have a website, and the biographys and histories I found were very short.

I will try my hardest.


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At the Gates were a band who are considered by many to have had a great influence on the Gothenburg genre. Originally formed in 1990 after
the band Grotesque broke up, the band combined thrash metal with death metal in Gothenburg, Sweden, crafting a unique sound. Their most
famous album is Slaughter of the Soul, released in 1995. They have inspired many bands out today, including In Flames, Hypocrisy and Edge of Sanity. The band also influenced many modern American Metalcore acts, such as Darkest Hour.

When At the Gates broke up in 1996, drummer Adrian Erlandsson, bassist Jonas Björler and guitarist Anders Björler formed The Haunted. while
vocalist Tomas Lindberg joined and left many bands, such as Skitsystem, Disfear, The Crown, Lock-Up, Nightrage and The Great Deceiver.
Adrian Erlandsson soon left The Haunted to join Cradle of Filth, a gothic metal band from England. There have been rumours about the return of
the band to activity, but band members say it's all fake. It would be really awesome to have them get back together, but that won't happen. At The Gates derserves alot of information, but I just couldn't find any. I'm sorry. :(


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Line up:

Tomas Lindberg - Vocals (1990-1996)
Anders Björler - Guitar (1990-1996)
Jonas Björler - Bass (1990-1996)
Adrian Erlandsson - Drums (1990-1996)
Alf Svensson - Guitar (1990-1993)
Martin Larsson - Guitar (1993-1996)
Tony Andersson - Bass (1992)


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Discography: (Recommended tracks are in italics under the album)

Gardens Of Greif EP [1991]

I haven't heard this.

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The Red In The Sky Is Ours [1992]

The Red In The Sky Is Ours The Season To Come
Kingdom Gone
Through The Gardens Of Grief
Windows
City Of Screaming Statues

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With Fear I Kiss the Burning Darkness [1993]

Beyond the Good and Evil
Break of Autumn
Architects
Blood of the Sunsets
Burning Darkness

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Terminal Spirit Disease [1994]Download album (http://img527.imageshack.us/my.php?image=tsdlink7by.png)

The Swarm
Terminal Spirit Disease
And the World Returned [Instrumental]
Beautiful Wound
Red in the Sky Is Ours/The Season to Come [Live]

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Slaughter of the Soul [1995] Download album (coming soon)
I must say, this album is near perfect. Every song is recommended.

1. Blinded By Fear
2. Slaughter Of The Soul
3. Cold
4. Under A Serpent Sun
5. Into The Dead Sky
6. Suicide Nation
7. World Of Lies
8. Unto Others
9. Nausea
10. Need
11. The Flames Of The End

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At The Gates - Suicidal Final Art [2001]

Is a compilation of songs from previous albums.

[King_Of_Terrors]

In Flames

Ah...In Flames. One of the more interesting bands I know of. They combined Gothenburg with harsh death metal, adding acoustic songs also.

It all started in 1990, Jesper Strömblad decided to leave of the band he was in, Ceremonial Oath. He teamed up with Johan Larsson and Glenn Ljungström to form In Flames. They made a demo that was sent to Wrong Again records in order to get a record-deal, which they did. The owner of the company enjoyed the music so much that he immediately gave them a deal over the phone, as they called him up one night. They then wrote the album Lunar Strain.

They had some members for awhile, they left, and the process repeated
for some time. They also "borrowed" some members from different bands. The band then released an EP called Subterranean, that became a milestone for In Flames, in terms of getting out off the underground scene. The album got them a deal with German company Nuclear Blast for the next record, and they have been there since then.

They recruited Anders Fridén and Björn Gelotte to join the band, on vocals and drums, and In Flames were a complete band.

They then released The Jester Race, gaining more fame and fans. They gained fame around Japan, and also in Europe. They were liscensed to Toy Factory. They went on a tour together with Samael, Grip Inc. And Kreator. This was the first big thing that happened to them.

The band recorded Whoracle. Johan and Glenn then sadly left the band. Luckily they were good friends with Peter Iwers and Niklas Engelin, who both happened to play bass and guitar. They helped out with the band for awhile. They liked doing it, so they were asked to stay permanantly, which they accepted.

Together the group continued onto a successful tour in Europe and an Japan, where they did their first two shows. As they return to Sweden, Niklas left the band, because he had some different opinions, and the fact that he wanted to focus on his other band, who were called Gardenian. In Flames then decided to switch Björn from drums to guitar, (who was originally a guitar player), and they recruited Daniel Svensson on drums, who had been in the band Sacrilige. It proves a success, and the band released Colony, one of their biggest successes.

The tour they go on for Colony takes them around the world, to Europe, USA and Japan. They filled up venues everywhere they went. They continue to celebrate, and the response is excellent all over the world.

Around August in 2000, after a few years of successful touring, the band releases Clayman. This record was extremely popular for them, and the sales were far more than those of their previous albums.

In Flames then toured with Dream Theater, "Slipknot", Testament, Methods of mayhem, and other bands, for a world tour was to be expected. In Flames played lots of shows in Japan and Europe, along with only 2 American tours :angry:. The band toured other places, the same as last year, only this time the places were bigger, more people were attending, and they had more songs to play.

In Japan, Jesper received an award from BURRN! As the number 1 songwriter of the year. Peter Iwers did not join tour with the band, as he had had a baby girl back at home, and he had to take care of her and his wife. But he joined in for the Scandinavian and Japan dates. He was temporarily replaced by Dick Löwgren from Armageddon for the other tours. In 2000, In Flames played around 150 tours! Afterward, the band to a long break to rest up and enjoy some free time. Peter returned to In Flames in 2001. The band played four live shows, one in Gothenburg, which was on four TV stations, and was played on live radio.

The band made a video for the song Only For The Weak. The band then toured in Europe for a bit. They played 13 shows in front of more than 200,000 people.

They played at Waken, as in some other festivals, and recorded Live In Tokyo, before heading over to America for some tours.

Another album was made, Reroute To Remain. This time though, it was with a different producer, and a different studio. The band toured even more, gaining more fame and a larger fanbase. The day after that show they played with Metallica, which was a huge success, playing in front of 30.000 people. It was the biggest non-festival show they had ever played.

They then recorded Soundtrack To Your Escape in 2004. It was a big success, with even more tours and fame. They had rented a small house outside of Sweden to do the writing, to prevent any distractions. It proved worthy, as the wrote 11 songs, and two more when they went back to Sweden.

They just recorded Come Clarity, however it is not released yet. Pretty much everyone has it though. They will probably have another tour or something.



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Current line up:
Björn Gelotte - Guitars
Daniel Svensson - Drums
Peter Iwers - Bassguitar
Jesper Strömblad - Guitars
Anders Fridén - Vocals


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Discography:

In Flames - Lunar Strain [1994]

Lunar Strain
Everlost (Part I)
Everlost (Part II)
Hårgalåten
In Flames
Upon An Oaken Throne

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Subterranean [1994]

Stand Ablaze
Ever Dying
Subterranean
Timeless
Biosphere

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The Jester Race [1995] Download album (coming soon)

The Jester´s Dance
Artifacts Of The Black Rain
The Jester Race
December Flower
Wayfaerer

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Black-Ash Inheritance [1997]

Goliaths Disarm Their Davids
Gyroscope
Acoustic Medley
Behind Space (Live)

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Whoracle [1997]

Dialogue With The Stars
Jester Script Transfigured
Episode 666
Everything Counts
Whoracle

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Colony [1999]

Embody The Invisible
Ordinary Story
Colony
Resin
The New World

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In Flames - Clayman [2000]

Bullet Ride
Only For The Weak
Clay Man
Swim
Another Day In Quicksand

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In Flames - The Tokyo Showdown [2001]

Bullet Ride
Moonshield
Clayman
Swim
Colony

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In Flames - Reroute To Remain [2002]

Reroute To Remain
Transparent
Dawn Of A New Day
Dark Signs
Metaphor

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In Flames - Trigger [2003]

Trigger (Single Edit)
Watch Them Feed
Land Of Confusion
Cloud Connected (Remix)
Moonshield (C64 Karaoke Version)

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In Flames - The Quiet Place [2004]

The Quiet Place
My Sweet Shadow (Remix)
Värmlandsvisan (Live)

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In Flames - Soundtrack To Your Escape [2004]

F(r)iend
The Quiet Place
Dead Alone
Evil In A Closet
Borders And Shading

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Come Clarity (February 2006)

Dead End
Scream
Come Clarity
Vacuum
Vanishing Light

[King_Of_Terrors]

Arch Enemy

Arch Enemy was formed by guitarist Michael Amott after his departure from the his old band, Carcass. Arch Enemy first got attention after the
release of metal milestones Black Earth, Burning Bridges, and Stigmata. The albums were quoted: "Propelled by flawlessly technical dual guitars and a previously unheard of mixture of melody and aggression, which helped them to quickly solidify their reputation as one of Gothenburg's elite bands."

They then recruited female singer Angela Gossow for the album Wages Of Sin. The media and fans were shocked that the vocals were coming
from a girl. (They are very, ahem, manly) She liked singing for Arch Enemy, and they liked her, so she decided to stay. They toured with Opeth and Nile before coming to America, where they headlined shows. The album Anthems Of Rebellion was then released, gaining lots attention all around the world.

The band headed back out on the road and completed lots of U.S. tours over the next year with Slayer, Hatebreed, Cradle Of Filth and Iron
Maiden, a European Tour with Nevermore, another European headline tour as well as playing huge European festivals like Download, Rock Hard, Fields Of Rock, Graspop and Tuska. Then, the band released “Dead Eyes See No Future EP". It was a huge sucess, and included numerous covers, as well as a music video.

Arch Enemy have now released Doomsday Machine, their most popular album to date.



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Current line up:

Angela Gossow (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angela_Gossow) - Vocals (2001-)
Michael Amott (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Amott) - Guitar (1996-)
Sharlee D'Angelo (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sharlee_D%27Angelo) - Bass (1999-)
Daniel Erlandsson (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Erlandsson) - Drums (1996-)
Fredrik Åkesson (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Fredrik_%C3%85kesson&action=edit) - Guitar (2005-)


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Discography:


Arch Enemy - Black Earth [1996] Download album (http://img5.imageshack.us/my.php?image=blackearthlink7th.png)

01 - Bury Me An Angel
02 - Dark Insanity
03 - Eureka
04 - Idolatress
05 - Cosmic Retribution
06 - Demoniality
07 - Transmigration Macabre
08 - Time Capsule
09 - Fields Of Desolation

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Arch Enemy - Stigmata [1998] Download album (http://img389.imageshack.us/my.php?image=stigmatalink7al.png)

01 - Beast Of Man
02 - Stigmata
03 - Sinister Mephisto
04 - Dark Of The Sun
05 - Let The Killing Begin
06 - Black Earth
07 - Hydra
08 - Tears Of The Dead
09 - Vox Stellarum
10 - Bridge Of Destiny

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Arch Enemy - Burning Bridges [1999]

01 - The Immortal
02 - Dead Inside
03 - Pilgrim
04 - Silverwing
05 - Demonic Science
06 - Seed Of Hate
07 - Angelclaw
08 - Burning Bridges
09 - Diva Satanica
10 - Hydra

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Arch Enemy - Burning Japan Live [2000]

01 - The Immortal
02 - Dark Insanity
03 - Dead Inside
04 - Diva Satanica
05 - Pilgrim
06 - Silverwing
07 - Beast Of Man
08 - Tears Of The Dead
09 - Bridge Of Destiny
10 - Transmigration Macabre
11 - Angelclaw

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Arch Enemy - Wages Of Sin [2001]

01 - Enemy Within
02 - Burning Angel
03 - Heart Of Darkness
04 - Ravenous
05 - Savage Messiah
06 - Dead Bury Their Dead
07 - Web Of Lies
08 - The First Deadly Sin
09 - Behind The Smile
10 - Snow Bound
11 - Shadows And Dust

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Arch Enemy - Burning Angel [2002]

01 - Burning Angel
02 - Lament Of A Mortal Soul
03 - Starbreaker

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Arch Enemy - Anthems Of Rebellion [2003]

01 - Tear Down The Walls
02 - Silent Wars
03 - We Will Rise
04 - Dead Eyes See No Future
05 - Instinct
06 - Leader Of The Rats
07 - Exist To Exit
08 - Marching On A Dead End Road
09 - Despicable Heroes
10 - End Of The Line
11 - Dehumanization
12 - Anthems
13 - Saints And Sinners

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Arch Enemy - Dead Eyes See No Future [2004]

01 - Dead Eyes See No Future
02 - Burning Angel (Live)
03 - We Will Rise (Live)
04 - Symphony Of Destruction
05 - Kill With Power
06 - Incarnated Solvent Abuse

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Arch Enemy - Doomsday Machine [2005] Download album (coming soon)

01 - Enter The Machine
02 - Skeleton Dance
03 - Nemesis
04 - Carry The Cross
05 - I Am Legend / Out For Blood
06 - Mechanic God Creation
07 - Machtkampf
08 - Slaves Of Yesterday
09 - We Are One
10 - Taking Back My Soul
11 - Opium
12 - Hybrids Of Steel

[King_Of_Terrors]

PLEASE NOTE: The uploads WILL be on imageshack.us, they are screenshots of the links, so I don't have to email them out. Thanks a bunch for the idea, Freezing Moon. :)

The following bands are not from Gothenburg, but they have a strong influence on the genre, and they sound somewhat similar:

Edge Of Sanity
Hypocrisy
Soilwork

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That is all. I hope you guys enjoyed it, and that you will post your feedback.

I would like to thank the following sites for lots of information:

The Official Websites of Dark Tranquilly, In Flames, and Arch Enemy.
Wikipedia
Darke Lucidation

Post feedback!

-Jay

[Poofy 666]

poo, you beat me in the longest write up competition...nice job

At The Gates pwns all

[Jom]

Tracklist for Come Clarity (February 2006):

1. Take This Life
2. Leeches
3. Reflect the Storm
4. Dead End
5. Scream
6. Come Clarity
7. Vacuum
8. Pacing Death's Trail
9. Crawl Through Knives
10. Versus Terminus
11. Our Infinite Struggle
12. Vanishing Light
13. Your Bedtime Story Is Scaring Everyone

[King_Of_Terrors]

Thanks Jom, I edited it in there. :)

[Ace_of_Bass2112]

I have seen the longest write up, and it was good.

i just recently got some gothenburg metal (melo death mailing list :p) and i find it to my likeing. my likeing indeed

[BoboTheRagingHobo]

How is copying and pasting 4 bands discography song by song considered a long write up?

By the way, this is a pretty poor FG as you posted it extremely to soon.

Other people's FG's took weeks to create, which should tell you something about it. You slapped this together in a few days, which it really shows through...

[Aakon_Keetreh]

im a big fan of "at the gates" there really good

[King_Of_Terrors]

I never said it was a long write up...thanks for everything Bobo.

[i am the robots]

It's a good thing you never mentioned the two original Gothenburg bands:

Ceremonial Oath and Septic Broiler.

You fail, hard.

[King_Of_Terrors]

It's a good thing you never mentioned the two original Gothenburg bands:

Ceremonial Oath and Septic Broiler.

You fail, hard.

I did mention them, I didn't do a whole write up on them.

And from all the websites that I got my info from, those two bands weren't Gothenburg at all.

[BoboTheRagingHobo]

I never said it was a long write up...thanks for everything Bobo.


I was commenting on the other fools.

[i am the robots]

I did mention them, I didn't do a whole write up on them.

And from all the websites that I got my info from, those two bands weren't Gothenburg at all.

I'm listening to Carpet by Ceremonial Oath right now, it sounds just like any old In Flames, At The Gates, or Dark Tranquillity album...

[King_Of_Terrors]

I don't have an Ceremonial Oath, sorry. If I had noticed that they were Gothenburg, I would have included them.

Terribly sorry.

[Freezing Moon]

I don't have an Ceremonial Oath, sorry. If I had noticed that they were Gothenburg, I would have included them.

Terribly sorry.
Well, you should probably have done a bit more research, etc before writing it.

I'm glad you used my screenshot idea though, I think it's much better than 100 posts with just an email address.

[King_Of_Terrors]

Well, you should probably have done a bit more research, etc before writing it.

I'm glad you used my screenshot idea though, I think it's much better than 100 posts with just an email address.

Well the origin is pretty much tied in with the Dark Tranquility part. If people will actually read it, I will edit a bunch of stuff in.

[Freezing Moon]

Well the origin is pretty much tied in with the Dark Tranquility part. If people will actually read it, I will edit a bunch of stuff in.
If you edit a bunch in I'll read it for sure.

By the way, At The Gates came before Dark Tranquillity.

[King_Of_Terrors]

Alright.

[BoboTheRagingHobo]

Oh and by the way, Ander's Friden was not a founding member of In Flames. And he did not join the band until some point in 95-96.

[Sleepy]

Chill, guys. No one is perfect.

Thanks for the info and discographies, King. Much appreciated.

[azbassman]

Oh and by the way, Ander's Friden was not a founding member of In Flames. And he did not join the band until some point in 95-96.
This is correct.....Anders Friden was origanly with Dark Tranquillity, while Mikael Stanne was with In Flames.

[Shadows]

If you edit a bunch in I'll read it for sure.

By the way, At The Gates came before Dark Tranquillity.
Dark Tranquility formed a year before At the Gates.

[i am the robots]

At The Gates formed in 90, and they didn't start out playing Gothenburg.

[Sleepy]

Didn't King's write-up state that Dark Tranquility formed in 1989 (which, for all you math buffs, is a year BEFORE 1990)?

[King_Of_Terrors]

Dark Tranquilly formed in 1989.

Anyway, look at the first post. I edited a bunch of stuff in. I hope it is better.

[repcak]

OMFG ... thats impressive... one of the best write-ups i have ever read :thumb:

[CarrionBirds]

really good and informative write up

this is the first one i've ever posted on, because it's so good

[King_Of_Terrors]

I edited in a bunch of stuff in the first post and the In Flames one. I will fix everything up tomorrow, it will be ALOT better, I swear. Give me another chance on this one guys.

[azbassman]

You should edit in.....Dark Tranquillity-In Retrospect and Denial Disk 1&2.

It has unreleased tracks from some of the album sessions on Disk 1.
Disk 2 has a 19 live setlist on it.

[King_Of_Terrors]

I don't have those though. I will be getting them soon, I hope.

[azbassman]

i can get you the set list for it.

[King_Of_Terrors]

They aren't in there?

I guess not.

Yeah, if you can do that it would be great.

If anyone noticed, there is an upload for Damage Done in there.

[azbassman]

Dark Tranquillity-Exposures-In Retorspect and Denial

Disk 1
Tracks 1 and 2 are from the Damage Done sessions
Tracks 3, 4, and 5 are from the Haven sessions
Tracks 6 and 7 are from the Projector sessions
Tracks 8 and 9 are taken from the "A Moonclad Reflection" 7".
Tracks 10, 11, and 12 are taken from the "Trail Of Life Decayed" demo

1. Static
2. The Poison Well
3. Misery In Me
4. In Sight
5. Cornered
6. Exposure
7. No One
8. Yesterworld
9. Unfurled By Dawn
10. Midwinter / Beyond Enlightenment
11. Vernal Awakening
12. Void Of Tranquillity

Disk 2
This is the audio cd off of the Live Damage DVD.

1. The Wonders At Your Feet
2. The Treason Wall
3. Hedon
4. White Noise / Black Silence
5. Haven
6. Punish My Heaven
7. Monochromatic Stains
8. Indifferent Suns
9. Format C: For Cortex
10. Insanity's Crescendo
11. Hours Passed In Exile
12. The Sun Fired Blanks
13. Damage Done
14. Lethe
15. Not Built To Last
16. ThereIn
17. Zodijackyl Light
18. Final Resistance
19. Ex Nihilo


there you go :thumb:

[Sleepy]

I edited in a bunch of stuff in the first post and the In Flames one. I will fix everything up tomorrow, it will be ALOT better, I swear. Give me another chance on this one guys.

As I said before, this was a very respectful write-up as it is. Although I'm sure the edits will only make it better. Thanks for your time on all this :thumb:

[King_Of_Terrors]

AZbassman, could you just give me 5 tracks from each disc you recommend? :p

I'm trying to do only recommended tracks. Thanks

Thanks Fury!

[azbassman]

Well disk 2 is just a live recording but ill recommend stuff off of disk 1

The Posion Well
Misery in Me
Exposure
Vernal Awakening
Void of Tranquillity

[Freezing Moon]

Dark Tranquility formed a year before At the Gates.
Ah, you're right.

I like it much better now that more stuff is edited in.

[King_Of_Terrors]

Thanks man. I'm not done with it yet, it will still be better. I just hope it gets stickied.

[supra_speed]

Good Job.. Interesting read.

[GenuineImitation]

Nice job as usual Jay. I have read most of it (its a bit long and Im a bit tired) and I'll read the rest tomorrow.

Im sure it will get stickied. Just go to the report/ask thread and ask there.

[King_Of_Terrors]

Bump before bed.

[blue3]

I already said it, but good job. Great that you put recommended tracks.

[KittensInMicrowaves]

I enjoy those bands. Good write up dude. I'm a little confused why some of you chose to flame this guy for creating this, but I guess the attitude of flame first, ask questions later usually prevails.

The only thing I didn't like was the unecessary jab at American bands who've copied some of this style.

[PigeonRat]

I downloaded that Dark Tranquility album, Damage Done, however 3 of the files in the zip are corrupt.

Nice writeup though.

[King_Of_Terrors]

I downloaded that Dark Tranquility album, Damage Done, however 3 of the files in the zip are corrupt.

Nice writeup though.

Really? I'll try to fix that when I get back from school.

[Iron Bars]

Great write up, lots of information and I got to see Dark Tranquility live last saturday with Chimaira. Micheal Stannes voice is very good live. Good guitar work too but they could have left the bassplayer at home cuz you couldn't hear him.

[Kronos]

Nice job Jay - it takes a lot to do one of these, even if a lot gets copy/pasted you still have to do the research and think which bits to include or leave out.

As for those who had a pop at him for his efforts - if you're all so brilliant, why didn't you do it yourselves, eh?

I'm sure it would have been perfect in every way, and much better...

[Happy]

Brilliant Write-up Jay :thumb:

[Shattered_Future]

The only thing I didn't like was the unecessary jab at American bands who've copied some of this style.

Most of those bands are significantly worse though...

Either way, pretty good writeup. Does a decent job with details, and is full of some great facts.

I actually did reviews of many of those (well, 4) albums up there: Projector and Character by Dark Tranquillity, and Stigmata and Doomsday Machine by Arch Enemy. You can have a looksie at those, if you want.

PS, that's not just another chance to whore reviews. There's some decent information in there for those of you wanting to learn more. :thumb:

[something erotic]

Kick *** job Jay. I love In Flames and Arch Enemy. :)

[Musical_Nerd]

First time I ever hear about that genre.. I learned a lot :) lol

[King_Of_Terrors]

Thanks guys. I'm still gonna add more stuff and fix a bunch of things up.

And thanks to (Med? maybe?) whoever stickied this.

[mr black]

Gothenburg metal kicks so much balls

[King_Of_Terrors]

The Black Earth and Character albums are now up. The others will be when they finish uploading.

[King_Of_Terrors]

Terminal Spirit Disease also. \m/

[something erotic]

I love you. :-*

[King_Of_Terrors]

I added a bunch of stuff on the In Flames part.

[Deconstruction]

I like the In Flames update, they are a good band, with a lot of variety though my favorite is still DT. I love Minds I.

[evildemonlemurs]

great write up. At the Gates is easily one of my favorite bands, with Anders Bjorler having quite an influence on my guitar playing, and Dark Tranquility keep rising further and further up my list of favs.

[Det_Nosnip]

poo, you beat me in the longest write up competition...nice job

Dark Tranquility pwns all

Fixed. :)

[pizzapie88]

Good effort. I love In Flames but haven't really listened to any other band from the genre which I will do.

[Jondur]

I fail to see how Arch Enemy fit in with the Gothenburg scene? Apart from having Adrian Erlandsson's brother on drums.

Some band that are also well worth checking out -

Eucharist (how this band wasn't the biggest out of all of them I don't know)
Crown of thorns (Later The Crown)
Sacrilege

Tomas Lindberg's old band Grotesque was also highly influential although more old school orientated.

[King_Of_Terrors]

I fail to see how Arch Enemy fit in with the Gothenburg scene? Apart from having Adrian Erlandsson's brother on drums.

Some band that are also well worth checking out -

Eucharist (how this band wasn't the biggest out of all of them I don't know)
Crown of thorns (Later The Crown)
Sacrilege

Tomas Lindberg's old band Grotesque was also highly influential although more old school orientated.

If you listen to Arch Enemy they sound like Gothenburg, and since they are from Gothenburg it pretty much makes sense...

I'll add those other bands into the last post.

[Jondur]

I hear NO similarity between Arch Enemy and At The Gates or Dark Tranquility. They started off sounding like Heartwork era Carcass for a start. And only Daniel is from Gothenburg (well originally - I have no idea, nor inclination to find out, whether they've moved there since).

On the subject of Arch Enemy - Bring back Johann! NP - Furbowl!

[Epicurus]

Cool but I guess there is alot of copying and pasting evident.

[King_Of_Terrors]

What do you mean? I changed everything to my own words, unless they had "marks" around them.

[Det_Nosnip]

Arch Enemy aren't Gothenburg, that's for sure. Melodic death, yes, but Gothenburg is a very specific sound.

[King_Of_Terrors]

But some of them come from Gothenburg, so I just added them in there.

[GenuineImitation]

Don't Arch Enemy consider themselves Gothernburg style Death Metal?

[King_Of_Terrors]

That's what I thought also.

[Triangle]

Well done on the write-up. :thumb:

[Morningrise]

Soo... you plan on getting the rest of the uploads up soon? :D

[King_Of_Terrors]

What do you want?

[ValeOfShadows]

nice write up.
Arch Enemy owns.

[King_Of_Terrors]

Noice avatar man!

[ValeOfShadows]

yeh sic band!!!

[ValeOfShadows]

BTW ihave a question. Whats the difference between Gothenburg and melo death.

[King_Of_Terrors]

yeh sic band!!!

Yes they are! What is your favorite song by them?

You should read the article I wrote to find out what the difference is.

[Apocalyptic Raids]

Have you heard Arghoslent?

They are my favourite melodic death band.

[King_Of_Terrors]

Have you heard Arghoslent?

They are my favourite melodic death band.

Nope I haven't. I will check them out though. What are some of their main influences?

[Apocalyptic Raids]

Influences eh.... Probably just Death and Thrash pretty much. They have a very distinct sound, which is hard to pinpoint.

Get Incorrigible Bigotry, it is fantastic.

[King_Of_Terrors]

Well I meant bands, when I said "influences"

I'll look for that album.

[Apocalyptic Raids]

POGROM: I don't think there is a Death Metal band like us today, nor was there ever. Perhaps one could argue that bands like BOLTHROWER or something still play war-inspired death metal from the old days, but I cannot think of another one still around or even similar. DESTROYER 666, SADISTIK EXEKUTION, are more along our lines as far as lyrical content go, but as far as musical similarities we strive to be unique, but not strange on purpose. I believe that our aggression and vocal style is what pinned us under the Death Metal curtain. Our music is a mixture of various metal styles, with thrash and death metal dominating.

HOLOCAUSTO: No, I don't know of any bands similar in motives and scope either (save perhaps Bathory at times), and Bolt Thrower assumed a passive voice about war and military conflict anyway. As far as bands I respect today, there are few that still merit my enthusiasm. Most of the bands I listen to do not exist as such anymore: AUTOPSY, IMPETIGO, VIO-LENCE, SADUS, TERRORIZER, DEVASTATION, FORCED ENTRY, VADER (old material), INCANTATION, ABOMINOG, CORPUS ROTTUS, CRUCIFIER, etc., and these bands are fueled by far different things than we are. I respect them because they never faltered; they never diluted their sound or lyrical animosity and yet never became stale.

Some bands that have definitely influenced our sound have been VIO-LENCE, RAZOR, CORONER, CARNIVORE, BLOOD FEAST, RIGORMORTIS, DARK ANGEL, KING DIAMOND, AUTOPSY, WARGASM, FORCED ENTRY, DESTRUCTION, POSSESSED.
Thats as good as I can do.

[King_Of_Terrors]

Hmm...they sound interesting. Thanks for that, I'll look into some albums.

[ValeOfShadows]

Yes they are! What is your favorite song by them?

You should read the article I wrote to find out what the difference is.

I really cant pick a favourite song. I have the albums Swampsong, Swamplord and They will return but i find it really hard to pick a fav song i love 'em all. Whats yours?

[ValeOfShadows]

alright i read it i know now. I can hear the difference in the drumming.

[King_Of_Terrors]

alright i read it i know now. I can hear the difference in the drumming.

It's not just that, the whole genre is more thrashy, I can just tell a huge difference between it and melodic death.

[ValeOfShadows]

yeh i can also tell the difference between the style they play but todays the first time that i listened to gothenburg (dark tranquility, at the gates). So i havent noticed it all yet but yes there is quite a difference.

[King_Of_Terrors]

Dark Tranquillity is by far my favorite Gothenburg band. Then In Flames, then At The Gates.

[emo is so cool]

dude Dark Tranquility "damage down" is sloooooooooooooooooooooow..

[ThatBunnKid]

Damage Done is definitely one of the greatest albums of all time. It was one of the first metal albums I ever got and I still listen to it atleast once a week.
Amazing.

[King_Of_Terrors]

Character is my favorite by them. I just bought it at FYE today, I am listening to it right now. Amazing album, everyone go buy! :evil:

[Aakon_Keetreh]

Character is my favorite by them. I just bought it at FYE today, I am listening to it right now. Amazing album, everyone go buy! :evil:


i bought it a few weeks ago and i thought it was amazing but i havent listened to it since, maybe ill go take a listen(looks in itunes for DT)

[King_Of_Terrors]

Listen to The New Build. That is probably my favorite from that album.

[bball_1523]

thanks for the write-up. I was a bit disappointed thought because I bearly learned anything. I still can't distinguish Gothernburg from other forms of metal that are similar to bands like DT, ATG, In Flames, etc.

I think you should do an analytical explanation of the riffs, song structures, melodies, etc.

[King_Of_Terrors]

Well I don't really know about the riffs, song structures and things. Plus there wouldn't be really any point in writing about it.

[ValeOfShadows]

thanks for the write-up. I was a bit disappointed thought because I bearly learned anything. I still can't distinguish Gothernburg from other forms of metal that are similar to bands like DT, ATG, In Flames, etc.

I think you should do an analytical explanation of the riffs, song structures, melodies, etc.

Well im a big fan of Arch Enemy and Amon Amarth so i listen to melo death all the time and i also listen to Dark Tranquility and In Flames. I think that melo death is a lot more complex and Gothenburg is very atmospheric. If you listen to Arch enemy you noticew that the drum beats are fast with a lot of double bass but Dark Tranquility's drummer only uses one kick. In melo death it changes tempo a lot and the riffs a more complex. That probably didnt make sense to anyone but i tried.

[King_Of_Terrors]

Like the first post, GOTHENBURG HAS ALOT OF THRASH ELEMENTS INTO THE MUSIC. Think of it as melodic death + thrash = Gothenburg.

[ValeOfShadows]

yeh but i wouldnt know anything about thrash elements in music because i hate thrash.

[Sleepy]

You may have missed one band that is also influenced by Gothenburg - The Haunted. They're more thrash metal than melo-death, but the Gothenburg influences seem quite strong, IMO.

[King_Of_Terrors]

About Thrash:

I don't "hate" it, but I don't really listen to it alot. I like a few bands, Celtic Frost, Morbid (Saint? Angel?), and sometimes a Slayer song.

Jacob - Apperantly nobody around here likes The Haunted at all (including me), so I didn't do them.

[ValeOfShadows]

King Of Terrors: My fav Kalmah song is The Third, The Magical ijust love the epic roaring in the middle of the song. Whats your fav.

[Drunken Viking]

Great writeup, In Flames and Arch Enemy pwn!
But next time could you put up some albums that weren't from the mailing lists, except Stigma (which pwns Doomsday Machine).

[King_Of_Terrors]

Next time there won't be any Gothenburg. :p
If you really want a specific album, tell me and I will send it to you.

ValeOfShadows - My favorite Kalmah songs are Swamphell and Human Fates. The whole They Will Return album is pretty near perfect IMO.

But every Kalmah song is awesome.

[Drunken Viking]

I meant next time you do a writeup like this. :lol:
I didn't want a specific album, but more one that was a good gothenburg one that wasn't from the mailing lists.

[King_Of_Terrors]

I probably won't do another FG.

Mind's I by Dark Tranquillity is an awesome album.

[ValeOfShadows]

But every Kalmah song is awesome.

True dat.

[Drunken Viking]

I havent heard to much Kalmah, are they Gothenburg or what.

[ValeOfShadows]

No, Melodic Death Metal.

[King_Of_Terrors]

:eek:

Melodic death?!?!?!

:Punchesyouintheface:

"Sorry man"

ANYWAY:

Kalmah are extreme power metal, much like Wintersun, Bodom, Norther, blah blah, with a slightly more darker, gothic sort of sound. They are really hard to explain, but some songs make you wonder how people could make such awesome music.

I may have to say they are my favorite band. Maybe second. Gah, Sonata Arctica get in the way of everything...

[Drunken Viking]

Oh **** :ducksoutofwayandtakesoutcrossbow: , hahahaha, I just figured Gothenburg Thread, Gothenburg Band.

[King_Of_Terrors]

Oh **** :ducksoutofwayandtakesoutcrossbow: , hahahaha, I just figured Gothenburg Thread, Gothenburg Band.

I wasn't talking to you. :lol: But you can look like an idiot and duck and take out a crossbow for no reason if you really want to, but uh...the subject of Kalmah was brought up because I love the so much, and I saw ValeOfShadow's avatar, and I was like "Whhooaaa man! Awesome avatar! Favorite song? Swweeet!"

Yeah

[ValeOfShadows]

Really i was reading that they were melodic death metal. Im sorry i was wrongly informed. :travels back in time and punches stupid git in the sternum:

[King_Of_Terrors]

:lol:

God that made me laugh.

But I don't judge what other people say a band is, I just listen and determine myself. Whatever.

[Drunken Viking]

I wasn't talking to you. :lol: But you can look like an idiot and duck and take out a crossbow for no reason if you really want to, but uh...the subject of Kalmah was brought up because I love the so much, and I saw ValeOfShadow's avatar, and I was like "Whhooaaa man! Awesome avatar! Favorite song? Swweeet!"

Yeah
I was uhm :insertgoodcoveruphere,ohwell:, ducking out of the way of the energy swords, and vikings, and such...

[King_Of_Terrors]

Yeah those saber blast cover a 2 mile radius, watch out.

[Drunken Viking]

Well im ****ed then, better just give up...
/Winks at devilish umpa lumpa and gets shield

[King_Of_Terrors]

Yeah you really should.

Alright this is getting out of hand, lets talk Gothenburg!

[Drunken Viking]

Haha ok, good writeup, lot of info.

[King_Of_Terrors]

Yes, I know, thank you.

What is everyones thoughts on In Flames? I like them alot, the mix alot of progressive elements into their music.

[ValeOfShadows]

OMFG i love In Flames. Great band. But then again i like anything that comes out of Gothenburg or Melo Death.

[emo is so cool]

in flames is probably my second favorite band behind dream theater.

[King_Of_Terrors]

That's cool. I like Dark Tranquillity the best, then In Flames, then At The Gates.

[Sleepy]

I can't really say I can pick any one over the other. I'm new to Dark Tranquility, but they are absolutely amazing. In Flames is very progressive in their musical style which I always enjoy, and At The Gates just seems to me to be Gothenburg at it's finest. I can't decide!!!

[ValeOfShadows]

My fav are:
Arch Enemy
Amon Amarth
Dark Tranquility
Kalmah
In Flames
\m/

[Drunken Viking]

In Flames is great, I have two of their live discs, and they are both amazing. I prefer Colony and Whoracle to STYE and CC, but those are two good albums.

[ValeOfShadows]

King Of Terrors i finally know what your avatar is. Fintrolls album cover for Nattfodd. Im soe smarwt.

N.P Apocalypse-Arch Enemy

[King_Of_Terrors]

In Flames is great, I have two of their live discs, and they are both amazing. I prefer Colony and Whoracle to STYE and CC, but those are two good albums.

My favorite is probably The Jester Race or Clayman. Or Whoracle. I can't decide.

[Sleepy]

I haven't heard anything from Whoracle. I have Jester Race/Black Ash Inheritence, Ckayman and STYE. My favorite thus far is Clayman, with Jester Race in a close second. STYE is a lot different than the other two, but I also enjoy it.

[ThatBunnKid]

Come Clarity is my fav but i love all of them
Reroute to remain is their worst i think

[King_Of_Terrors]

I haven't heard anything from Whoracle. I have Jester Race/Black Ash Inheritence, Ckayman and STYE. My favorite thus far is Clayman, with Jester Race in a close second. STYE is a lot different than the other two, but I also enjoy it.

My favorite probably is Jester Race/BAI. But Clayman is definately second, with Whoracle in third.

[TheSubtleArts]

i like clayman first colony second then whoracle.

[blue3]

The only thing I've heard from In Flames is the Whoracle album.. It's good.

[Apocalyptic Raids]

I've only heard The Jester Race and a few assorted songs.

I think I deleted them :D

[King_Of_Terrors]

I've only heard The Jester Race and a few assorted songs.

I think I deleted them :D

You bastard! :angry:

:p

Well The Jester Race is a great song, the album is awesome.

I know this is a bit late, but congrats on the 4000 posts.

[Apocalyptic Raids]

Thanks :D

It took me 6 months to get my first thousand, but after that...

The Jester's Dance was probably my favourite song.

[King_Of_Terrors]

Haha, it took me forever to get 1,000, but I only had a postcount in the 1,___'s for about 2 weeks. Then I hit 2,000, and I'm going very slow.

The Jester's Dance is AWESOME!

[emo is so cool]

you should get those downloads up for In Flames. theyre the best.

[King_Of_Terrors]

If they are the best, then you must have them, seeing you made that assumption, therefor you don't need to download the albums.

[bball_1523]

Well im a big fan of Arch Enemy and Amon Amarth so i listen to melo death all the time and i also listen to Dark Tranquility and In Flames. I think that melo death is a lot more complex and Gothenburg is very atmospheric. If you listen to Arch enemy you noticew that the drum beats are fast with a lot of double bass but Dark Tranquility's drummer only uses one kick. In melo death it changes tempo a lot and the riffs a more complex. That probably didnt make sense to anyone but i tried.

wait isn't Arch Enemy Gothernburg, because they seem to have the same melodic writing as dark tranquillity and In Flames. I still can't differ them two, LOL.

[King_Of_Terrors]

Well Arch Enemy somewhat has a Gothenburg sound, and two of the band members come from Gothenburg, so I just threw them in the write up.

[ValeOfShadows]

Well...their more melodic death metal.

[ValeOfShadows]

wait isn't Arch Enemy Gothernburg, because they seem to have the same melodic writing as dark tranquillity and In Flames. I still can't differ them two, LOL.

Have you heard Amon Amarth?

[King_Of_Terrors]

Amon Amarth is great, I consider them Viking metal though, becuase the song tracks are pretty obvious..

[Poofy 666]

Amon Amarth is great, I consider them Viking metal though, becuase the song tracks are pretty obvious..
yeah, and they label themselves as Vikings, when I saw them live, the singer took out his Viking Helmet and filled it up with scotch and then drank it :chug:

anyways, my band is probably going to play "Under A Serpent Sun" (with a shreddier solo) for the talent show :smoke:

[King_Of_Terrors]

Damn! That is cool. I would kill to go to an Amon Amarth concert...argh.

[Drunken Viking]

I just got tickets to see in Flames on the 4 of February, :). This will be my second real concert!!!

[King_Of_Terrors]

I just got tickets to see in Flames on the 4 of February, :). This will be my second real concert!!!

God your such a lucky bastard!

The only concerts I've even seen was Fleetwood Mac and Yes, like 4 years ago.

[js1000_lisboa]

hei there people. so some of you have listened to Come Clarity already? what's it like? compared to their other albums. have in flames returned to the melodic overdose that made them so famous or what?

[King_Of_Terrors]

It sounds a bit like Clayman, IMO.

[Drunken Viking]

Yeah, they have gone back a little bit, its more old In Flames then STYE In Flames, which is good.

[King_Of_Terrors]

Yeah, all In Flames in good. :p

[Poofy 666]

God your such a lucky bastard!

The only concerts I've even seen was Fleetwood Mac and Yes, like 4 years ago.
for me its been Anthrax and Amon Amarth supporting CoB (notice I failed to include trivium) :chug: I'm desperately trying to get to Wacken this year

[King_Of_Terrors]

Ah, Wacken. It's in Europe though, right?

[Drunken Viking]

for me its been Anthrax and Amon Amarth supporting CoB (notice I failed to include trivium) :chug: I'm desperately trying to get to Wacken this year
:lol: , sounds like quite a show.

[ValeOfShadows]

Damn Amon Amarth, In Flames. I hate you guys. BURN IN HELL.:lol:

[King_Of_Terrors]

I would punch you in the face, but you like Kalmah so you are still freakin awesome.

[ValeOfShadows]

Yeh but why would you punch me in the face i love Amon Amarth and In Flames.

[ValeOfShadows]

King Of Terrors. Do have come clarity.

[King_Of_Terrors]

I guess it was a joke then. If so, haha.

Is that a question? Do you mean "Do I have Come Clarity"?

[ValeOfShadows]

Yes, could you send it to me?

[King_Of_Terrors]

Of course. It would be nice if you had AIM though.

[ValeOfShadows]

Yeh. Cant you just send it to my email or is that impossible.

[King_Of_Terrors]

Haha, I will upload it over night, and email it to you tomorrow morning. Is that cool? What is your email?

[ValeOfShadows]

**** thanx. archenemy_28@hotmail.com

[King_Of_Terrors]

No problem, let's hope it doesn't fail.

[blue3]

Can you send it to me too? I need to listen to more In Flames.

[bball_1523]

Have you heard Amon Amarth?

yeah, used to like them, but I don't like their lyrics. Are they representative of gothenburg?

[ValeOfShadows]

No. There Melodic Death/Viking Metal.

[ValeOfShadows]

Yeh see Arch Enemy and Amaon Amarth are Melodic Death Metal. So you compare them to In Flames, At The Gates and Dark Tranqulity.

[King_Of_Terrors]

The upload failed, I will try again later.

[Poofy 666]

Ah, Wacken. It's in Europe though, right?
Germany, its a hell of a trip from Chicago

[King_Of_Terrors]

Indeed. My family just may go to Europe sometime this or next year. When is Wacken?

[Poofy 666]

Indeed. My family just may go to Europe sometime this or next year. When is Wacken?
August 3-5 I think

[King_Of_Terrors]

Awesome. We are going in the summer if we even go, so I may have a chance at seeing it.

[Apocalyptic Raids]

That would be cool.

Emperor are playing Wacken next year!

[King_Of_Terrors]

Then I HAVE to go.

[metalswimmer]

Im planning on seeing the In Flames/Trivium/Devildriver show in seattle at the end of January.......definetly excited about that, pretty much In Flames is the only band I really pay any attention to these days. The result of my years of obsession.

[King_Of_Terrors]

In Flames is deifinately the best band at that show. I wish I could go, they need to come down to Florida.

[metalswimmer]

too warm for those swedes ;)

[King_Of_Terrors]

Haha, but Trivium is from Florida :eek:

[Ve Das]

:sigh: Big write-up on a completely worthless piece of shít(In Flames),good write-up on Dark Tranquility,mediocre on At The Gates and atrocious write-up on Arch Enemy.

->sucks.MORE EMPHASIS ON ARCH ENEMY!

[King_Of_Terrors]

Shut up, Arch Enemy are hardly even Gothenburg.

Go away.

[Ve Das]

Then why mention them at all if you hold that opinion?

Also,what era of Arch Enemy are you talking about?

[King_Of_Terrors]

I figured they were Gothenburg, but if you read through the thread, half of the people think they aren't. I'm lost now.

[Ve Das]

Depends on the album,really.Early stuff was most definately Gothernburg,basically a much better version of At The Gates, but the later stuff(since they got their new singer) has been more of a tendancy towards a commercialised,simpler sound.Similar to In Flames in their development(except of course infinitely superior.But hey,I HATE In Flames,so who am I to talk...) in that they started making shítty music by the time shítty music became totally popular and one could say,if one stays in present tense,that they are not Gothenburg but once were.

[King_Of_Terrors]

I suppose so. Either way, they are awesome :D

[Ve Das]

Agreed. :thumb:

[Poofy 666]

That would be cool.

Emperor are playing Wacken next year!
CELTIC FROST

*coughNevermorecough*

:chug:

[King_Of_Terrors]

Nevermore and Celtic Frost also!? Damn

[ValeOfShadows]

Depends on the album,really.Early stuff was most definately Gothernburg,basically a much better version of At The Gates, but the later stuff(since they got their new singer) has been more of a tendancy towards a commercialised,simpler sound.Similar to In Flames in their development(except of course infinitely superior.But hey,I HATE In Flames,so who am I to talk...) in that they started making shítty music by the time shítty music became totally popular and one could say,if one stays in present tense,that they are not Gothenburg but once were.

Arch Enemy have gone for the more melodic death metal sound. And In Flames rule.
King Of Terrors: didnt that upload work?

[King_Of_Terrors]

It failed again. I don't know why...sorry.

[ValeOfShadows]

The one sent out in the mailing list never worked for me.:upset:
NP:The Enemy-Dark Tranquility

[Drunken Viking]

What are you trying to upload?

[ValeOfShadows]

In Flames-Come Clarity. Why do you have it?

[King_Of_Terrors]

It will probably be sent in a mailing list again sometime soon.

[Drunken Viking]

In Flames-Come Clarity. Why do you have it?
Yeah, I'll upload it for you.

[MetalGuy4000]

Check this stuff out. It's kind of melo death. You may review if you like.

www.myspace.com/metalguy4000

[Drunken Viking]

Don't advertise from now on, their is a thread for that, but I'll give it a listen.

EDIT: If that band playing on their was you, I recomend that you either turn up the guitar, or turn down the drums, hire a real drummer dont use a machine or atleast make it sound authentic. THen hire a singer, bass player, and a second guitarist. :)
BTW: From what I can tell that didn't sound like melodic death metal.

[MetalGuy4000]

Dude. Its just a ruff mix. Terrible quality recording. Just some ideas.

[Drunken Viking]

You said to review, and I did.

The writing prcess isn't bad, but you should think about having a good rythym section beofore you try to do anything else.

[King_Of_Terrors]

NP - In Flames - Square Nothing

Awesome song :D

Same with Pinball Map, thanks for reminding me Glatus!

[metalswimmer]

Big write-up on a completely worthless piece of shít(In Flames

i dont think you posses a capacity for cerebral functions if you can say that w/o reason...

[King_Of_Terrors]

Rofl, good point.

Damn, I didn't notice this hit 200 posts.

[Apocalyptic Raids]

have you checked out Arghoslent yet, KOT?

I will upload incorrigible Bigotry for you, if you like.

[King_Of_Terrors]

No I haven't, if your not on dial up, that would be great. :D

[Apocalyptic Raids]

I will upload it overnight, since my upload speed sucks, but be warned, I am going on holidays tomorrow, so if it fails then you might have to get someone else to do it for you.

Alternatively, Freezing Moon has it shared on Soulseek. You could ask him.

[Drunken Viking]

NP - In Flames - Square Nothing

Awesome song :D

Same with Pinball Map, thanks for reminding me Glatus!
Of course, anything for a cousin of Sir Glatus Maximus!

I actually just sat down and listened to the Clayman album, amazing.

[King_Of_Terrors]

Yes it is, Jester Race is my favorite though...I'm sure everyone knows that by now.

[Drunken Viking]

I have Jester Race/Black-Ash Inheritence, is that the same thing.

[King_Of_Terrors]

Yeah, it has the Black Ash Inheritance included with it, I haven't listened to it alot though. It has a bunch of live songs and such.

[Drunken Viking]

Its a pretty good album.

Anyone else have In Flames - Live In Gothenburg. It's pretty good, they are good live.

[King_Of_Terrors]

I have one song from it. I don't know what happened to the rest.

[Apocalyptic Raids]

KOT, I will send you a single Arghoslent song in the meantime.

[metalswimmer]

so pretty much everyone should just listen to me and worship the gods that are otherwise known as in flames

[Apocalyptic Raids]

so pretty much everyone should just listen to me and worship the gods that are otherwise known as in flames
No.

[Drunken Viking]

so pretty much everyone should just listen to me and worship the gods that are otherwise known as in flames
I disagree.

[King_Of_Terrors]

Do not listen to him, do not worship anything, and listen to In Flames.

[Drunken Viking]

Ahh man, I was just gonna say **** judaism, and go to Buddism and worship Buddha, but if the almightly Jay says not then I guess I won't.

I'm really glad that In Flames didn't stay with their STYE type stuff, and I really like Come Clarity.

[King_Of_Terrors]

I meant don't worship bands :p.

I haven't listened to Come Clarity enough to know.

[Drunken Viking]

:lol: Sarcasm...

You should give CC a good listen, its a really good album.

[Apocalyptic Raids]

Jay, Arghoslent album has been sent.

[King_Of_Terrors]

Right now I'm gonna listen to the Arghoslent album Jono sent me.

[Thor]

Certainly a great write up. :thumb:

[ValeOfShadows]

Thanx for the upload Drunken Viking.:thumb:

[Drunken Viking]

No problem, ejoy the album, its great. :thumb:

[ValeOfShadows]

Sounds great so far.:)

[King_Of_Terrors]

Come Clarity your listening to, correct?

Jono - The album was zipped in RAR, and I just deleted WinRar. If I can find the free trial that I got it from, I can probably unzip it. I just don't know where to find it.

[ThatBunnKid]

Come Clarity your listening to, correct?

Jono - The album was zipped in RAR, and I just deleted WinRar. If I can find the free trial that I got it from, I can probably unzip it. I just don't know where to find it.
download.com ----- just search for winRAR

[dest. Chaos]

:lol: Sarcasm...

You should give CC a good listen, its a really good album.
It's my favourite IF album :chug:

[Sph]

Is it similar to Whoracle? 'Cause i'm liking what i've heard.

[King_Of_Terrors]

IMO so far, it sounds closer to Clayman...but it sounds different to everyone. It is usually uploaded in one of the mailing lists like once a week, so pretty much everyone signed up for the mailing lists will have it soon.

[Sph]

:lol: Yeah, I just checked. I have Come Clarity already. Not bad but I prefer Whoracle.

NP: Dark Tranquility - Hours Passed In Exile

Man i'm lovin' this Gothenburg stuff! :thumb:

:smoke:

[King_Of_Terrors]

Gothenburg is awesome. And Dark Tranquillity is also.

[Sph]

I can't stop listening to Dark Tranquility lately. It's played almost as much as Testament! :eek:

NP: Dark Tranquility - Monochromatic Stains

[King_Of_Terrors]

Character is the best album of the year IMO.

Last year, sorry.

[Sph]

Is it Dark Tranquillitys best?

[King_Of_Terrors]

In my opinion, yes. Mind's I is also VERY good, and Damage Done is also.

Those are my three favorites.

[Sph]

I'll have to buy (read: request in mailing list) some of this stuff...

[King_Of_Terrors]

Haha...I've only seen Character in music stores so far, and I immediately bought it. Nothing else from DT though.

[ValeOfShadows]

I'll have to buy (read: request in mailing list) some of this stuff...

What did you get banned for?

[Sph]

For this (http://www.musicianforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=428903), most in there did.

:smoke:

[ValeOfShadows]

Ha that guys an idiot. Thats all you got banned for. That sux.

[Sph]

It's only a five day ban. But it does suck.

[King_Of_Terrors]

What? I don't understand. What happened?

[Sph]

What? I don't understand. What happened?
This happened. http://www.musicianforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=428903