Album Rating: 5.0

The riffs are this are so fire I just dont understand

Album Rating: 2.9

--What diminishes the earlier material for you?--

I like their debut. I think it is a bit raw, but the songs have some depth to them. The only thing that kind of sets it back is the muddy production. The Gallery and Mind's I are more surface level albums, if that makes sense. They're well played and The Gallery has some cool riffs and melodies, but after a few listens there's nothing underneath. Projector is the album where they broke away from more conventional melodeath ideas and structures and started layering their songs more.

Album Rating: 5.0

the atmosphere here is darker and more experimental than the gallery. Im not sure what you mean by surface level

Album Rating: 3.5

Projector is the album where they broke away from more conventional melodeath ideas and structures and started layering their songs more.



Why do i think that the complete opposite happened? I think the Gallery is way more experimental when it comes to song structures and ideas in general...I still haven't found any melodeath album that sounds like it. Most bands choose to sound like In Flames or At The Gates from my experience,not Gallery era DT

Album Rating: 2.9

--the atmosphere here is darker and more experimental than the gallery. Im not sure what you mean by surface level--

I agree with your first assessment, but this album is also much more sparse and not in a good way.



I don't know a good way to explain the second thing. There's just more layers to the music, to the atmospheres and the 'emotional' context of the albums. At least I notice more of those things in the later albums that I don't really get in the first three.



--Why do i think that the complete opposite happened? I think the Gallery is way more experimental when it comes to song structures and ideas in general...I still haven't found any melodeath album that sounds like it. Most bands choose to sound like In Flames or At The Gates from my experience,not Gallery era DT--

There's not really any albums that sound like post-Projector era Dark Tranquillity either. They're definitely they're own unique entity. I think it takes too much effort for copy cat bands to nail the Dark Tranquillity sound --whether it's their early or late sound.

Album Rating: 4.0

Gallery beats everything.

Character, fiction, and damage done era is the best DT for me

Album Rating: 4.0

Easily

Nah 90s era DT is best and showcases their most complex song structures and their experimental aspects. 2000s DT awesome for different reasons, mainly just the great atmosphere and songwriting despite it being slightly more pop-centric with their song structures.

Album Rating: 4.5

dude

Yes sir what is it

Album Rating: 4.5

This is the best DT

Top three for sure, on equal ground with Thr Gallery and Skydancer for me

Album Rating: 5.0

sogood

THIS IS THE MAGIC

THAT A NAME WOULD STAIN

Album Rating: 5.0

CONVICTION REIGNS

WHERE TRUTH MIGHT SWAY

Album Rating: 4.0

Sara Svensson's rich sultry voice is what made Insanity's Crescendo so great. Without her their live performances of that song aren't that pleasant.

Album Rating: 5.0

Lost To Apathy looks like sh!t compared to Insanity's Crescendo. It's not even close. [2]

Album Rating: 4.0

Disagreed hard but still rules.

This is tops man

Character is like 7th best