Fiction (Dark Tranquillity album)
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Fiction is the eighth studio album
by the Swedish melodic death metal
band, Dark Tranquillity
.
The earliest release date for the album was set for North America
on April 17, 2007.
This is the last new material to feature Michael Nicklasson as their bassist before leaving in August 2008.
This album marked a few returns of previous quirks the band had done in the past - the song "Inside the Particle Storm" marks the return of Sundin writing lyrics again since "Tongues" from The Mind's I
, Mikael Stanne
utilizes clean vocals in addition to his usual growled vocals
on "Misery's Crown" since "Emptier Still" from Haven and a guest female vocalist on "The Mundane and the Magic" since "Undo Control" from Projector
.
A limited edition of the album includes a bonus DVD with live songs, behind the scene footage, Character
s "The New Build" promo video
, and the "Focus Shift" video clip. In addition, the limited edition disc features an extended booklet layout, an alternative cover artwork, and includes also a free Dark Tranquillity patch.
An expanded edition was released in North America on May 27 and was scheduled for Worldwide release on June 23, 2008.
Other credits
Studio album
A studio album is an album made up of tracks recorded in the controlled environment of a recording studio. A studio album contains newly written and recorded or previously unreleased or remixed material, distinguishing itself from a compilation or reissue album of previously recorded material, or...
by the Swedish melodic death metal
Melodic death metal
Melodic death metal is a heavy metal music style that combines elements from the New Wave of British Heavy Metal with elements of death metal. The style was developed during the early and mid-1990s, primarily in England and Scandinavia...
band, Dark Tranquillity
Dark Tranquillity
Dark Tranquillity is a Swedish melodic death metal band from Gothenburg. They are one of the longest-standing bands from the original Gothenburg metal scene, and are one of the most integral pioneers of the melodic death metal genre of music....
.
The earliest release date for the album was set for North America
North America
North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...
on April 17, 2007.
This is the last new material to feature Michael Nicklasson as their bassist before leaving in August 2008.
This album marked a few returns of previous quirks the band had done in the past - the song "Inside the Particle Storm" marks the return of Sundin writing lyrics again since "Tongues" from The Mind's I
The Mind's I (album)
The Mind's I is the third full-length studio album by the Swedish melodic death metal band Dark Tranquillity, released in 1997.In 2004, The Mind's I was re-released under Osmose Productions and in 2005 by Century Media Records with new layouts, the four-song Enter Suicidal Angels EP, two live...
, Mikael Stanne
Mikael Stanne
Bengt Mikael Stanne is the vocalist for the Swedish melodic death metal band Dark Tranquillity and the ex-vocalist for Swedish power metal band HammerFall.-Dark Tranquillity:...
utilizes clean vocals in addition to his usual growled vocals
Death growl
A death growl, also known as death metal vocals, guttural vocals, death grunts, and harsh vocals among other names, is a vocalisation style usually employed by vocalists of the death metal and black metal music genre, but also used in a variety of heavy metal and hardcore punk subgenres.Death...
on "Misery's Crown" since "Emptier Still" from Haven and a guest female vocalist on "The Mundane and the Magic" since "Undo Control" from Projector
Projector (album)
-Release history:-Dark Tranquillity:* Mikael Stanne − vocals, lyrics* Niklas Sundin − lead guitar; layout design, cover art, image editing* Fredrik Johansson - rhythm guitar* Martin Henriksson − bass guitar* Anders Jivarp − drums-Guests:...
.
A limited edition of the album includes a bonus DVD with live songs, behind the scene footage, Character
Character (album)
- Digipak edition :There is a second CD included with the digipak. It includes the following tracks:* Track 1 is the music video version of the song...
s "The New Build" promo video
Music video
A music video or song video is a short film integrating a song and imagery, produced for promotional or artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings...
, and the "Focus Shift" video clip. In addition, the limited edition disc features an extended booklet layout, an alternative cover artwork, and includes also a free Dark Tranquillity patch.
An expanded edition was released in North America on May 27 and was scheduled for Worldwide release on June 23, 2008.
Track listing
The expanded version also contains a bonus DVD with over 45 minutes of live recordings and promo videos:- "Focus Shift" (promo video)
- "Terminus (Where Death Is Most Alive)" (brick-movie)
- "Focus Shift" (rehearsal room video)
- "Blind At Heart" (live)
- "Final Resistance" (live)
- "Misery's Crown" (live)
- "Terminus (Where Death Is Most Alive)" (live)
- "The Lesser Faith" (live)
- "The New Build" (live)
- "The Endless Feed" (live)
Credits
- Mikael StanneMikael StanneBengt Mikael Stanne is the vocalist for the Swedish melodic death metal band Dark Tranquillity and the ex-vocalist for Swedish power metal band HammerFall.-Dark Tranquillity:...
− VocalsSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments... - Niklas SundinNiklas SundinNiklas Sundin , is a musician best known as the guitarist of bands Dark Tranquillity and Laethora. He also wrote some of the lyrics for the first three and recent two Dark Tranquillity albums and In Flames' album The Jester Race, and...
− GuitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with... - Martin HenrikssonMartin HenrikssonMartin Henriksson, born 30 October 1974 in Sweden, is one of two guitarists, one of the founding members and the main songwriter of the Swedish death metal band Dark Tranquillity.-Biography:...
− GuitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with... - Martin Brändström − KeyboardsElectronic keyboardAn electronic keyboard is an electronic or digital keyboard instrument.The major components of a typical modern electronic keyboard are:...
and Electronics - Michael Nicklasson − Bass guitarBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
- Anders Jivarp − DrumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
- Nell SiglandNell SiglandNell Sigland is a Norwegian heavy metal singer. She is the co-founder of The Crest. On June 3, 2004 she joined Theatre of Tragedy, replacing Liv Kristine.-With The Crest:* Straightjacket Singalongs – Demo...
− guest vocals on "The Mundane and the Magic"
Other credits
- Album artwork and design by Cabin Fever MediaCabin Fever MediaCabin Fever Media is a design studio founded in 1999 by the Dark Tranquillity guitarist, Niklas Sundin.Cabin Fever Media specializes in graphic design of album artwork, however, Cabin Fever Media also does various other commissioned work that involves illustration and design such as t-shirt design,...