Top 10 Best Dark Tranquility Songs
Before there was a Gothenburg sound, there was Dark Tranquillity helping to shape it. These guys didn't just show up to the melodic death metal party. They helped build the house, lay the foundation, and probably scared the neighbors a bit in the process. Formed in 1989, back when the scene was more raw than refined, Dark Tranquillity has kept the flame burning through lineup changes, shifting metal trends, and more than a dozen albums that refuse to pull their punches.
You've got snarling vocals, walls of guitar that somehow manage to be brutal and beautiful at the same time, and synths that glide through the chaos like ghosts in a battlefield. It's not music for background noise. It's the kind that grabs your attention and demands you listen. And the lyrics? Not your average angst-ridden filler. They're thoughtful, philosophical, sometimes cryptic, but never hollow.
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Misery's Crown
The overall performance of the band on the track is absolutely brilliant. The vocals are impressive as always. The instrumentals aren't the most difficult or convoluted, but they meld beautifully to lend melody to a metal song.
It's not the kind of thing you hear every day.
Misery's Crown is an incredible song. Both Misery's Crown and In My Absence are my two favorites. They are absolutely legendary songs that maintain such brilliance throughout. The melody is amazing.
If anyone ever claimed that extreme metal could not be melodic, this would be the track you'd play for them to prove otherwise.
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Lost to Apathy
What a flawless song. It's brutal, unrelenting, and has a beautiful solo. The vocals are very intimate and done with a lot of passion. The lyrics are beautiful and thought-provoking. It's as if the singer is talking to you, criticizing your weakness and telling you to try to be stronger instead of just ignoring the problems, hoping they will go away.
Filter the nonsense and laugh at what's left.
Indecision/nonvision
Matters taken away.
Look at the shell that is you.
Empty, fragile, weak.
Soon the battle is over, lost to apathy.
I am in love with melodeath, and Lost to Apathy is my all-time favorite. All the instruments are insane in this one, but the keyboard is what takes me to places far, far away. It's number 3 right now, yet still underrated.
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Terminus
Rock with it, lean with it. An amazing song with a nice intro and deep growling voice.
Most melodious intro to date. One won't get bored even after hearing it a thousand times.
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Lethe
Absolutely the best metal song that I've ever heard! The amazing vocals made my day. The bass rhythm actually kicks ass!
The. Best. Metal. Song. I've. Ever. Listened to. DT is not my favorite band, but this song is my favorite song.
This song is just simply amazing. I can't help it when I hear it!
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In My Absence
This song evokes so many emotions of frustration and sadness. It's probably one of the saddest songs lyrically, but that doesn't mean it doesn't kick some alligator behind.
I could name a bunch of other perfect D.T. songs like Lethe, Lost to Apathy, the first 8 songs on Damage Done, and even None Becoming on Construct. No band has ever been as good for almost twenty years as this one. Every album is at least an 8/10, with several being 10/10.
They are the best metal band ever, consistently killing it on each album. They should be more popular, but the vocal style is hard for most people to even give a second thought to. People don't know what they're missing in this genre... if they only knew.
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Monochromatic Stains
This song is among the best death metal songs I've ever heard. Perfect sound and theme!
The most melodic of all their songs with awesome melodic guitar work too. Try it out.
Listening to this, I got stains all over my body...
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Uniformity
This song is awesome. It should be in the top 5. I just love the keyboards. They were done perfectly. And Mikael Stanne's melodic vocals in the chorus mix perfectly with his growling vocals in the verses.
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Insanity's Crescendo
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Icipher
I can't decide which one is better, Icipher or Misery's Crown. I like these two equally. Icipher gets fewer votes, so I will vote for it.
That song really should be first.
Wow, I think The Gallery should be first, but Icipher has to be the second right away.
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What Only You Know
Just perfect. A real masterpiece in every way.
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Phantom Days
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The Dark Unbroken
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Iridium
One of the most melodic, beautiful, and serene songs I've ever heard. It should be given more appreciation.
This achieves the ultimate goal of music. It makes you feel strong emotions.
Sounds amazingly beautiful!
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Focus Shift
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My Negation
His best vocal performance. Inside the Particle Storm has his second-best one.
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The Mundane and the Magic
This is the first song I've heard from them, so it will always hold a place in my heart. And it sounds amazing with the female vocals.
Awesome. Simply awesome. Stanne's vocals give me shivers. His clean vocals add a nice effect to the song, as do the girl's vocals.
Nice female vocals, and Stanne's voice is amazing.
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Therein
Laugh out loud, I thought that this song was in the top place, but it is at 17th place. This song does not deserve this poor place at all!
This is a unique piece of art that perfectly blends clean and harsh vocals, power and melody, and much more. It also has a melancholic feeling and amazing lyrics. Best song from the best band.
Therein is a song no one can ever recreate. The clean vocals add an extreme sense of melody, and the echo is just awesome.
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State of Trust
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Punish My Heaven
This one got me into the band in the first place, and it opens the band's best album.
Amazing song. Better than Lost to Apathy and Terminus (and I love those two songs).
Powerful song. Melodic as hell and made me a fan.
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Cathode Ray Sunshine
I heard this song first on Brutal Legend, and I was automatically attracted to it by the excellent melodic beginning. Ever since then, I started listening to more of this great band.
Amazing melodic intro and beautiful song as a whole! It's awe-inspiring and one of the reasons why I love Swedish bands.
Very underrated. It deserves to be in the top 5.
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Final Resistance
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Atoma
Absolutely love this song and Atoma in general. Melodeath combined with a contemporary and more accessible style makes something truly unique.
A more contemporary touch to melodic death metal music. Should be in the top 10 soon.
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The Gallery
The Gallery is 10 times better than Terminus. It simply rocks you out just by hearing the intro.
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Inside the Particle Storm
Slow, brutal, perfect intensity.
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Endtime Hearts
My favourite song from my favourite album by my favourite band. The intro reminds me of Only One Who Waits by Insomnium.
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The Treason Wall
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The Lesser Faith
What? 30? This song is amazing. It has catchy verses and a wonderful chorus!