Dark Tranquility on tour in the Asia Pacific:
09/07 - Club Quattro, Osaka (JAP)
09/08 - Club Quattro, Nagoya (JAP)
09/10 - Unit, Tokyo (JAP)
09/11 - Unit, Tokyo (JAP)
09/15 - Capitol, Perth (AU)
09/16 - Unibar, Adelaide (AU)
09/17 - Manning Bar, Sydney (AU)
09/18 - Basement, Brisbane (AU)
09/19 - Hi Fi, Melbourne (AU)
09/22 - tba, Seoul, South Korea
09/23 - Gwang Myeong Music Valley Festival, Seoul, South Korea
US tourdates for Dark Tranquility supporting Opeth except where noted (also with Devin Townsend Band in Feb./Devildriver in March):
02/15 - Raleigh, Lincoln Theatre, NC
02/16 - Norfolk, The Norva, VA
02/17 - Towson, Recher Theatre, MD
02/18 - Millvale, Mr. Small's Theatre, PA
02/19 - Cincinnati, Bogarts, OH
02/20 - Louisville, Headliner Music Hall, KY
02/21 - Columbus, Newport Music Haltl, OH
02/22 - Agora, Cleveland, OH (Headline)
02/23 - Jaxx, West Sp., VA (Headline)
02/24 - Hartford, Webster Theatre, CT
02/25 - Providence, Heartbreak Hotels, RI
02/26 - Imperial, Quebec City, QC
02/27 - Club Soda, Montreal, QC (Headline)
02/28 - London, The Drink Nightclub, ON
03/01 - The Orbit, Grand Rapids, MI
03/02 - I-rock, Detroit, MI (Headline)
03/03 - The Eagles, Milwaukee, WI
03/04 - Minneapolis, First Avenue, MN
03/05 - The Venue, Winnipeg, MB
03/07 - Odeon, Regina, SK
03/08 - Red's, Edmonton, AB
03/09 - MacEwan Hall Ballroom, Calgary, AB
03/10 - Big Easy, Spokane, WA
03/11 - WOW Hall, Eugene, OR
03/12 - The Pound, San Francisco, CA (Headline)
03/13 - H.O.B., San Diego, CA
03/15 - Marquee Theatre, Tempe, AZ
03/17 - Cain's Ballroom, Tulsa, OK
03/18 - Juanita's Cantina, Little Rock, AZ
03/19 - H.O.B., New Orleans, LA
03/21 - H.O.B., Lake Buena Vista, FL
Upated European tour schedule for Burst:
12/21 - Die Röhre, Stuttgart (GER) w/Opeth
12/22 - Boerderij, Zoetermeer (NL) w/Opeth
12/29 - Trädgårn, Gothenburg (SWE) w/Dark Tranquility
02/14 - Barfly, Glasgow (UK)
02/15 - Bar Academy, Birmingham (UK)
02/16 - Carvern Club, Exeter (UK)
02/17 - Barfly, London (UK)
02/18 - Rock City, Nottingham (UK)
02/19 - Star & Garter, Manchester (UK)
02/21 - Logo, Hamburg (GER)
02/22 - Knaack, Berlin (GER)
02/23 - Underground, Köln (GER)
02/24 - Patronaat, Haarlem (NL)
02/25 - Waterfront, Rotterdam (NL)
02/26 - 13, Tilburg (NL)
02/27 - La Boule Noire, Paris (FRA)
02/28 - Kab-Usine, Geneva (SWI)
03/01 - Orpheum, Graz (AUS)
03/02 - Arena, Vienna (AUS)
03/04 - Backstage, Munchen (GER)
03/05 - AB, Brussels (BEL)
Check out the video for "The new build" from Dark Tranquility: http://www.darktranquillity.com/media/download/dt_tnb.mov
Check out a live Dark Tranquility video of the song "The treason wall" filmed during a recent show in Quebec: http://www.darktranquillity.com/media/video/ttw_montreal.wmv
Village Voice music editor Chuck Eddy recommends a number of mostly mid-tempo heavy bands for listening, including Scandinavian acts Amaran, Callisto, Dark Tranquility, Frantic Bleep, Mercenary, and Searing Meadow: http://www.villagevoice.com/music/0517,dozen,63345,22.html
The video for "Lost to apathy" by Dark Tranquility has been posted online: http://mp4.centurymedia.com/dtLOSTlhigh.ram
PopMatters reviews the latest Dark Tranquility: http://popmatters.com/music/reviews/d/darktranquility-character.shtml
Here's this week's top 20 Swedish album chart:
01. Wilmer X - 13 Våningar Upp
02. Pain - Dancing with the dead
03. Lars Winnerbäck - Vatten under broarna
04. E.S.T. - Viaticum
05. Anna Ternheim - Somebody Outside
06. The Ark - State of the Ark
07. Lena Philipsson - Det gör ont en stund på natten men inget på dan
08. Christian Walz - Paint by Numbers
09. Daniel Lindström - Daniel Lindström
10. Fernandoz - Minnenas allé
11. Magnus Uggla - Den tatuerade generationen
12. Backyard Babies - Live in paris
13. Dark Tranquility - Character
14. Soundtrack of Our Lives - Origin vol. 1
15. Lasse Stefanz - Röd Chevrolet
16. Melody Club - Face the Music
17. Benny Anderssons Orkester - Bao!
18. Uno Svenningsson - Ett andetag från dig
19. Barbados - Best of Barbados 1994-2004
20. Totta Näslund - Totta 7: Soul!/På drift
Niccokick, Existensminimum, Convoj and Band of Joy are among the first list of bands confirmed for this year's Emmabodafestivalen.
Here's this week's top 20 Swedish album chart:
01. Lars Winnerbäck - Vatten under broarna
02. Dark Tranquility - Character
03. The Ark - State of the Ark
04. Lena Philipsson - Det gör ont en stund på natten men inget på dan
05. Anna Ternheim - Somebody Outside
06. Fernandoz - Minnenas allé
07. Daniel Lindström - Daniel Lindström
08. Magnus Uggla - Den tatuerade generationen
09. Christian Walz - Paint by Numbers
10. Lasse Stefanz - Röd Chevrolet
11. Benny Anderssons Orkester - Bao!
12. Soundtrack of Our Lives - Origin vol. 1
13. Peter Jöback & Göteborgs symfoniker - Storybook
14. Uno Svenningsson - Ett andetag från dig
15. Melody Club - Face the Music
16. Totta Näslund - Totta 7: Soul!/På drift
17. Marie Fredriksson - The Change
18. Björn Afzelius & Mikael Wiehe - 1993 - Malmöinspelningarna
19. Arne Domnérus - Best of Dompan
20. Gyllene Tider - Finn 5 fel!
DJ Martian has the scoop on the 'Fresh Air at Fabric' one-day Norwegian music festial in London featuring performances by a wide range of artists including Annie, Magnet, Nils Petter Molvaer, Satyricon, Biosphere, WE and much more: http://djmartian.blogspot.com/2005_01_01_djmartian_archive.html#110677852973580507
Definitely something not to be missed.
Check out a stream of the brand-new Dark Tranquility track "Through smudged lenses": http://www.centurymedia.de/century/mainarea/audio.aspx?id=dark_tranquillity__through_smudged_lenses.rm
The song comes from the band's upcoming album "Character", due out January 24 through Century Media.
Arch Enemy has revealed that the upcoming Metal Hammer UK show at the London Forum on December 17 with The Haunted, Dark Tranquility and Nightrage will be filmed for a DVD release.
Due to the overwhelming positive response to the "Skydancer" remaster/reissue by Century Media a couple years ago, Dark Tranquility has announced they will be doing the same for the next two entries in their discography, "The Gallery" from 1995 and "The Mind's I" from 1997. There's no exact release date yet, but you can check out the revised trackslistings here: http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=29734
Dark Tranquility has revealed the tracklisting for their new album "Character", due out January 24 via Century Media:
01. The New Build
02. Through Smudged Lenses
03. Out of Nothing
04. The Endless Feed
05. Lost to Apathy
06. Mind Matters
07. One Thought
08. Dry Run
09. Am I 1?
10. Senses Tied
11. My Negation
View the cover art here: http://www.darktranquillity.com/misc/charcover.html