Dark Tranquility We Are The Void Tour Edition
Reviewer: 8.8 758 users: 7.95 Band: Album: Release date: February 2010 Disc I CD 01. Shadow In Our Blood 02. Dream Oblivion 03. The Fatalist 04. In My Absence 05.
The Grandest Accusation 06. At The Point Of Ignition 07. Her Silent Language 08.
Arkhangelsk 09. I Am The Void 10. Surface The Infinite 11. Zero Distance 13. Star Of Nothingness Japanese edition bonus limited edition bonus 14. To Where Fires Cannot Feed limited edition bonus 15. Out Of Gravity Japanese edition bonus 16.
Rating: 6.5 It's always a sad sight to witness an institution tumble down hill, none more so than Dark Tranquillity, a band I once considered virtually infallible. Their prior album, Fiction, despite having some moments of greatness, certainly showed signs of greying around the gills, especially after their impeccably polished and resolute performance on Character; a performance which many would agree rivalled The Gallery in its impact: a true affirmation of their ever (if slowly) evolving skill, which is why from We Are The Void emanates the unmistakable whiff of disappointment. 'Arkhengelsk' and 'Iridium' are the true highlights in We Are The Void for me, instances were I was fully immersed within the album.
While there are good songs here, it stills bears the stench of recycling in the songwriting, particularly some of the riffs, and so I was was considerably disappointed with this album. I agree that the album is darker than anything DT have ever done before, but this album was just too one-dimensional by DT's standards. I agree with the highlights, yet do not agree with the rating, it's just too monotonous to have this high a rating. Written by Guest on at 19:35 'Arkhengelsk' and 'Iridium' are the true highlights in We Are The Void for me, instances were I was fully immersed within the album. While there are good songs here, it stills bears the stench of recycling in the songwriting, particularly some of the riffs, and so I was was considerably disapoointed with this album.
I agree that the album is darker than anything DT have ever done before, but this album was just too one-dimensional by DT's standards. I agree with the highlights, yet do not agree with the rating, It's just too monotonous to have this high a rating. Thanks for the constructive criticism! Well said indeed, but for me it is not that monotonous, it rocks from beginning to the end and we have typical Gothenburg, Death and also Blackened elements in it.
For example, in most songs the chorus is like completely different from the verses, which avoids this over-repeated feeling. I can understand your point too, I think it is quite subjective in this album, was hard enough to explain myself kind objective lol! Written by on at 19:47 Written by Guest on at 19:35 'Arkhengelsk' and 'Iridium' are the true highlights in We Are The Void for me, instances were I was fully immersed within the album. While there are good songs here, it stills bears the stench of recycling in the songwriting, particularly some of the riffs, and so I was was considerably disapoointed with this album. I agree that the album is darker than anything DT have ever done before, but this album was just too one-dimensional by DT's standards.
I agree with the highlights, yet do not agree with the rating, It's just too monotonous to have this high a rating. Thanks for the constructive criticism!
Well said indeed, but for me it is not that monotonous, it rocks from beginning to the end and we have typical Gothenburg, Death and also Blackened elements in it. For example, in most songs the chorus is like completely different from the verses, which avoids this over-repeated feeling. I can understand your point too, I think it is quite subjective in this album, was hard enough to explain myself kind objective lol! You're certainly most welcome.
Sometimes I feel that order (of albums you've heard) plays a BIG role shaping up opinions. I came to fully embrace DT when I heard Fiction (it's an unbelievable grower), Damage Done first aroused my interest, and Character, while having stupendous highs, also had some less-than-excellent songs as well. Naturally, I was expecting something more, 3 years after Fiction was released, so therein may lie the problem. Forgot to mention, good job on the review. Written by Guest on at 19:56 You're certainly most welcome.
Sometimes I feel that order (of albums you've heard) plays a BIG role shaping up opinions. I came to fully embrace DT when I heard Fiction (it's an unbelievable grower), Damage Done first aroused my interest, and Character, while having stupendous highs, also had some less-than-excellent songs as well. Naturally, I was expecting something more, 3 years after Fiction was released, so therein may lie the problem. Forgot to mention, good job on the review.
Thank you again! You might be right with the order of albums, this was indeed my first! But I think The Gallery and Damage Done are better nevertheless, they both are on my Top20 List.
For me it is but only a difference between 10 (The Gallery), 9.5 (Damage Done) and 9 (Last two albums), because they are all awesome, DT is yet my fave band right after Ensiferum. I tried to explain my reasons within the review, but as long as it is comprehensible, I am glad. Written by on at 20:38 Written by Guest on at 19:56 You're certainly most welcome. Sometimes I feel that order (of albums you've heard) plays a BIG role shaping up opinions.
I came to fully embrace DT when I heard Fiction (it's an unbelievable grower), Damage Done first aroused my interest, and Character, while having stupendous highs, also had some less-than-excellent songs as well. Naturally, I was expecting something more, 3 years after Fiction was released, so therein may lie the problem.
Forgot to mention, good job on the review. Thank you again! You might be right with the order of albums, this was indeed my first!
But I think The Gallery and Damage Done are better nevertheless, they both are on my Top20 List. For me it is but only a difference between 10 (The Gallery), 9.5 (Damage Done) and 9 (Last two albums), because they are all awesome, DT is yet my fave band right after Ensiferum. I tried to explain my reasons within the review, but as long as it is comprehensible, I am glad Personally, it's a down-to-the-wire toss-up for awarding the best album between 'Damage Done' and 'Fiction'. In the end, I chose Fiction simply because no other album has been played repeatedly over the course of the last 3-4 years by me. Damage Done made an impact immediately with it's then never-before-seen glimpses of this futuristic DT, but Fiction beat it eventually with it's sheer resilience. Character has possibly the peak of DT's incredible sonic evolution, but lacks in consistency in my opinion. 'The Gallery' is also majestic and definitely one of the greatest, hell, THE greatest Melodeath album in history.
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Written by Guest on at 21:24 Personally, it's a down-to-the-wire toss-up for awarding the best album between 'Damage Done' and 'Fiction'. In the end, I chose Fiction simply because no other album has been played repeatedly over the course of the last 3-4 years by me.
Damage Done made an impact immediately with it's then never-before-seen glimpses of this futuristic DT, but Fiction beat it eventually with it's sheer resilience. Character has possibly the peak of DT's incredible sonic evolution, but lacks in consistency in my opinion. 'The Gallery' is also majestic and definitely one of the greatest, hell, THE greatest Melodeath album in history. My winner is Damage Done. But concerning the Gallery. Totally Agreed! Written by on at 21:31 Written by Guest on at 21:24 Personally, it's a down-to-the-wire toss-up for awarding the best album between 'Damage Done' and 'Fiction'.
In the end, I chose Fiction simply because no other album has been played repeatedly over the course of the last 3-4 years by me. Damage Done made an impact immediately with it's then never-before-seen glimpses of this futuristic DT, but Fiction beat it eventually with it's sheer resilience. Character has possibly the peak of DT's incredible sonic evolution, but lacks in consistency in my opinion. 'The Gallery' is also majestic and definitely one of the greatest, hell, THE greatest Melodeath album in history. My winner is Damage Done.
But concerning the Gallery. Totally Agreed!
MechanisT: Fiction Damage Done Character The Gallery Projector Haven We Are The Void Skydancer The Mind's I. No guarantees that it'll stay the same!
Written by on at 15:06 Written by Guest on at 10:52 Written by on at 10:17 Written by on at 00:36 DT's characteristic 'Gothicburg' sound is more obvious than ever before on this album. So you gotta like Gothic metal to fully appreciate it, I guess. Umm, I believe it's Gothenburg, you know, like the city they're from? There's pun intended, if you look closely. Gothenburg + Gothic = Gothicburg Shall I repeat this? Gothenburg + Gothic = Gothicburg Thank you. Bravo, sir, for your thorough explanations, but here's the catch.
There's no such thing as Gothicburg. It's a self-defined genre definition by you. It's like calling Eluveitie Celtodeath, or Agalloch Pantheist Metal, or Shining NOR as Blackjazz Whatever Metal. Therefore, I cannot help but think that there's pun involved in your comment.
Written by on at 18:35 Written by Guest on at 16:00 DT have never been in throwing distance of gothic. Yeah, that's what I thought too Pfff. I really shouldn't have written this anyway, when you fall into the genre definig trap it's usually a dead end. I'm not inventing a genre, here, all I'm saying is DT have a slight Gothic twist to their music, unlike most Gothenburg bands. The keyboards, vocals and all over atmosphere is reminiscnt of some Goth bands like Moonspell and 'We Are the Void' shows this even more than most previous albums IMO.
I (falsely) believed mixing the words 'Gothic' and 'Gothenburg' instead of 'Gothic-influenced Gothenburg metal' was kinda smart, since as you certainly noticed, both words have 'Goth-' in them. Written by on at 19:17 Written by Guest on at 15:48 Written by on at 15:06 Written by Guest on at 10:52 Written by on at 10:17 Written by on at 00:36 DT's characteristic 'Gothicburg' sound is more obvious than ever before on this album. So you gotta like Gothic metal to fully appreciate it, I guess. Umm, I believe it's Gothenburg, you know, like the city they're from? There's pun intended, if you look closely. Gothenburg + Gothic = Gothicburg Shall I repeat this?
Gothenburg + Gothic = Gothicburg Thank you. Bravo, sir, for your thorough explanations, but here's the catch. There's no such thing as Gothicburg. It's a self-defined genre definition by you.
It's like calling Eluveitie Celtodeath, or Agalloch Pantheist Metal, or Shining NOR as Blackjazz Whatever Metal. Therefore, I cannot help but think that there's pun involved in your comment. You misunderstood me, my sarcasm was for 'Umm, I believe it's Gothenburg, you know, like the city they're from?'
Of course it was pun Well, in that case, right back at ya! Written by on at 19:23 Written by on at 18:35 Written by Guest on at 16:00 DT have never been in throwing distance of gothic. Yeah, that's what I thought too Pfff. I really shouldn't have written this anyway, when you fall into the genre definig trap it's usually a dead end. I'm not inventing a genre, here, all I'm saying is DT have a slight Gothic twist to their music, unlike most Gothenburg bands.
The keyboards, vocals and all over atmosphere is reminiscnt of some Goth bands like Moonspell and 'We Are the Void' shows this even more than most previous albums IMO. I (falsely) believed mixing the words 'Gothic' and 'Gothenburg' instead of 'Gothic-influenced Gothenburg metal' was kinda smart, since as you certainly noticed, both words have 'Goth-' in them. Well than I am sorry to have misinterpreted you, sir, I thought you were some dude who didn't know shit about European geography and actually thought that the city was called Gothicburg don't know why I thought that though. Written by on at 23:49 I can not understand why many people do not enjoy this album.
This is something like Fiction Part 2. Yes maybe Fiction was better in some terms but I do not really understand people who like Fiction and do not like We are the Void. It's really weird!! As i love fiction and dislike this one i will tell you that fiction is most complete as an album, it flows and it has it's own identity. This one is like DT wrote some songs and just published them. No good production, not even the feeling that 'united the songs and turns them to what we call an ALBUM'.
And of course fiction has some outstanding songs on it. 10/10 for me. The best DT album yet, and the Tour Edition is even better with three of the best songs on the album previously missing - The Bow And The Arrow, Out of Gravity, and Zero Distance. First time I heard this album I thought they changed styles and just stopped listening.
Second time I heard it I was blown away. Finally some dynamic song structure. The previous 2 albums were such a bore. It seems Insomnium has taken up the job of producing boring songs centered around one symphonic build up. Glad to have Dark Tranquillity back.