Released November 27, 1995 Studio Studio Fredman Artist Dark Tranquillity Producer Fredrik Nordström Genre Melodic death metal | Recorded April–May 1995 Length 47:48 Release date 27 November 1995 Label Osmose Productions | |
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The Gallery
(1995) Enter Suicidal Angels
(1996) Similar The Mind's I, Skydancer, Damage Done, Haven, Fiction | ||
Dark tranquillity punish my heaven
The Gallery is the second full-length studio album by the Swedish melodic death metal band Dark Tranquillity, released on November 27, 1995. It was the first full-length release to feature Mikael Stanne.
Contents
In 2004, Century Media Records re-released The Gallery with new layouts and five cover songs as bonus tracks.
Dark tranquillity punish my heaven
Critical Reception
The Gallery is considered a classic album of the Gothenburg style of metal, along with At the Gates' Slaughter of the Soul and In Flames' The Jester Race, exhibiting the dual guitar leads, growled vocals and acoustic sections typical of the genre.
John Serba, writing for Allmusic, wrote that the album "is a transcendent work from one of the underdogs of the genre -- a bona fide masterpiece that helped further stretch the boundaries of death metal in the '90s."
This album was inducted into Decibel magazine's hall of fame in its April 2010 issue. Chris Dick, in the article accompanying the induction, stated that "no recording at the time or since bears resemblance to its power and sophistication."
Dark Tranquillity
Guests
Songs
1Punish My Heaven4:47
2Silence - and the Firmament Withdrew2:36
3Edenspring4:31