DAMN

I found this album a few years ago while I first started getting into melodic death metal. This is still far and away the best album the genre has to offer.

One of my fav albums of all time.

This is the crème de la crème of gothenburg. I go back to this album quite a lot.

1,000th person to own the record.

No flaws at all. One of the best albums ever.

Damn they used to be good.

Love this version too, the technical nature of this album is even more apparent on this:

(Alternate version of Punish My Heaven)

This is exactly what Gothenburg sounds like. Incredible album!

This is in my opinion one of the most overrated album EVER. Nothing amazing about it with only 3 great songs (Punish My Heaven, The Gallery and ...Of Melancholy Burning). The other songs are not really memorable and some of them are way too short. Hell, I even like Character, Fiction and Damage Done a lot more than this.

Written by Erik M. on 20.04.2013 at 17:54

This is in my opinion one of the most overrated album EVER. Nothing amazing about it with only 3 great songs (Punish My Heaven, The Gallery and ...Of Melancholy Burning). The other songs are not really memorable and some of them are way too short. Hell, I even like Character, Fiction and Damage Done a lot more than this.

You still gave it a 7 though. Pretty respectable score

Written by Guest on 20.04.2013 at 19:40

You still gave it a 7 though. Pretty respectable score

Well, I just think it's extremely overrated and only really enjoy those three songs a lot, while the others aren't bad, just not great either. But I gave that score a while ago and it might drop a point, but I need to listen to it again to know this of course.

And obviously melodic death metal isn't exactly my favourite genre, I still think the three albums I mentioned are better than this.

Written by Erik M. on 20.04.2013 at 20:39

Well, I just think it's extremely overrated and only really enjoy those three songs a lot, while the others aren't bad, just not great either. But I gave that score a while ago and it might drop a point, but I need to listen to it again to know this of course.

And obviously melodic death metal isn't exactly my favourite genre, I still think the three albums I mentioned are better than this.

I personally wouldn't call this overrated purely on the fact there's really no other album that sounds like this. It's totally different to every other melodeath album, even within their own discog. Of course that doesn't necessarily mean that the music is good. Though I happen to rather think it is Character is as good as this, but I personally regard Damage Done as the most overrated in their catalogue.

Actually this reminds me of a review for this album. Probably the worst review I've ever seen, not least because it called Dark Tranquillity a Carcass / Brutal Truth clone.

Written by Guest on 20.04.2013 at 20:45

I personally wouldn't call this overrated purely on the fact there's really no other album that sounds like this. It's totally different to every other melodeath album, even within their own discog. Of course that doesn't necessarily mean that the music is good. Though I happen to rather think it is Character is as good as this, but I personally regard Damage Done as the most overrated in their catalogue.

Actually this reminds me of a review for this album. Probably the worst review I've ever seen, not least because it called Dark Tranquillity a Carcass / Brutal Truth clone.

Yep, you're right about this album sounding pretty original. The simple truth is, I just don't enjoy it a lot... the songs are too short and even if they were longer I still probably wouldn't like them a lot. The style just doesn't appeal to me I guess.

About that review, it's pretty horrible. I don't agree with that at all, since he calls them unoriginal and ripped off from something else, which is (I think) not true at all. But that last sentence cracked me up though.

Written by Erik M. on 20.04.2013 at 21:11

Yep, you're right about this album sounding pretty original. The simple truth is, I just don't enjoy it a lot... the songs are too short and even if they were longer I still probably wouldn't like them a lot. The style just doesn't appeal to me I guess.

About that review, it's pretty horrible. I don't agree with that at all, since he calls them unoriginal and ripped off from something else, which is (I think) not true at all. But that last sentence cracked me up though.

Yes the last line is especially amusing considering how completely wrong he was about it, that it went on to become the most heralded metal albums of all time

The best thing in the history of music

For me it's still the best melodic death metal album of all time. Nothing more to say.

Written by deadone on 08.05.2014 at 05:30

I understand the impact this one made when it was released, but I still prefer Damage Done over it.

Same here, although I think Punish My Heaven is probably their best song.

Damage Done is good, but reminds me of those times when I put a bit too much sugar in my coffee. Character is what it should have been.

Written by Guest on 31.01.2015 at 13:22

Damage Done is good, but reminds me of those times when I put a bit too much sugar in my coffee. Character is what it should have been.

what ?! But you said you don't drink coffee sometime ago in SB.

Written by Guest on 31.01.2015 at 13:22

Damage Done is good, but reminds me of those times when I put a bit too much sugar in my coffee. Character is what it should have been.

Character is just sloppy seconds as far as I remember.

Written by Zap on 31.01.2015 at 13:36

Character is just sloppy seconds as far as I remember.

More liked refined seconds with more balls and better sound =P

Written by Guest on 31.01.2015 at 13:37

More liked refined seconds with more balls and better sound =P

Well, in any case, you shouldn't be putting sugar in your coffee anyway!

Written by Zap on 31.01.2015 at 13:39

Well, in any case, you shouldn't be putting sugar in your coffee anyway!

Half a tea spoon is a reasonable amount. I'm not into raw black metal so much these days =3

Written by Guest on 31.01.2015 at 13:40

Half a tea spoon is a reasonable amount. I'm not into raw black metal so much these days =3

I don't drink coffee very often, but when I do it's black or nothing. Which is the opposite of how I like my black metal these days.

Written by Zap on 31.01.2015 at 13:43

I don't drink coffee very often, but when I do it's black or nothing. Which is the opposite of how I like my black metal these days.

If I have it black (i.e. when there's no milk around) I don't have sugar in it which does taste a bit weird.

I love Damage Done, but for me Projector is their best. Has much more character to it. I do enjoy The Gallery though.

For some reason when I saw thread toward the top of my faves cuz y'all started commenting on it, I heard Ronan's voice in my head say "Listen to your Guardians of the Gallery!" No clue why, just did, and thought I'd share.

Written by psykometal on 31.01.2015 at 16:27

I love Damage Done, but for me Projector is their best. Has much more character to it. I do enjoy The Gallery though.

I've never actually listened to Projector (the artwork probably turns me off) Is it closer to this or Damage Done?

Written by Zap on 31.01.2015 at 16:32

I've never actually listened to Projector (the artwork probably turns me off) Is it closer to this or Damage Done?

More like DD but with some clean vocals. I prefer it to DD as well I think.

Written by Guest on 31.01.2015 at 16:36

More like DD but with some clean vocals. I prefer it to DD as well I think.

Sounds interesting. I should do a DT marathon some time.

Have you listened to Fiction? Imagine an entire album of songs more like Misery's Crown and The Mundane and the Magic. It's their only album which features Mikael actually singing frequently throughout the album.

I really love his singing voice, and wish he/they would decide to write more songs using it. Especially with how stale their albums have become recently. I feel like them shifting their sound/style in a more Projector-like direction, with more of him singing, would actually benefit the band more.