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Dark Tranquillity – Moment Review

By Steel Druhm on November 16, 2020 in Reviews, Gothic Metal, Melodic Death Metal, 130 comments

“I’ve always thought Dark Tranquillity was the band that best represented the Gothenburg sound that took hold of metaldom in the early 90s. It’s indisputable that they’re the act that’s aged the most gracefully in the quarter century since the style took hold, as fellow countrymen In Flames and Arch Enemy wandered off into career oblivion. That’s not to say there haven’t been ups and downs in the Dark Tranquillity catalog. That brings us to Moment, their 12th platter of moody melodeath.” Dark moments.

Steel Druhm’s Top Ten(ish) of 2016

By Steel Druhm on December 30, 2016 in 2016, Blog Posts, Lists, 153 comments

“Well, it looks like we made it to the end of another year of music, mayhem and interweb tomfoolery! And while 2016 kicked most of our asses in unpleasant ways, it was an outstanding year for metal music. In fact, I think it was the best overall since I joined the AMG meat grinder way back in 2010.” Don’t shoot the messenger gorilla.

Kronos’ Top Ten(ish) of 2016

By Kronos on December 28, 2016 in 2016, Blog Posts, Lists, 92 comments

“This being a Kronos feature, I must first launch into a brief and hateful tirade against an absurd and laughably incompetent enemy. Towards that end, I’d like to alert an Angry Metal Guy staffer that we are now officially beefin’. And that staffer is… 2015 Kronos.” War inside his head.

Record(s) o’ the Month – November 2016

By Steel Druhm on December 6, 2016 in 2016, Blog Posts, Record o' the Month, 154 comments

“November was sure to be a much easier month to sift through than October, which was outright ridiculous. Of course it had its share of standouts, but most of the AMG intelligentsia was in agreement where the November crown should be placed. Since this is such a rare occurrence, we were able to render a timely posting, which is in itself quite rare.” No turkeys here.

Dark Tranquillity – Atoma Review

By Steel Druhm on October 28, 2016 in 2016, Century Media, Melodic Death Metal, Reviews, Swedish Metal, Melodic Death Metal, 77 comments

“Whenever a new Dark Tranquillity album drops, it causes me to reflect on the state of the Gothenburg sound. Despite lesser albums like We Are the Void and Construct, it’s abundantly clear Dark Tranquillity reaped the most benefit from the stylistic tontine they established with In Flames and At the Gates back in 1992. Their particular take on melo-death has aged like a fine vintage while others have become little more than hobo wine. That great gulf is even more stark when Dark Tranquillity crafts a masterful release like Atoma.” Enter the Atoma Age.