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  • my fav melodic black metal

  • Horrible quality, amazing song.

  • This is just great!!!!!

  • "we excuse our selves from progress by post-altering our motives"... i used this phrase in my final writing workshop essay

  • 6 persons need help....

  • In my opinion, there´s no genre like melodic death metal, from the passion and intensity of bands such as DT,Mourning caress, to the rage and anger of ...let's say, At the gates, Nightrage, etc.

    No other genre can put together the same proportions of brutallity and beauty...Have you ever heard mors principium est??? Any doubt disappears. Dark tranquillity occupies a special place in the list of melodic death metal bands.

  • @proghead25 agreed. I have tried bands from most metal subgenres, but the only ones that have really won me are melodic death metal and doom metal.

  • @EvilestEvil In Flames song writing got very shitty after Whoracle. They have a difficult time in concert playing the albums requiring three guitarists. Jesper also just left the band recently and they plan to release another very shitty album with little to no "harsh vocals." Lunar Strain with Mikael was better than Skydancer with Anders anyways.

  • one of their best songs!!!

  • I can't get enough of this song. 2:00 - 3:00 is AMAZING.

  • even i am more into thrash metal and classic heavy metal,i love those melodeath riffs they are so sick!

  • this is nowhere near black metal

  • This is a very good band.

  • GREAT

    adan7777darkness

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  • LOVE THAT INTRO!

  • now this is real music. dt is one of the sickest band out there!

  • a "riff" is black metal??? LOL

    

  • @HenrikZar Listen to the first riff. That's a black metal riff.

  • @MartyrOfMetal Dude, listen about 38 sec into this song and tell me again that this is black metal.

    /watch?v=OfCHwsp9bSc

  • @zalmanusa I'm not calling them a black metal band, I'm saying that this song is pretty close to a black metal song.

  • @zalmanusa PS. I'm a huge black metal fan. Don't think that because you listen to real black metal that no one else knows what it sounds like.

  • @MartyrOfMetal I don't listen to black metal, I listen to melodeath and heavy metal.

  • @zalmanusa I'm just saying, this is borderline-black metal. It's still melodeth.

  • @MartyrOfMetal Not seein the black metal at all here. This is pretty much as melodeath as you can get.

  • @sm0kenmirrhurz92 Well whatever.

  • ONLY thing bad about melodic death metal - it started generic metalcore bands

  • mikael is godly at gutteral vocals, just like how amazing the other members are at their jobs

  • Melodeath!!!! rulz!!!!!! \m/ò_ó\m/

  • This song is kinda more black metal than melodic death metal....

  • @MartyrOfMetal this isn't really anti christianity though...

  • me encanta esta canción, que lata que de las dos veces que vinieron a Chile nunca la hayan tocado... estare alli para una tercera oportunidad!!

  • As much as i prefer the sound that AT THE GATES had, i have more respect for DT, theyve kept together all these years and hardly changed and still make killer albums, you cant deny that!

  • fucking awesome

    anyone know the lyrics

  • Fucking great!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • I'll have to disagree with some of you guys... I'm a huge fan of In Flames and yes, I like their former style better than today's too (I'm talking about Whoracle and Clayman era). But I can't accuse them for changing their style...they still remain a melodic death metal band, but just a bit different from what they used to be..

    It's called evolution and it should be welcomed, because it keeps the bands alive.

    But each one have their opinions and that's what makes Metal listeners so cool right?

  • @DaniTheDawg yah for sure dude, not to sure about whoracle but clayman is fucking great! cheers

  • to me this song is a pessimistic view of one's "free" will and dedication or motivation in setting goals. Then we think that we have "free" will. when we give in to those impulses, we set our stories to match those impulses. Like animals are impulse-driven, you know?

    "we excuse ourselves from progress by post-altering our motives

    stories set to match whatever beat that drives the impulse"

    "our reach is never wider than the depth of what we grasp"

  • this song is a one of the best of the genre of death metal together whit amon amarth in flames death morbid angel hipocresy nile and........i love the matematic death

  • THAT INTRO SLAYS

  • DT didn't get shitty like Inflames, they have kept the same sounds over the year. Hail DT.

  • I wouldn't agree with you, because DT had also changed during the years. Just compare Heaven, Charachter and Fiction. They also experiment a lot, but they just stay faithful to death metal in my opinion. :)

  • C'mon DT had kept constant in making good death metal rather than IF or Soilwork, the old in flames was great like in the jester race, also most of DT's lyrics are far deeper. now is hard to tell who is better if DT or IF, they sound completely different...

  • I think In Flames was better back in the day, but I like DT but almost all of their songs are the same sounding.. I find them pretty boring.

  • Dark Tranquility, in my opinion , is the best from that  whole "Gothenburg" scene.

  • @irontera86 well i think in flames is better but thats only my personal opinion

  • and i think in flames sucks (except for very few songs) and Soilwork is better than DT or IF

  • NOT AS GOOD AS PROJECTOR

  • Rox!

  • muy buena la rola

  • 2:08 ????????

    wot the f.? lol

  • mhmmmm shoe =) this bands got great vocals

  • @9000Years Lawl. I am so glad I don't have a foot fetish. You want some funnny stuff, go look at the 'Focus Shift' video and check some of the faces he makes in there XD

  • Scandinavia master of metal

  • no, sweden ^.^

  • shit sorry dude, i didn't know Sweden was in that region. My mistake; Scandinavia = master of metal.

  • modern philosophers!

  • <3 i liiiiiike them

  • Seems like someone has learned a new word...

  • I know, it's supposed to be blastbeats.

    Stupid youtube doesn't have a "edit" button.

  • sweden masters of guitar

  • Kick ass song

    but no HQ or HD Boooooo

  • Guys. In your own opinion what do you think is the message of this song?

  • Folly of emotion and how we almost unwillingly create a living hell for ourselves because of it, but also how we are dependent on emotions to make us human.

    Pretty standard Dark Tranquillity material, IMO. :)

  • A ones thought of misery to create a specialized personality within himself which is specialized in being pessimistic .. this Character (remember the title of the album) it drag us down and stop us to progress and move on from these obstacles . Its my own opinion and its totally fragile :) .

    Ps: thank you for posting this comment . I hope that all DT music rooms be more like discussing the lyrics and less from the stupid ,useless comparisons .

  • Hey thanks for your opinions. Im using this song as my project on our Humanities class. My professor after reading the lyrics has now have a different view on Metal music hahaha.

  • Haha that's really nice to hear!

    Anyways, this is one of my favourite DT songs, how come I only just discovered it had a clip? o.O

  • You and I both man. I didn't know the "The New Build" had a video either.

  • that DT are awesome

  • kalmah, COB, and lamb of god! Yeah!

  • Lamb of god? HAHAHA they suck!

  • why doesnt nobody complain about melodic death metal...simply because its the best metal genre....nuff said

  • @Battossai3000 ooooohhhhhhh yerrrrrr all the way dude :)

  • @Battossai3000 that's not only the best genre ever it's the best music ever... I know what I'm talkin about... When I go to clubs I listen to minimal because you can dance... when I'm in my car I listen to drum and bass because it makes me drive fast.... but melodic death metal ( In Flame/ Soilwork/ Scar Symmetry/ DT/ Mors Principium Est/ Disarmonia Mundi/ Arch Enemy/ Blinded Colony / Mercenary) that's music for the soul my friend!! It makes me feel human.... Not perfect but damn beautiful!

  • @polarbear1110 I understand what you saying you can only listen to certain music at certain times..... except for Melodic death metal you can listan to that any time because it can excite your inermost emotions in a powerfull way only few truly know. in short this is shear sickass awsomess and if you don't like it your a faget and you don't truly understand music. Thats right I am talking to you 6 dislikes.

  • @polarbear1110 I can't believe you left out Insomnium

  • @Battossai3000 Pretty much xD

  • @Battossai3000

    nooo a lot of people complain about melodic death metal, maybe because it's a genre still revolving around the ideas of the three albums (two rather brilliant) that popularized it, ten years ago.

    But metal must remain pure, right?! Stagnancy > change seems to be the motto of the entire genre.

    And I freaking love metal. But the state of it right now is repulsive.

  • they just keep gettin better. better then this just focus shift...awsome video and song and lyrics

  • in flames is pretty good, scrabbit, but BMTH is the worst thing to invade my precious eardrums.

  • the lyrics is amazing!

  • great melody coupled with abrasive intensity. the vocals rule!!

  • DT is fuckin great. I mean, look at In Flames how shitty band they have become. but DT is still good after those years in bussines. the best era was Gallery, Minds I, Projector but Character is fuckin great album, my fav of the new era. i respect them much, they have never released average album.

  • I disagree. I don't think In Flames has gotten shitty. I still prefer their old sound, but I love songs like My Sweet Shadow and Dead End. The remix for Cloud Connected is also great. However, I agree that Dark Tranquillity is far superior.

  • I agree that DT is better. The new In Flames stuff is just missing something.

  • everything after clayman is pure garbage. they got softer and softer every album cuz Jens systematically kicked out all the founding members. reroute to remain is the straw that broke the camel's back.. funny enough a couple of the founding inflames members went into DT after Jens kicked em out.

  • That's your opinion and I respect it. But a band can't play the same music over and over again. There some good songs after Clayman, you just need to keep an open mind

  • @EvilestEvil True that, i mean songs like Crawl Through Knifes and Leaches are pretty beast but it doesn't compare to their old stuff.. December Flower ftw!

  • It's just incredible how this band has progressed and matured over the years. I have been listening to these people ever since the Mind's I era. Soundtrack of my lifetime :)

  • Listen for example The Skydancer and the Damage Done album or Fiction. They're not the same. I agreed! The band has progressed and matured too much!

  • damn i never noticed the part nick plays under the guitarist at 2.20. that's awesome, it sounds great too. DT for life son!!

  • In my oppinion,DT is much better than In Flames.....but Children Of Bodom is NOT overrated and they ´re playing Power/Thrash Metal,only the Vocals are like Melo Death vocal.And so you can´t compare them.

  • Yea... Fiction... just... amazing... DT fucking rules over Melo Death...

  • I wouldn't say DT is the best. I think Kalmah probably deserves that title.

    But DT is definetly above most bands in the genre. Especially that overrated piece of shit known as Children of Bodom.

  • As much as i love Kalmah, just in my opinion, DT and Shade Empire are probably my fav in Melo Death... Illnath is the best Melo Black Metal there is.. you should check em out if you havn't already... and CoB ain't a piece of shit... I think they're pretty good, just as you said... kinda ovverated...

  • check out Quo Vadis if you want to see some extreme Melodeath

  • and The Crown

  • Amon Amarth, IMO.

  • I like DT just the vocals i guess and the lirics are like poetry

  • For me it's dark tranquillity = in flames = very good metal.

  • Dark Tranquility > In Flames?

    or

    In Flames > Dark Tranquility?

  • Both bands are skilled on there things, u must decide what u like m8

  • I definitely agree, just seeing what other people's opinions are.

    Personally, I just started listening to Dark Tranquility, but I've been listening to In Flames for several years.

  • Dark Tranquillity for ever!

    I hate In Flames.

    DT's more experience, sentimental sound, inovation... I cant explain! I just feel...

  • There different...but because IF's new stuff blows DT > IF overall but I almost like IF's old stuff better than DT...once again there different

  • That's some of the things I was thinking. I hate IF's new album, but Fiction is just amazing.

  • In Flames baby.

    They're music all sounds different, but to me, all of DT's sounds the same.

  • The only problem with In Flames is if you like one CD, good luck finding another one with the same sound - In Flames does not have enough consistency.

  • thats something i like about in flames, they always change. that's alot better then always the same sound thay will get boring after sometime. but that's just my opinion everybody should listen to what they like ;)

  • Consistency shouldn't be about making exactly the same sound over and over again in every new album. Consistency should be implemented in making high quality music.

  • i think ur way off, they pretty much have the same sound, i can say almost every song they put out is amazing, same for DT

  • I can tell all DT's music apart, does this really sound anything from The Gallery to you? Or what about Projector?

    I don't really like In Flames, myself, any era, I don't mind the earlier MDM stuff but I wouldn't listen to it by choice and the newer metalcore/emo type shit they're putting out hurts my ears.

  • i agree but in flames are one fo my favorite bands, melodic death metals by far my favorite genre

    the worst sjit is bring me the horizion and bands liek that

  • To each their own =] I wasn't saying In Flames were bad, I just personally don't enjoy them.

    And yes! *High 5* BMTH are awful, I know too many people who like playing them full blast out of their phones when they're hanging around with me -_-' They just fail.

  • completely fucking agree!!!! too bad fucking hardcore and emo is filtering into metal!!!!!

  • One of the best songs by the best band ever. As simple as that.

  • such a very good song!

    I like it

  • character is a fuckin epic album, my fav song has to be through smudged lenses

  • BURN IT TO THE GROUND!

  • There is no chance for this band to become shit like In Flames.

    Best MDM band ever. Period.

  • Dark Tranquility fucking rule! Character album is my favourite!

  • to the comment below

    epic fuckin fail

    in flames hasnt put anything good out since colony and even then thats not that good

    dark ranquillity has been putting out the best meo\lo death cds everytime

    they dont have a shitty release where as in flames do

    and if this is only good song then start downloading more...moron

  • Anders Friden (the singer of inflames) was the original vocalist of dark tranquillity but i think i like Stanne more

  • And Stanne sang on the first In Flames album

  • Yer they swapped, for the better too, the first album of both these bands sucked. Stanne didn't match In Flames' music, while Anders didn't match DT's early stuff.

    Both bands went on to write much better music.

  • anyone seen the focus shift video clip? its out of sync.. but this is a band that still amazes me.. i remember listening to the gallery in 99 and haven.. but this band is like wine it just gets better with age

  • Excellent opening for the 2005 album.

  • The second they come through Portland, I'm there

  • This is probably my favorite DT song, after hundreds of listens through their discography over the years and varying levels of love and hate. Damage Done, Character and Fiction permanently gave them their place as my favorite metal band.

    I hope you guys keep going to their shows so they keep coming back to America, they are great live.

  • Haven and Projector are pretty good too

  • What about The Gallery? The Mind's I deserves mention too. They have not released a bad album. They continue to amaze 17 years later.

  • character and damage done IMO are their best.

    fiction is okay.

  • wow apparently emobastard has an iq lower than zero.. its impossible to compare the two.. wow kid grow up, or dude i dont care..

    how would you feel if i compared you to someone else, huh?

  • by the way Behemoth's new music vid owns

  • emobastard85: I see your point, but thats the only similarity.

    Dark Tranquillity rocks btw.

  • DT OWN

  • this is not emo

  • emo, this isnt an insult or attack, but you seriously need to listen to some more music and learn a bit before you say such naive stuff. comparing dark tranquillity to dream theatre? thats like comparing black flag and pantera. two different styles that in reality are both good representatives of what they play.

  • And sorry if that sounds like a personal attack but never ever say Dream Theater is 10 times better than Dark Tranquillity it makes you look like an idiot, or a child.

  • agreed

  • I got underwear older than you.

  • so?

    you don't know how old i am anyways

  • lol

  • Please dont ever make that comparison to Dark Tranquillity ever again. Not only the one about Dream Theater, who have nothing to do with Dark Tranquillity musically AT ALL, but also Beyond The Embrace. Please. And learn a little something about this music because its clear you know little.

  • i wasn't comparing DT to DT musically

    i was just saying dt can stand for dark tranquillity and dream theater and that every member of dream theater is more musically talented than dark traquillity

  • In what way? John petrucci can probably play faster, and sweep better than the guitarists from the band. Who gives a shit? John petrucci cannot write death metal. These guys are writing some of the best death metal around, that makes them more musically talented at death metal. Not to mention Dark Tranquillitys role is not to show how talented they are on their instruments.

  • not just that, but also dark tranquillity's ability to write death metal with a sharp focus on melody and musicality that is somewhat reminiscent of chuck schuldiner's stuff.

  • they do have a keyboardist

  • yep definately they are more technical and skilled. but concerning the talent of songwriting I think dark tranquillity is at least as talented. just think of petruccis sometimes 'superflous' shredding solos, they dont fit in the actual track in many cases. or think of catchiness. but when we are talking about being technical I think eg. the album The Gallery by dark tranquillity is worth mentioning, it contains a lot of killer riffs which are quite hard to play.

  • yea

    both bands are good in different ways

    i wasn't trying to insult either band

    i'm more of a dream theater fan

    but that's just because i've liked them long before i even heard of dark tranquillity

    i just think that the members of dream theater are some of the most talented musicicians that i've ever heard

  • dude you are fuckin LOL. how are you going to compare the kings of prog metal with a gothenburg death metal band. it doesn't work. they have far too many differences in music structure, etc.

  • atleast he isnt comparing them to In Flames... or is he? i dont listen to them dont know what type of music they are

  • in flames and DT have a somewhat similar sound. somewhat

  • some stirling drumming on this track

  • we love dt .....incredible music

  • agreed.

    metal4life

    metal pwneds noobs

    and down with dope. lol

    \m/ \m/

  • DT rock!!! awesome song - check out my interpretation of this song on my profile

  • i know a lot of metal bands, but there's none like DT, i listen their songs over and over again and i still love them, they are so damn amazing i would give everything to see those guys playing in luxembourg ^^

  • dark tranquillity as wonderful as ever!

  • Excelllent