China version on black with gold and red splatter vinyl withgatefold cover, poster, glow in the dark logo, English booklet,Chinese liner notes and OBI-strip. Limited 200 copies

1995 was certainly a definitive year for the New Wave of SwedishDeath Metal. At the Gates´ Slaughter of the Soul and In Flames´ TheJester Race were released that year, both albums seamlessly meshingthe melodic ambition of old schoolers Iron Maiden and Judas Priestwith the aggression of ´90s death metal; boasting instrumentalchops and gifted songwriting, those two bands helped define theface of Scandinavian metal for years to come. But one must notoverlook Dark Tranquillity´s contributions to the genre,specifically The Gallery, which may not be rightfully recognized asthe bona fide classic that it is. While these Swedes´ debut,Skydancer, was an ambitious and disjointed affair exhibiting morepromise than solid tunes, sophomore platter The Gallery fulfilledthat promise — and then some. Gone were Anders Fridén´s awkwardgrowls and the stiff production and arrangements, replaced by theconfident mid-range rasp of Mikael Stanne and the much-hailedengineering expertise of Fredrik Nordström and Studio Fredman. Thebusy, melodic guitar work of Niklas Sundin and Fredrik Johansson isstill prevalent, but rhythmically The Gallery is an entirelydifferent beast, the songs given breathing room by the bass anddrums, which hold down the fort while Sundin and Johansson unleasha frenzy of complex riffs and tasteful, controlled histrionics. Thecuts "The Dividing Line," "The Emptiness From Which I Fed," and"Midway Through Infinity" are near-perfect examples of themelody/aggression dynamic exhibited by the myriad of acts making upthe New Wave of Swedish Death Metal, replete with sudden, but notneedlessly indulgent, shifts in tempo and mood; however, DarkTranquillity´s ornate, pseudo-gothic song structures and fancifullyrics give the band an intellectual quality — most prevalentduring the title track, where Stanne´s well-timed and gritty vocalis carefully balanced by melodic female singing and abstract,poetic lyrics. This sets the band apart from At the Gates´ rawassault and battery and In Flames´ major-key flights of fancy. TheGallery is a transcendent work from one of the underdogs of thegenre — a bona fide masterpiece that helped further stretch theboundaries of death metal in the ´90s.

Track listing:
1. Punish My Heaven
2. Silence, And The Firmament Withdrew
3. Edenspring
4. The Dying Line
5. The Gallery
6. The One Brooding Warning
7. Midway Through Infinity
8. Lethe
9. The Emptiness From Which I Fed
10. Mine Is The Grandeur
11. Of Melancholy Burning

Condition cover: nm

Condition vinyl: nm

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