The Gallery (album)

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The Gallery
The Gallery album cover.jpg
Studio album by
Dark Tranquillity
Released27 November 1995
RecordedApril–May 1995
Studio Studio Fredman, Gothenburg
Genre Melodic death metal
Length47:48
Label Osmose
Producer Dark Tranquillity, Fredrik Nordström
Dark Tranquillity chronology
Of Chaos and Eternal Night
(1995)		The Gallery
(1995)		 Enter Suicidal Angels
(1996)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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The Gallery is the second studio album by Swedish melodic death metal band Dark Tranquillity, released on 27 November 1995 by Osmose. It was the first full-length release to feature Mikael Stanne on vocals, as he was previously the rhythm guitarist.

Contents

In 2004, The Gallery was re-released with a slightly different cover art and five cover songs as bonus tracks.

Songs

The song "Punish My Heaven" was preceded by the track "Yesterworld" from the A Moonclad Reflection demo and later on the Yesterworlds compilation album.

On the band's live album, Where Death Is Most Alive , vocalist Mikael Stanne has stated that the song "Edenspring" is about drinking.

Live versions of songs on The Gallery have been recorded for the band's live albums: "Punish My Heaven" and "Lethe" are featured on the Live Damage album. "Edenspring", "Lethe" and "Punish My Heaven" are featured on the Where Death Is Most Alive album.

Live performances

When the band plays songs from "The Gallery" live, they tune down to their usual D♭ tuning, rather than E♭ tuning, which was the tuning for this album and Haven .

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 , [3] 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." [1]

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." [4]

Track listing

No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Punish My Heaven"Stanne, SundinJohansson, Sundin, Jivarp4:46
2."Silence, and the Firmament Withdrew"Sundin, StanneSundin, Henriksson2:36
3."Edenspring"StanneSundin, Johansson4:30
4."The Dividing Line"StanneJivarp, Johansson, Sundin5:01
5."The Gallery"Stanne, SundinHenriksson4:07
6."The One Brooding Warning"StanneHenriksson, Johansson, Sundin4:14
7."Midway Through Infinity"StanneSundin, Henriksson, Jivarp, Johansson3:30
8."Lethe"SundinHenriksson4:42
9."The Emptiness from Which I Fed"StanneHenriksson, Sundin, Johansson5:43
10."Mine Is the Grandeur..." (instrumental) Henriksson, Sundin2:26
11."...of Melancholy Burning"StanneHenriksson6:16
Total length:47:48
Japanese edition bonus track
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
12."My Friend of Misery (Metallica cover)" James Hetfield, Jason Newsted, Lars Ulrich 5:25
10" box
No.TitleLength
12."Bringer of Torture" (Kreator cover)2:20
13."Sacred Reich" (Sacred Reich cover)3:12
2004 re-release [5]
No.TitleLength
12."Bringer of Torture" (Kreator cover)2:20
13."Sacred Reich" (Sacred Reich cover)3:12
14."22 Acacia Avenue" (Iron Maiden cover)6:05
15."Lady in Black" (Mercyful Fate cover)4:22
16."My Friend of Misery" (Metallica cover)5:25

Personnel

Dark Tranquillity

Guests

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References

  1. 1 2 Serba, John. "The Gallery - Dark Tranquility". AllMusic. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
  2. ↑ Ward, Kyle. "Review: Dark Tranquility - The Gallery". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
  3. ↑ "Melodic Death Metal". About.com. Retrieved 2 January 2012.
  4. ↑ Dick, Chris. "Dark Tranquility "The Gallery"". Decibel Magazine. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
  5. ↑ "Dark Tranquillity – The Gallery". Discogs. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
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