Dark Tranquillity

Metal

Gothenburg

Billboard

DARK TRANQUILLITY holds the esteemed distinction as being one of the bands responsible for founding an entirely new genre of death metal music in the early '90s, which came to be known as "The Gothenburg Sound." Throughout each release, the band would explore the creative dimensions of expression, drawing upon science and mythology in their songwriting while focusing on such topics as chaos theory, psychology, art, varying states of consciousness and self-destruction. It was these lyrical aspects coupled with their stunning musical contradictions between captivating melodies and sheer brutality that helped them pioneer the famed melodic death sound.

This is the official VIRB home for the band, but it'll take a while to expand beyond the default layout as we're heading off on a North American tour in a few days. Check it out:

North American tour with THE HAUNTED, INTO ETERNITY and SCAR SYMMETRY:

March 19 - Orlando, FL - The Social
March 20 - St Pete, FL - State Theatre
March 21 - Atlanta, GA - Masquerade
March 23 - Worcester, MA - Palladium
March 24 - Philadelphia, PA - Trocadero
March 25 - W. Springfield, VA - Jaxx
March 26 - New York, NY - Gramercy
March 27 - New Haven, CT - Toad's place
March 28 - Montreal, QC - Medley
March 29 - Toronto, ON - Opera House
March 30 - Millvale, PA - Mr Smalls
March 31 - Detroit, MI - Harpo's
April 01 - Grand rapids, MI - The intersection
April 02 - Louisville, KY - Headliners
April 03 - Sauget, IL - Pop's
April 04 - Chicago, IL - Metro
April 06 - Denver, CO - Cervantes
April 07 - Salt lake city, UT - Country Club Theatre
April 09 - Vancouver, BC - Croation Culture Centre
April 10 - Seattle, WA - El Corazon
April 11 - Portland, OR - Hawthorne Theatre
April 12 - San Fransisco, CA - Slims
April 13 - Anaheim, CA - House of Blues
April 14 - Los Angeles, CA - Avalon