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Amorphis Announce North American Tour w Dark Tranquillity, Moonspell & Omnium Gatherum

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Having missed Amorphis when they last visited our neck of the woods, I was happy to see this tour announcement that hit my mailbox in the wee hours of the morning. Let’s take a look at it.

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The Press Release:
AMORPHIS announce N. American tour w/ DARK TRANQUILLITY, MOONSPELL and OMNIUM GATHERUM
Melancholic progressive metallers AMORPHIS will return to North America with a co-headlining trek with DARK TRANQUILLITY this September/October. Joining them are Portugal’s premiere gothic-metallic-force MOONSPELL, and Finnish melo-death contingent OMNIUM GATHERUM.
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Dark Tranquillity Announce North American Headlining Tour

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There’s just so much on my planner at the moment that I will get right to the brass tacks and say that I have yet another tour to share with you as Dark Tranquility will be returning to these parts for round 3 of their tour for the “Atoma” album. Here is the press release and poster along with the dates. Dig in.

The Press Release:
Swedish Melodic Death Metal innovators DARK TRANQUILLITY are pleased to announce their return to North American soil; this time taking form as a month long headlining tour. The band continues to support their latest studio album, Atoma, and have been touring worldwide on the strength of the 2016 release. Joining Dark Tranquillity on these upcoming shows in the US & Canada are veteran thrashers Warbringer and heavy metal rebels Striker. There are both regular tickets available as well as special VIP packages including a meet and greet with the band and a poster. Tickets & VIP packages for all shows are available now via the following link: http://www.enterthevault.com/artist.php?id=451

The Tour Dates:
September 6th – Margate, FL @ O’Malley’s
September 7th – Winter Park, FL @ The Haven
September 8th – Tampa FL @ The Orpheum
September 9th – Jacksonville, FL @ 1904 Music Hall
September 10th – Charlotte, NC @ The Underground
September 11th – Durham, NC @ Motorco
September 12th – Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade
September 13th – Halethorpe, MD @ Fish Head Cantina
September 14th – Poughkeepsie, NY @ The Chance
September 15th – New York, NY @ Gramercy Theatre
September 16th – Worcester, MA @ The Palladium
September 17th – Montreal, QC @ FouFounes
September 18th – Toronto, ON @ MOD Club
September 19th – Westland, MI @ Token Lounge
September 20th – Joliet, IL @ The Forge
September 21st – Sioux Falls, SD @ Icon Lounge
September 22nd – Minneapolis MN @ The Cabooze
September 23rd – Winnipeg, MB @ Park Theatre
September 24th – Regina, SK @ The Exchange
September 25th – Calgary, AB @ Dickens
September 26th – Edmonton, AB @ The Starlite Room
September 28th – Vancouver, BC @ Rickshaw Theater
September 29th – Seattle, WA @ El Corazon
September 30th – Portland, OR @ Hawthorne Theatre
October 1st – San Francisco, CA @ Slim’s
October 2nd – West Hollywood, CA @ Whiskey a Go Go
October 3rd – San Diego, CA @ Brick by Brick
October 4th – Tempe, AZ @ Club Red
October 5th – El Paso, TX @ Tricky Falls
October 6th – San Antonio, TX @ Fitzgerald’s
October 7th – Dallas, TX @ Trees

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PiercingMetal Thoughts: I don’t think that I have to convince anyone about the power of DT on the live concert stage as it’s like being on a Heavy Metal Rollercoaster in terms of all the frenetic chaos that their songs bring to life. I caught them several months ago in NYC and am happy that we are finding them coming back for another go at the Big Apple. Fans here really enjoy when this band visits and they know it. Let’s add to this the energetic Warbringer who have now signed onto Napalm Records and are performing with what I understand to be several new members. Fans in my region were no stranger to this band as they were on so many supporting lists it was not funny. I’m interested in hearing how they’ve changed since the last time I happened to catch them. It’s been a while. The only new band for me comes care of Striker and some of my Metal Media buddies have been speaking highly of them so I need to check them out. What do you readers think of this new tour? Will you be hitting one of the many appearances that we are getting out of them? Let me know down in the comments section below.

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Features, Milestones

Dark Tranquillity’s “Character” Strong With Integrity @ 10 Years (2005-2015)

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Artist: Dark Tranquillity
Title: “Character”
Label: Century Media Records
Release Date: 1/24/2005
Genre: Melodic Death Metal

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I want to start this Music Milestone reflection by saying that 2015 is a big year for me personally because my PiercingMetal.com site will reach its tenth year online just before tax time in April and with that being the case I am paying a close level of scrutiny on many of the Metal albums that are reaching their own tenth year over these next few months. Now let’s get this underway and raise a couple of pairs of horns for the great Gothenburg Metal band Dark Tranquillity and their album “Character” which reaches its tenth year on this very day. The album was the bands seventh release and came to the fans care of Century Media Records (where they are still dishing out new and exciting material). When I first heard this I didn’t have too much of a background in this type of Metal because I was sheltering myself in the safety of bands like Black Sabbath, Judas Priest and Iron Maiden along with copious amounts of KISS. Fortunately getting some suggestions to focus on this kind of band and others of their type allowed for a greater personal musical growth and this is a practice I recommend to any fan that finds themselves content with three or four bands and nothing more. With “Character”, Dark Tranquillity reminded fans why they are such a legendary provider of the Gothenburg Metal sound and through it all, Mikael Stanne growls his points home. There are no clean vocals to be found on “Character” but with the intensity of the melodies behind Stanne’s rage I don’t think anyone will mind. This is as satisfying a listen at ten years that it was at one year. Before I reflect upon my favorite tunes from the album I wanted to stress how almost all of the members on this release (Stanne, Sundlin, Jivarp, Henriksson and Brandstrom) are still a part of the lineup in today’s music world with the exception of bassist Niklasson. I should also mention that when DT recently blew through town on tour only a few weeks ago there was NO bassist in the lineup and parts were done via keyboards. Perhaps they are not looking to replace him but if they are I suggest any readers with sufficient skill get their chops up and their resumes ready.
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