Good news for melo-death metal fans: The pioneers of the rock genre, Dark Tranquillity, have just confirmed they’re working on new music for their first album in three years.
In an interview with Rock Hard magazine, transcribed by Blabbermouth, DT frontman Mikael Stanne dished on the band’s progress.
“It is a lot of work in progress, actually,” Stanne said. “That’s what we’re doing right now. … We’ve been writing for a couple of months already.”
The forthcoming album follows the Swedish melodic death metal band’s 2024 album, Endtime Signals, which critics praised as an introspective addition to the band’s discography. Feeling the pressure to produce another gem, Stanne said that’s why they’re taking their time with this one.
“Sure, the pressure is on, but it’s always on,” he said. “You always have to think, like, How do we top the last one? But that’s why we take our time with it, [to] make sure that nothing is left to chance, everything is exactly what we want.”
At the time of writing, DT is shooting for a 2027 release, sometime after summer, giving fans something to look forward to.
“That’s how these things work,” he said. “It takes forever, but it’s going really great, and I’m really excited. … I think we know ourselves better as a band now, so I think that’s gonna hopefully … I’m pretty sure it’s gonna translate into songwriting and how the album’s gonna sound, too. So it’s super exciting. I can’t wait.”
DT burst onto the melo-death metal scene in Gothenburg, Sweden, back in 1989. As proven with their 2016 documentary, Dark Tranquillity — Out Of Nothing, the band has become one of the trailblazing groups in the melo-death metal scene.
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Currently, DT is touring Europe. No North American dates have been scheduled just yet.
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