On this day, 2 February 2008, Swedish melodic death metal band Dark Tranquility played Cardiff’s Barfly on their Great British Fiction Tour.
They are considered one of the pioneering acts of the Gothenburg metal scene, which also includes bands such as In Flames and At the Gates - regarded as the Gothenburg fathers in the film entitled Out of Nothing: A DT Documentary released by Century Media, which was filmed in their home town in April 2009.
After a nearly three-decade long collaboration of four founding members frequent lineup changes between 2016 and 2021 have left only vocalist Mikael Stanne as an original member, together with long-time keyboardist Martin
In 2007, Fiction was released, which in turn, saw a return of Stanne's clean vocals, and the first female guest vocalist since Projector. The album also saw writing style that combined the stylings of Projector and Haven, with the more aggressive traits of Character and Damage Done. At this time, Dark Tranquillity toured with The Haunted, Into Eternity, and Scar Symmetry for the North America Metal for the Masses Tour.
They also toured the UK in early 2008 along with Omnium Gatherum. They returned to the US during spring 2008 with Arch Enemy.
Setlist
Terminus (Where Death Is Most Alive)
The Lesser Faith
The Treason Wall
The Wonders at Your Feet
Lost to Apathy
Hedon
Inside the Particle Storm
The Endless Feed
Focus Shift
Misery's Crown
Punish My Heaven
ThereIn
Blind at Heart
My Negation
Final Resistance
Lethe
The New Build
