Swedish Death Metal is renowned throughout the world and with quality material like this you can see why. There subtle blend of powerful, dark, brooding Metal coupled with some superb keyboards and more melody that you could possibly want makes this release and essential purchase.
They sound like a cross between, Paradise Lost at their best, Rotting Christ and Iron Maiden with a touch of Tiamat thrown in for good measure and the thing that impresses the most is that the material is almost flawless throughout. Dark Tranquillity have been working towards this for a while now but all the bits of the puzzle are finally in place to launch them into the premier league of Death Metal.
Standout tracks include; "Monochromatic Stains" (video of this is thoughtfully included), "The Single Part Of Two", "The Treason Wall" and "Enemy.