The Gallery (album)

The Gallery
Studio album by Dark Tranquillity
Released	November 27, 1995 (see release history)
Recorded	April–May 1995
Studio	Studio Fredman
Genre	Melodic death metal
Length	47:48
Label	Osmose
Producer	Dark Tranquillity, Fredrik Nordström
Dark Tranquillity chronology
Of Chaos and Eternal Night (1995) The Gallery (1995) Enter Suicidal Angels (1996)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Sputnikmusic	[2]

The Gallery is the second full-length studio album by the Swedish melodic death metal band Dark Tranquillity, released on November 27, 1995. It was the first full-length release to feature Mikael Stanne.

In 2004, Century Media Records re-released The Gallery with new layouts and five cover songs as bonus tracks.

Critical Reception

The Gallery is considered a classic album of the Gothenburg style of metal, along with At the Gates' Slaughter of the Soul and In Flames' The Jester Race,^[3] exhibiting the dual guitar leads, growled vocals and acoustic sections typical of the genre.

John Serba, writing for Allmusic, wrote that the album "is a transcendent work from one of the underdogs of the genre -- a bona fide masterpiece that helped further stretch the boundaries of death metal in the '90s."^[1]

This album was inducted into Decibel magazine's hall of fame in its April 2010 issue. Chris Dick, in the article accompanying the induction, stated that "no recording at the time or since bears resemblance to its power and sophistication."^[4]

Track listing

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"Punish My Heaven"	Stanne, Sundin	Johansson, Sundin, Jivarp	4:46
2.	"Silence, and the Firmament Withdrew"	Sundin, Stanne	Sundin, Henriksson	2:36
3.	"Edenspring"	Stanne	Sundin, Johansson	4:30
4.	"The Dividing Line"	Stanne	Jivarp, Johansson, Sundin,	5:01
5.	"The Gallery"	Stanne, Sundin	Henriksson	4:07
6.	"The One Brooding Warning"	Stanne	Henriksson, Johansson, Sundin	4:14
7.	"Midway Through Infinity"	Stanne	Sundin, Henriksson, Jivarp, Johansson	3:30
8.	"Lethe"	Sundin	Henriksson	4:42
9.	"The Emptiness from Which I Fed"	Stanne	Henriksson, Sundin, Johansson	5:43
10.	"Mine Is the Grandeur..." (Instrumental)		Henriksson, Sundin	2:26
11.	"...of Melancholy Burning"	Stanne	Henriksson	6:16
Total length:				47:48

Japanese bonus track
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
12.	"My Friend of Misery (Metallica cover)"	James Hetfield, Jason Newsted, Lars Ulrich	5:25

10" Box
No.	Title	Length
12.	"Bringer of Torture" (Kreator cover)	2:20
13.	"Sacred Reich" (Sacred Reich cover)	3:12

Special "Deluxe" Edition
No.	Title	Length
12.	"Bringer of Torture" (Kreator cover)	2:20
13.	"Sacred Reich" (Sacred Reich cover)	3:12
14.	"22 Acacia Avenue" (Iron Maiden cover)	6:05
15.	"Lady in Black" (Mercyful Fate cover)	4:22
16.	"My Friend of Misery" (Metallica cover)	5:25

Release history

Date	Note
April 5, 2005	Reissue

Credits

Dark Tranquillity

• Mikael Stanne − vocals
• Niklas Sundin − guitar
• Fredrik Johansson − guitar
• Martin Henriksson − bass
• Anders Jivarp − drums

Guests

• Eva-Marie Larsson - co-vocals on the songs The Gallery, Lethe and ...of Melancholy Burning.
• Kristian Wåhlin - Album cover

References

1. Serba, John. "The Gallery - Dark Tranquility". Allmusic. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
2. Ward, Kyle. "Review: Dark Tranquility - The Gallery". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
3. "Melodic Death Metal". About.com. Retrieved January 2, 2012.
4. Dick, Chris. "Dark Tranquility "The Gallery"". Decibel Magazine. Retrieved 26 January 2015.