Dark Tranquillity - We Are The Void

I'm going to change the way I do CD reviews because my former way of doing it was much too time consuming for someone who is as busy as I am. So here is my new review for Dark Tranquillity's We Are The Void.

Track List:
1. Dream Oblivion
2. Shadow In Our Blood
3. The Fatalist
4. In My Absence
5. The Grandest Accusation
6. At The Point Of Ignition
7. Her Silent Language
8. Arkhangelsk
9. I Am The Void
10. Surface The Infinite
11. Iridium

Best Track: Surface The Infinite

Worst Track: Her Silent Language

Overall Review: We Are The Void is a solid example of melodic death metal. My only real problem with this album is that Dark Tranquillity doesn't bring anything new to the table. We Are The Void sounds a whole lot like most other Dark Tranquillity albums. Nothing really wowed me. If I was going to choose an album from this band to listen to I would go for The Gallery and Haven for full album listens and We Are The Void for a few tracks here and there.

Rating: 6.5 out of 10

And for you serious and curious Dark Tranquillity Fans the bands have posted several videos on youtube containing them making this album. I've included them below for your viewing pleasure.

Here Comes The Kraken - Don't Fail Me Darko

This band is awesome! I love every song on their self titled CD. This video seems a little cheap and worn down with metal cliches, but you can't really expect Mastodonic production values from budding artists so I won't complain anymore. Another great thing about this band is that they are from Mexico. I barely ever see metal music bursting forth from the beard of the United States. If all Mexican's are as brutal as Here Comes The Kraken then I think I may move there.

Check out some more of this band here.

Weekend Playlist

This weekend's playlist:

1. Olympus Is Forgotten - Sons of Aurelius
2. This Day We Fight! - Megadeth
3. Beneath A Black And Boiling Sky- Sothis
4. The Mountain - Krallice
5. Lithograph - Epicurean
6. Death Voices - Gallows
7. State Of Decay - Rose Funeral
8. Of Ice And Movement - Gorgoroth
9. Swim To The Moon - Between The Buried And Me
10. Desensitized - Diecast

...and the non-metal track of the week is: Act Nice and Gentle - The Black keys

These are just some songs I've really been into lately, hopefully it can help others find something worth listening to. Enjoy!