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Band
Dark Tranquility
Title
Zero Distance EP
Type
LP/EP
Company
Century Media
YOR
2012
Style
Heavy/Extreme
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12/24/2012 3:21:33 PM - Review by: Greg Watson
Dark Tranquility's Zero Distance is a 5 song appetizer to the bands full length album due out later in 2013. The EP is a throwback to old DT stylings, with the vocals being a little more black metal than the more recent thrash styled bark. Musically, the band sounds tight and precise and throws the Gothenburg sound about with no abandon and extreme precision. The title track and Star of Nothingness are standout tracks from the EP. However, all fans of DT and the Gothenburg sound need to pick this up. It's punishing and magnificent, a perfect appetizer to the new album still to come!!
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2012
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Greg Watson12/24/2012
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