The Mind's I.

The Mind's I.
Studio album by Dark Tranquility
Publication (s)	1997
Label (s)	Osmosis Productions
Genre (s)	Melodic Death Metal
Title (number)	12
running time	46 min 34 s
occupation	Singing : Mikael Stanne Guitar : Niklas Sundin Guitar: Fredrik Johansson Bass : Martin Henriksson Drums : Anders Jivarp
production	Fredrik Nordström & Dark Tranquility
Studio (s)	Studio Fredman , Gothenburg
chronology The Gallery (1995) The Mind's I. Projector (1998)

The Mind's I is the third studio album by the Swedish melodic death metal band Dark Tranquility . It was released in 1997 through Osmose Productions and was the band's last album for this record label.

Emergence

After the relatively technically failed previous album The Gallery , the musicians wanted to make the new studio album a little easier. Guitarist Niklas Sundin explained in an interview that every Dark Tranquility album is a reaction to its predecessor. With The Mind's I , the musicians wanted to limit the songs to the essentials.

The recordings took place in the Fredman studio in Gothenburg . Produced The Mind's I by Fredrik Nordström and the band. Sara Svensson can be heard as a guest musician on the song Insanity's Crescendo . For the songs Zodijackyl Light and Hedon were music videos rotated.

Track list

Dreamlore Degenerate - 2:44 Zodijackyl Light - 3:59 Hedon - 5:37 Scythe, Rage and Roses - 2:33 Constant - 3:02 Dissolution Factor Red - 2:07

Insanity's Crescendo - 6:52 Still Moving Sinews - 4:42 Atom Heart 243.5 - 4:00 Tidal Tantrum - 2:57 Tongues - 4:53 The Mind's Eye - 3:11

The Mind's I was re-released by Century Media in 2005 . The album contained another album cover , the four songs from the EP Enter Suicidal Angels , two live videos and the music video for the song Hedon .

reception

Frank Stöver from the German magazine Rock Hard wrote in his review that “the slight musical changes in the band look good”. With the new song material, the band would "underline their leading position within the genre", for which he awarded 8.5 out of ten points. According to Robert Müller from the German Metal Hammer , Dark Tranquility "knows how to weave complex structures around the catchy riff motifs of their songs, which are relatively close to traditional metal". Müller awarded six out of seven points.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ metal-rules.com: Dark Tranquility: Interview With Niklas Sundin (guitars)
2. ↑ rockhard.de: Dark Tranquility - The Mind's I.
3. ↑ Metal-Hammer.de: Dark Tranquility - The Mind's I