The 100 Best Metal Albums of the Decade: #64
64. Dark Tranquillity – Haven (2000)
A Safe Pick
And I still have no idea what the fuck this is
If any band defines Consistency, it’s Dark Tranquillity. This band has never made a bad album and Haven is no exception. It’s also marks the most significant lineup change for the band, with the addition of keyboardist Martin Brändström and Bassist Michael Nicklasson after the departure of guitarist Fredrick Johansson and the movement of Martin Henriksson from bass to guitar. The fact that it still ranks as one of the band’s best even after this change just makes it that much better.
Haven finds its niche by being experimental in a very different way than Projector was. Clean vocals are used less frequently, while the keyboards are even more prominent. It’s not for everyone as it’s DT’s most keyboard-driven and atmospheric album, creating many similarities with bands like Epic and Dimmu Borgir. What’s truly amazing about Haven is that it manages to be a far better symphonic metal album than either of those bands have produced in this decade. While never completely jumping on the symphonic metal bandwagon as previous and subsequent albums have little in common with Haven, DT have instead created a special album that holds a unique place in their discography.
The List so far
100. Astarte – Demonized
99. Rotting Christ – Theogonia
98. Enslaved – Vertebrae
97. Arch Enemy – Wages of Sin
96. The Red Chord – Fused Together in Revolving Doors
95. Agoraphobic Nosebleed – Agorapocalypse
94. Cavalera Conspiracy – Inflikted
93. Susperia – Unlimited
92. Metallica – Death Magnetic
91. Sunn O))) – Monoliths and Dimensions
90. Kamelot – The Black Halo
89. High on Fire – Death is This Communion
88. Deicide – The Stench of Redemption
87. Type O Negative – Life is Killing Me
86. Winds of Plague – The Great Stone War
85. Negura Bunget – Om
84. Napalm Death – Smear Campaign
83. Tool – 10,000 Days
82. Wolves in the Throne Room – Two Hunters
81. Sigh – Hangman’s Hymn
80. Epica – The Divine Conspiracy
79. Sodom – M-16
78. God Forbid – Constitution of Treason
77. Samael – Reign of Light
76. Lamb of God – As the Palaces Burn
75. Mayhem – Ordo ad Chao
74. Fuck the Facts – Disgorge Mexico
73. Clutch – Blast Tyrant
72. Origin – Antithesis
71. Bloodbath – The Fathomless mastery
70. Aborym – Fire Walk With Us!
69. Nevermore – This Godless Endeavor
68. Strapping Young Lad – SYL
67. Children of Bodom – Hate Crew Deathroll
66. Immortal – Sons of Northern Darkness
65. Meshuggah – ObZen
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