Dark Tranquillity "The Gallery"

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 on vocals, as he was previously the rhythm guitarist.

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

On the band's live album, Where Death Is Most Alive, vocalist Mikael Stanne has stated that the song "Edenspring" is about drinking.
Live versions of songs on The Gallery have been recorded for the band's live albums.
"Punish My Heaven" and "Lethe" are featured on the Live Damage album.
"Edenspring", "Lethe" and "Punish My Heaven" are featured on the "Where Death Is Most Alive" album.

"Punish My Heaven" was preceded by the track "Yesterworld" from the "A Moonclad Reflection" EP and later on the Yesterworlds compilation album.

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, exhibiting the dual guitar leads, growled vocals and acoustic sections typical of the genre.

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."

Warning: Osmose CD presses dating from February 2001 to 2003 may contain a copy-protection method which renders the CD completely unreadable in PCs and certain modern Hi-Fi systems. This isn't indicated anywhere on the packaging.

Newer pressings do not have the copy-protection.

Recorded and mixed at Studio Fredman in Gothenburg, Sweden on April / May 1995.