Dark Tranquillity Issue Post-UK Tour Update

Swedish melodic death metallers DARK TRANQUILLITY have issued the following updates:

"The British 'Fiction' tour is over, and we'd like to send our warmest greetings to the crew, audience and the guys in OMNIUM GATHERUM for making it an enjoyable and interesting trip. Photos and videos are beginning to surface on the usual sites, so do some searches to find."

"The last show of the tour, at the Barfly in London, was definitely the most exciting of the lot. Apart from the sold-out venue being packed with fans and friends from all over Europe, the blazing fire a mere two blocks away added a sense of urgency to the gig. Not knowing if the venue would have to be evacuated or — still worse — if we'd all go down like the Titanic orchestra if the flames would reach the nearby gas station, we played as if every note would be the last."

In other news, DARK TRANQUILLTY was honored in the "Metal" category at Sweden's annual Manifestgalan awards, which recognizes fantastic music and musicians from independent record labels. DARK TRANQUILLTY received the award for its latest album, "Fiction", which was released in April 2007 via Century Media Records. The CD was mixed by Tue Madsen (HIMSA, THE HAUNTED) and "encompasses all of the elements on which the band built their career: thought-provoking lyrics, shredding guitar work, captivating melodies and sheer brutality," according to a press release.

Source: Blabbermouth