Atoma (album)

Atoma is the eleventh full-length studio album by Swedish melodic death metal band Dark Tranquillity.[14] It was released on 4 November 2016 through Century Media Records. Atoma is the band's first studio album with new bassist Anders Iwers, who replaced founding member Martin Henriksson (also the rhythm guitarist), after Henriksson left the band in early 2016 due to loss of passion for playing music.[15]

Atoma
Studio album by
Dark Tranquillity
Released4 November 2016[1]
Recorded2016
GenreMelodic death metal
Length49:33
LabelCentury Media
ProducerMartin Brändström
Dark Tranquillity chronology
Construct
(2013)		 Atoma
(2016)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Cutting Edge[2]
Exclaim!5/10[3]
Gaffa5/6[4]
Inferno[5]
Laut.de[6]
Magazyn Gitarzysta9/10[7]
Metal Hammer Germany6/7[8]
Metal Hammer UK[9]
Plattentests.de7/10[10]
Powermetal.de9/10[11]
Rock Hard7.5/10[12]
Soundi[13]

Two songs, "The Absolute" and "Time Out of Place", were recorded during the making of this album, but were released on a bonus disc in the limited edition. These songs are softer, darker and more brooding with only clean singing,[1] reminiscent of bands such as Katatonia and the later Opeth. Another song, "Reconstruction Time Again", was released as a Japanese edition bonus track. It is a nine-minute electro-industrial medley of the songs "State of Trust", "None Becoming", and "Uniformity" from the Construct album.

Atoma is the last release to feature founding member Niklas Sundin, who would depart from the band in March 2020.

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Mikael Stanne.

Standard edition
No.TitleMusicLength
1."Encircled"Martin Brändström3:32
2."Atoma"Anders Jivarp4:19
3."Forward Momentum"Jivarp3:40
4."Neutrality"Jivarp4:17
5."Force of Hand"
4:23
6."Faithless by Default"
  • Brändström
  • Sundin
4:30
7."The Pitiless"Jivarp4:08
8."Our Proof of Life"Sundin4:22
9."Clearing Skies"Brändström3:33
10."When the World Screams"Jivarp3:57
11."Merciless Fate"Brändström4:22
12."Caves and Embers"Sundin4:30
Total length:49:33
Japanese and limited edition bonus CD
No.TitleMusicLength
1."The Absolute"Jivarp5:15
2."Time Out of Place"Jivarp3:39
3."Reconstruction Time Again" (instrumental; Japanese edition bonus track)Brändström9:15
Total length:18:09

Personnel

Dark Tranquillity

Additional personnel
  • David Castillo – mixing, mastering
  • Annelie Johansson - backing vocals (track 3)
  • Björn Gelotte - lead guitar (track 5)

Charts
Chart Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[16] 40
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[17] 80
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[18] 88
French Albums (SNEP)[19] 108
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[20] 23
Italian Albums (FIMI)[21] 47
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[22] 64
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[23] 2
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[24] 36
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References
  1. "Dark Tranquillity: 'Atoma' Track Listing, Album Formats Revealed". Blabbermouth.net. September 20, 2016. Retrieved December 2, 2016.
  2. http://www.cuttingedge.be/muziek/dark-tranquillity-atoma
  3. https://exclaim.ca/music/article/dark_tranquility-atoma
  4. https://gaffa.se/recension/111039/ny-niva-av-detaljrikedom/
  5. https://www.inferno.fi/arviot/ruotsipriimaa-arviossa-dark-tranquillity/
  6. https://www.laut.de/Dark-Tranquillity/Alben/Atoma-100971
  7. https://magazyngitarzysta.pl/muzyka/recenzje/metal/21290-atoma
  8. https://www.metal-hammer.de/reviews/dark-tranquillity-atoma/
  9. https://www.loudersound.com/reviews/dark-tranquility-atoma-album-review
  10. https://www.plattentests.de/rezi.php?show=13686
  11. https://powermetal.de/review/review-Dark_Tranquillity/Atoma,29193.html
  12. https://www.rockhard.de/reviews/dark-tranquillity-atoma_25486.html
  13. https://www.soundi.fi/levyarviot/melo-deathin-ykkosnimen-tasainen-suoritus-dark-tranquillityn-uutuus-hyvaa-peruskauraa/
  14. "Dark Tranquillity - Atoma - Encyclopaedia Metallum: The Metal Archives". www.metal-archives.com.
  15. "DARK TRANQUILLITY: 'Atoma' Track Listing, Album Formats Revealed". 20 September 2016.
  16. "Austriancharts.at – Dark Tranquillity – Atoma" (in German). Hung Medien.
  17. "Ultratop.be – Dark Tranquillity – Atoma" (in Dutch). Hung Medien.
  18. "Ultratop.be – Dark Tranquillity – Atoma" (in French). Hung Medien.
  19. "Lescharts.com – Dark Tranquillity – Atoma". Hung Medien.
  20. "Offiziellecharts.de – Dark Tranquillity – Atoma" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts.
  21. "Italiancharts.com – Dark Tranquillity – Atoma". Hung Medien.
  22. "Oricon Top 50 Albums: 2016-11-21" (in Japanese). Oricon.
  23. "Swedishcharts.com – Dark Tranquillity – Atoma". Hung Medien.
  24. "Swisscharts.com – Dark Tranquillity – Atoma". Hung Medien.
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