Dark Tranquillity
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Dark Tranquillity is a pioneering Swedish melodic death metal band from Gothenburg, renowned for helping define the Gothenburg sound with their atmospheric, melodic yet aggressive style.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Dark Tranquillity canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4376795 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Dark Tranquillity Context triple: [Gothenburg sound (melodic death metal), notableBand, Dark Tranquillity]
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A.
Nightrain
"Nightrain" is a hard rock song by Guns N' Roses from their debut album *Appetite for Destruction*, known for its driving riff and energetic live performances.
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B.
Nevermore
"Nevermore" is an 1897 oil painting by French Post-Impressionist artist Paul Gauguin, depicting a Tahitian woman on a bed with a raven in the background, and is one of his most famous and symbolically rich works.
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C.
Fear Naught
Fear Naught is the traditional motto of the British Army’s Royal Tank Regiment, expressing its ethos of courage and fearlessness in armoured warfare.
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D.
Avantasia
Avantasia is a German metal supergroup and rock opera project created by Tobias Sammet, known for its symphonic power metal concept albums featuring numerous guest musicians.
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E.
Desolation Angels
Desolation Angels is a semi-autobiographical novel by Jack Kerouac that blends his Beat Generation philosophy with reflections on solitude, spirituality, and his experiences as a fire lookout and wanderer.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Dark Tranquillity Target entity description: Dark Tranquillity is a pioneering Swedish melodic death metal band from Gothenburg, renowned for helping define the Gothenburg sound with their atmospheric, melodic yet aggressive style.
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A.
Nightrain
"Nightrain" is a hard rock song by Guns N' Roses from their debut album *Appetite for Destruction*, known for its driving riff and energetic live performances.
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B.
Nevermore
"Nevermore" is an 1897 oil painting by French Post-Impressionist artist Paul Gauguin, depicting a Tahitian woman on a bed with a raven in the background, and is one of his most famous and symbolically rich works.
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C.
Fear Naught
Fear Naught is the traditional motto of the British Army’s Royal Tank Regiment, expressing its ethos of courage and fearlessness in armoured warfare.
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D.
Avantasia
Avantasia is a German metal supergroup and rock opera project created by Tobias Sammet, known for its symphonic power metal concept albums featuring numerous guest musicians.
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E.
Desolation Angels
Desolation Angels is a semi-autobiographical novel by Jack Kerouac that blends his Beat Generation philosophy with reflections on solitude, spirituality, and his experiences as a fire lookout and wanderer.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (81)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
melodic death metal band
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musical group ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1989 ⓘ |
| basedIn | Gothenburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Sweden ⓘ |
| formerName | Septic Broiler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
Gothenburg metal
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death metal ⓘ melodic death metal ⓘ melodic metal ⓘ progressive metal ⓘ |
| hasAlbum |
Atoma
NERFINISHED
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Character NERFINISHED ⓘ Construct NERFINISHED ⓘ Damage Done NERFINISHED ⓘ Fiction NERFINISHED ⓘ Haven NERFINISHED ⓘ Moment NERFINISHED ⓘ Projector NERFINISHED ⓘ Skydancer NERFINISHED ⓘ The Gallery NERFINISHED ⓘ The Mind's I NERFINISHED ⓘ We Are the Void NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAssociatedAct |
Arch Enemy
NERFINISHED
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At the Gates NERFINISHED ⓘ Ceremonial Oath NERFINISHED ⓘ Dimension Zero NERFINISHED ⓘ HammerFall NERFINISHED ⓘ In Flames NERFINISHED ⓘ Soilwork NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasBassist |
Anders Iwers
NERFINISHED
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Martin Henriksson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDrummer | Anders Jivarp NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEP |
Enter Suicidal Angels
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Of Chaos and Eternal Night NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFormerMember |
Anders Fridén
NERFINISHED
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Anders Frödin NERFINISHED ⓘ Daniel Antonsson NERFINISHED ⓘ Fredrik Johansson NERFINISHED ⓘ Michael Nicklasson NERFINISHED ⓘ Mikael Niklasson NERFINISHED ⓘ Stefan Lagergren NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasGuitarist |
Christopher Amott
NERFINISHED
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Johan Reinholdz NERFINISHED ⓘ Niklas Sundin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasKeyboardist | Martin Brändström NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLeadVocalist | Mikael Stanne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLiveAlbum | Where Death Is Most Alive NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Anders Iwers
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Anders Jivarp NERFINISHED ⓘ Christopher Amott NERFINISHED ⓘ Johan Reinholdz NERFINISHED ⓘ Martin Brändström NERFINISHED ⓘ Martin Henriksson NERFINISHED ⓘ Mikael Stanne NERFINISHED ⓘ Niklas Sundin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOfficialWebsite | http://www.darktranquillity.com/ ⓘ |
| hasOrigin |
Gothenburg
NERFINISHED
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Västra Götaland County NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSingle |
Forward Momentum
NERFINISHED
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Misery's Crown NERFINISHED ⓘ Phantom Days NERFINISHED ⓘ The Mundane and the Magic NERFINISHED ⓘ ThereIn NERFINISHED ⓘ Uniformity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSubgenreCharacteristic |
atmospheric keyboard textures
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combination of harsh vocals and clean passages ⓘ lyrical themes of introspection and existentialism ⓘ use of melodic guitar harmonies ⓘ |
| hasVideoAlbum | Live Damage NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inception | 1989 ⓘ |
| languageOfLyrics | English ⓘ |
| notableFor |
atmospheric and melodic yet aggressive style
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pioneering the Gothenburg melodic death metal sound ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Damage Done
NERFINISHED
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Fiction NERFINISHED ⓘ The Gallery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation | musician ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Century Media Records
NERFINISHED
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Osmose Productions NERFINISHED ⓘ Spinefarm Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Dark Tranquillity Description of subject: Dark Tranquillity is a pioneering Swedish melodic death metal band from Gothenburg, renowned for helping define the Gothenburg sound with their atmospheric, melodic yet aggressive style.
Referenced by (2)
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