Atoma (album)

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) 		Moment
(2020)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Cutting Edge [nl][2]
Exclaim!5/10[3]
Gaffa5/6[4]
Inferno [fi][5]
laut.de[6]
Magazyn Gitarzysta [pl]9/10[7]
Metal Hammer Germany6/7[8]
Metal Hammer UK[9]
Plattentests.de [de]7/10[10]
Powermetal.de [de]9/10[11]
Rock Hard7.5/10[12]
Soundi [fi][13]

Atoma is the eleventh studio album by Swedish melodic death metal band Dark Tranquillity. It was released on 4 November 2016 through Century Media Records. Atoma is the band's first studio album with 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.[14] Atoma is the last release to feature founding lead guitarist Niklas Sundin, who would depart from the band in March 2020.

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.

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  2. ^ http://www.cuttingedge.be/muziek/dark-tranquillity-atoma [dead link]
  3. ^ "Dark Tranquillity - Atoma". Exclaim!. 2 November 2016.
  4. ^ "Ny nivå av detaljrikedom" [New level of detail]. Gaffa (in Swedish). 31 October 2016.
  5. ^ Riekki (2 January 2017). "Ruotsipriimaa – arviossa Dark Tranquillity". Inferno (in Finnish).
  6. ^ Berger, Manuel (4 November 2016). "Dark Tranquillity - Atoma". laut.de (in German). Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  7. ^ Pindor, Grzegorz (8 December 2016). "Dark Tranquillity - Atoma". Magazyn Gitarzysta (in Polish).
  8. ^ Kessler, Sebastian (19 October 2016). "Dark Tranquillity - Atoma". Metal Hammer (in German).
  9. ^ Hicks, Jason (28 October 2016). "Dark Tranquility - Atoma album review". Metal Hammer.
  10. ^ Bellmann, Markus (4 November 2016). "Dark Tranquillity - Atoma". Plattentests. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  11. ^ Durakovic, Haris (16 October 2016). "Dark Tranquillity - Atoma". Power Metal.
  12. ^ "Dark Tranquillity - Atoma". Rock Hard.
  13. ^ Kettunen, Eeno (14 November 2016). "Melo-deathin ykkösnimen tasainen suoritus – Dark Tranquillityn uutuus on hyvää peruskauraa". Soundi.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  14. ^ "DARK TRANQUILLITY: 'Atoma' Track Listing, Album Formats Revealed". Blabbermouth.net. 20 September 2016. Retrieved 25 March 2021.