Dark Tranquillity

Existing since the late '80s, Sweden's Dark Tranquillity is regarded as one of the pioneering faces of the melodic death metal scene. Despite being active for over twenty years now, the band has only seen a few minor lineup changes, with four of the members being original founders. The group's 1995 album, The Gallery, is highly regarded as a masterpiece of the genre, and would inspire many death metal bands that carry on the band's sound today.