Haven (Dark Tranquillity album)

Haven is the fifth studio album by Swedish melodic death metal band Dark Tranquillity, released on 25 July 2000. This release is the first recorded as a six-piece, the first to feature Mikael Niklasson and Martin Brändström, and the first release with Martin Henriksson on guitar, switching from his previous position on bass.

Style
Haven retains the electronic music elements of past albums, along with appealing song composition and more polished production. Mikael Stanne mostly uses harsh vocals, but his clean vocals that were introduced in the previous album, Projector, were used in "Emptier Still" and bonus track "In Sight", the latter showing more of a cleanly-sung rock style.

Track listing
Videos
 * "Therein" (first digipak and Japan only)

Reception
Like the previous album, Projector, critical reception was mixed. Guitarist Niklas Sundin has been quite critical of the album, stating that this is his least favourite Dark Tranquillity album, considering it "too safe in places" and stating that the album "could probably benefit from more variation". Despite the mixed feelings towards Haven, MetalGuru listed it #5 in its "Retro 2000 Top 5 Albums." AllMusic called it "inspired" and a "career milestone".

Dark Tranquillity

 * Mikael Stanne − vocals
 * Niklas Sundin − lead guitar
 * Martin Henriksson − rhythm guitar
 * Michael Nicklasson − bass
 * Martin Brändström − keyboards, electronics
 * Anders Jivarp − drums

Other Personnel

 * Christer Lundberg - creative assistance
 * Anders Fridén - engineering
 * Fredrik Nordström - engineering
 * Kerstin Rössler - photography
 * Lindor Tidang - photography
 * Göran Finnberg - mastering
 * Ulf Horbelt - remastering
 * Niklas Sundin − artwork