Cemetery Skyline
a new supergroup fronted by Dark Tranquility vocalist Mikael Stanne. Formed somewhere in time in 2020, from the idea to create ageless dark music with respect to our generation’s biggest influences.

The self-described “Nordic Gothic” quintet additionally features guitarist Markus Vanhala (Insomnium, Omnium Gatherum, I Am the Night), keyboardist Santeri Kallio (Amorphis), bassist Victor Brandt (Dimmu Borgir, Witchery) and drummer Vesa Ranta (Sentenced, the Abbey). You’ll find all five musicians wandering their local gravesite in the black-and-white “Violent Storm” video, which is scored by a brooding, if darkly romantic arrangement led by Stanne’s low-rolling vibrato.

Cemetery Skyline began teasing the line-up over socials in February, slowly unveiling the roster post-by-post. There, it was revealed that the band have been making music since 2020, “from the idea to create ageless dark music with respect to our generation’s biggest influencers.” They added of the aesthetic: “You may call it gothic rock, dark rock or even heavy metal. We just call it Nordic Gothic.”