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Why does this not surprise me?

Dark Tranquillity posted on their website that their middle-era discs will be reissued in Japan, with bonus tracks. (Sorry I can’t link more directly, but the DT site doesn’t offer links to individual updates. Stupid.)

“Projector” and “Haven” to be re-released in Japan - Nov 30, 2007

To coincide with our shows in the land of the rising sun, “Haven” and “Projector” will be released in new versions. Both albums will feature lengthy liner notes by sensei Stanne detailing the writing and recording process as well as the inner working of the band at the time of creating the songs.

“Projector” will feature the extra track “Exposure” - previously unreleased in Japan - and “Haven” will be graced with “Cornered” as bonus song.

Everybody knows that Japan always kicks ass on the bonus tracks. I remember ordering the second disc from Finnish legends Mors Principium Est from Amazon on the day it was released. It took weeks to get to me because it had to be imported from Japan, which was good, because it meant I got two bonus tracks (which I would have downloaded later anyway, but still). In fact, if you do a Google Image Search for “mors principium est unborn,” you’ll get images of the Japanese version on the first page of results. Crazy!

Also learned from the DT site that they’ve been nominated for a Swedish music award.

We’re nominated for The Bandit Rock Awards 2008 in the Swedish “best group” and “best album” categories. If you can agree that we deserve to win (which you obviously do since you have the good taste of visiting this page), please go to the link below and cast your vote. Thanks in advance!

www.bandit.se/rockawards/voting.php

Click and make it happen. Give some love to Sonic Syndicate, too.

Last point: I freaking love this image on the DT homepage. It’s the same as on the t-shirts from their newest tour, which of course I picked up when I saw them, taken from lyrics from the best track off their newest, Terminus (Where Death Is Most Alive).