Daniel Antonsson, bassist for Swedish melodic death metal legends Dark Tranquillity, has left the band.
The split appears amicable with Antonsson posting the following on Facebook:
“I want to thank the guys in Dark Tranquillity and the amazing D.T. fans around the world for the last four years of touring around the globe! It´s been awesome! Also a huge hug to the DT crew and all of the people working with us. I will miss you all very much! You are like family to me and I hope we will meet again soon!
But...now is the time for me to follow my heart and again focus on my guitar playing and being a recording engineer/producer in my studio Gothenburg Rock Studios. We will meet again on the road or in the studio - that's for sure!
Horns up and Cheerz!
/Daniel”
Dark Tranquillity will release their new studio album, Construct, on May 27.
The follow-up to 2010’s We Are The Void is being mixed by Jens Bogren (Paradise Lost, Opeth, Katatonia) and is the band’s tenth studio album.
