Darkness Descends [Original recording remastered]

Darkness Descends [Original recording remastered]

Track Listings

1. Darkness Descends

2. Burning of Sodom

3. Hunger of the Undead

4. Merciless Death

5. Death Is Certain

6. Black Prophecies

7. Perish in Flames

Darkness Descends,Dark Angel,Relativity,Heavy Metal,Pop,Popular Music,Rock,Speed Metal,Thrash

Night of the Black Wyvern [RARE]
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Night of the Black Wyvern [RARE]
Utopia Banished
Manufacturer: Fast Lane
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
ASIN: B000ELXWCS

Product Description

1. By Mourning 2. Desolate Winds 3. The Plague 4. Night of the Black Wyvern 5. As it Descends 6. In Darkness We Burn 7. Voice of Disharmony 8. Forged in Blood 9. Utopia Banished 10. Forshadowing the Endless Quest

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When Darkness Descends
Veiled Allusions
Manufacturer: Displeased
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music

Hard Rock & Metal | Imports | Stores | Music
ASIN: B0009JMERO
Release Date: 2006-03-23

Tracks:

Fragile Pieces
Dream Requiem
Through The Corridors Of Time
At The Nreak Of Dawn
Reality Of The Unseen
Unfolding The Universe
Into The Depths Of Oblivion
Out Of Range
Dream Of The Shaman
Night In Wallachia

Album Description

Veiled Allusions is a experimental and minimal dark project of Karsten Hamre (known for his work in Penitent), blending various eerie sounds and styles, form Experimental Wave to Industrial and Dark Ambient. Displeased Records. 2005.

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Why the 5-star average? Because It ROCKS!!!!
Need Thrash?
Got Darkness?
Speechless...
Extreme metal in its purest form

Darkness Descends
Dark Angel
Manufacturer: Relativity
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Pleasure to Kill
Time Does Not Heal
Agent Orange
Leave Scars
Eternal Nightmare

ASIN: B00000HZH3
Release Date: 1999-02-16

Tracks:

Darkness Descends
The Burning Of Sodom
Hunger Of The Undead
Merciless Death
Deah Is Certain (Life Is Not)
Black Prophecies
Perish In Flames

Customer Reviews:

Why the 5-star average? Because It ROCKS!!!!.......2006-09-04

Dark Angel's "Darkness Descends" is one of the 5-star averages on this site that truly deserves the rating. Don Doty is one of thrash's best metal vocalists ever, he sounds like the American version of Mille Petrozza, who is also mindblowing. The two guitarists, Eric Meyer and Jim Durkin, are incredible because they can dish out INSANE solos and riffs that really get your blood pumping. Rob Yahn is one of the best bassists of the genre, his basslines are audible and fast as hell. Gene Hoglan is a great thrash drummer, in the ranks of Dave Lombardo and Ventor Reil.

As for the songs, they are so freaking fast and incredible. All songs are great, the skip button isn't needed. Just pick this up, along with Slayer's "Reign In Blood", and Kreator's "Pleasure to Kill", which are the other two albums of the "Unholy Trinity".

PS, this album absolutely KILLS "Master of Puppets" by Metallica.

Need Thrash?.......2006-08-08

If you are in need of some truly godlike Thrash, then Dark Angel is definitely worth a look. It is a rotten shame that these guys broke up after releasing a handful of amazing records. A friend of mine loaned me this CD and I simply can't get enough of it. While it is only seven songs, the songs range from 3 to 8 minutes in length and are fast, heavy and straight to the point. There is also a version out there featuring two bonus tracks, Merciless Death (Live) and Darkness Descends/Perish in Flames (Live). Other than the talent Dark Angel displayed, they contained an attitude that was anything but weak. All the songs range from topics like Nostradamus to the destruction of Sodom by the hand of God and to fighter planes in dog fights. The lyrics are clever and original; the bass is quite audible, the guitarists are precise and play excellent solos, the vocalist is clear and let's not forget about the drumming... very, very fast and very, very good.

Nowadays, most people only pay attention to the big four U.S. Thrash Bands (Slayer, Metallica, Megadeth and Anthrax), but there are plenty of Thrash bands out there like Dark Angel and the Big three of Germany (Destruction, Kreator and Sodom) among plenty of others. You just have to spend some time and look for them.

Dark Angel left their mark in the metal community with their albums and had inspired many metal bands, such as the Polish Death Metal Band Vader who have covered of Merciless Death and the band Malevolent Creation has a great cover of Perish in Flames as well.

Like I said, if you need some more Thrash to add to your collection and do not have this, make it a priority to own Darkness Descends. While Amazon does not carry this album anymore, you can find it by looking in independent stores or online at other websites. Hoped this review helped.

Got Darkness?.......2006-07-01

Whatever happened to these guys??? No offense, but this blows Master of Puppets out of the water! Along with Reign in Blood and Pleasure To Kill, it is part of the so-called "Unholy Trinity" of 1986-and for very good reason. Simply stated, all the tracks are killer, no filler. However, why are these guys compared to Slayer? They don't sound anything like the "fab four." Anyway, if you can't get enough of albums such as the ones previously mentioned, then pick this one up, you'll love it. Here's a brief run-down of the tracklist:

Darkness Descends-5/5: Incredible opener! Hold on to your car seat!

Burning of Sodom-5/5: tied with the title track as best

Hunger of the Undead-5/5: these guys just don't let up.

Merciless Death-5/5: check out the bass intro.

Death is Certain (Life is Not)-5/5: should have been a classic.

Black Prophecies-5/5: slower than the rest of the album, but also the heaviest and darkest

Perish in Flames-5/5: PERISH IN FLAMES! PERISH IN FLAMES!!

Speechless..........2006-05-30

That's right, the first time I heard this album (and every time after) I get knocked on my f*cking ass and I'm so enthralled by the almighty thrashiness and unforgiving SPEED that is this album I am at a loss for words. When I listen to this album I mean I get sucked into another friggin' world I tell ya! I almost lose touch with reality so much that I can't even physically headbang! Ok ok so I'm exaggerating a tad but you get the point.

I know everyone knows Gene Hoglan and his obvious greatness but honestly he's not necessarily the best part of this album or even what makes the album, it's much more than that. It's the whole band here, the DUAL shredding guitarists Eric Meyer and Jim Durkin (both underrated), the thumping bass that actually IS pretty audible and heavy, and Don Doty is a damn underrated vocalist, I wish we heard from the man more often. He reminds me of a more American version of Mille Petrozza from Kreator, who's certainly one of my favorite Thrash vocalists ever.

As for the songs, I mean these are clearly the fastest songs ever produced by man! You just gotta love the line in the title track "The city is guilty, the crime is life, the sentence is death...DARKNESS DESCENDS!" Just classic...f*cking classic I tell ya! The next track 'The Burning of Sodom' that is a hefty meaty slab of thrash evil enough to satisfy the hunger of even the biggest metalhead. I have to say though that Merciless Death is my personal fave here, it just has that pulsating, burning rhythm that gets my blood flowing? What can I say? Dark Angel throws a little wisdom your way with the song entitled "Death Is Certain (Life is not)" HELLO??? THAT'S SO TRUE! Just listen to the song and you'll find out. See, us metal folk aren't that stupid, we have some intelligence. Another highlight is the multi-faceted epic thrash masterpiece
of Black Prophecies which in its 8:29 min length keeps the song fresh from start to finish baby! Once again I'm not going to get into the nitty-gritty specifics of the songs, you'll have to find that out for yourself!

In conclusion this is indeed the epitome of the soundtrack to the imminent apocalypse and you can bet your sweet ass that you'll see me kickin' back in my shelter with a brew and blasting this album while it's taking place wreaking havoc on humanity.

Recommendation? GET IT NOW!!!! I mean is it the be all end all of thrash? I'm not so sure, however, it is more than essential listening for those of you who claim to be 'metal'. Yeah it only has 7 songs and it's only 35 mins long but trust me, it's amazing to say the least.

Extreme metal in its purest form.......2006-05-09

Oh yeah, this is how thrash was meant to be played. Agressive, fast as hell, and pure attitude. This has got to be the most intense thrash release I ever had the pleasure to listen to. Almost every song in here is has the same level of intensity from start to finish. ("Burning of Sodom" to which extent it becomes scary)

A daunting achievement in the history of thrash. Reign in Blood comes nowhere close into topping this relentless beast. Buy it and or God so help me I'll make you.

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Merciless Death!

Darkness Descends
Dark Angel
Manufacturer: Relativity
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000008EU9
Release Date: 1991-07-01

Tracks:

Darkness Descends
Burning of Sodom
Hunger of the Undead
Merciless Death
Death Is Certain
Black Prophecies
Perish in Flames

Customer Reviews:

Merciless Death!.......2003-12-07

What do you know about Dark Angel? The only thing many metal fans know of Dark Angel is their drummer Gene Hoglan has since pounded the skins for numerous other bands like Strapping Young Lad, Death and Testament.

Dark Angel were once the only band in the world who could scare Slayer. Heavier, at times faster and more technical, and definitely darker than the Slaytanic ones, Dark Angel missed the bus to the relative big time by being too damn difficult for most thrash fans to handle. You see, there were none of the friendly riffs Metallica and their clones produced, no soaring or sing along vocals a la Anthrax or Helloween, and definitely no power ballads like "Fade To Black" or "Armed and Dangerous".

Instead, listeners are assaulted with a maelstrom of riffs, machine gun drumming and straightforward shouts punctuated with piercing screams. On first listen, it's a jarring, caustic blur, almost too daunting to consider a second airing. It's almost impossible to keep up with vocalist Don Doty, even when following the lyric sheet. So many riffs fly past it's impossible to take them all in first time. The drum patterns are what we now come to expect from Gene Hoglan- surprisingly complex for the speed he plays at. And the speed is utterly unrelenting. Each track seems to be faster than the one before.

Speed is also the band's undoing. While there's no doubt they were tight, they were just too fast and too heavy for 1986 production values. A lot of the riffs get lost in the mix because of a sound that is nowhere near thick enough. It gives the finished product a slightly watered down feel.

While Hoglan is now a hired gun of sorts, back in his Dark Angel days he proved himself an excellent songwriter, a rare thing for drummers especially in the 80s. He had a hand in the best tracks on the album, co-writing most tracks with guitarist Jim Durkin. Lyrically, he wrote what would have been 10 minute epics, or they would have been if the band played at a more casual tempo. At a time when the average thrash fare was comic book Satanism or over exaggerated violence, Hoglan was penning more thoughtful works. "The Burning Of Sodom" is a reworking of the biblical tale of the fabled city destroyed because of depravity and perversion, which would scare the hell out of your Sunday school teacher. "Darkness Descends" is a tale of the end of the world, seeing nuclear holocaust as the biblical version of Armageddon. Just when you start to think the album is all bible stories, along comes "Hunger Of The Undead". It's a simple tale. A soul dies, but then finds out there's no heaven or hell, because there is no God. "Black Prophecies" takes an in-depth look at Nostradamus' prophecies, and "Death Is Certain (Life Is Not)" beat Metallica to the punch when it came to a mind trapped in an immobile, uncommunicative body.

If you think "Reign In Blood" is the final word in thrash metal, listen to this and be prepared to have the foundations on which that belief is built crumble.

A Darkness Descends
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Indian Black/Death Metal

A Darkness Descends
Demonic Resurrection
Manufacturer: Demonstealer Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000FSMLWM
Release Date: 2006-01-24

Tracks:

Prelude to Darkness
Dreams of the Dead
Apocalyptic Dawn
Behind the Mask of God
Carnival of Depravity
Spirits of the Mystic Mountains
Where Shadows Lie
Darkness Descends
Invoking the Demons
Frozen Portrait
Summoning
Overture to Glory

Customer Reviews:

Indian Black/Death Metal.......2006-07-21

I recently bought DR's "A Darkness Descends from Lost Disciple Records. This is the first Black/DEath Metal band from India that I know of.They sound like Old Man's Child, Emperor, a littlelike Immortal, with Death & BM vocals and clean vocals. Each song sounds different, so you won't get bored easily. The riffs and solos are catchy and the drumming is excellent. The booklet is nicely done with full lyrics and each song has it's own pcture. Give DR a listen.

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