With this being said, the unpredictable nature and velocity of the drums coupled with the guitars is still performed with precision and musical coherency. Every song is haunting, which is evident right from the beginning, with the sheer power of the fade-in intro and the explosion of Gene Hoglan's inhuman drumming. More specifically, the riffs on this album all kick ass. This successfully builds tension and helps make the climax to the rise in tempo more memorable and gripping, rather than relying on constant speed which gets old quickly. Take the intro to Merciless Death, which is the Seven Nation Army equivalent of metal basslines. In spite of this, speed of course doesn't exclusively make music good, but Dark Angel back it up with creepy riffing and ominous, thundering alterations in tempo. The pure blistering speed of tracks like The Burning of Sodom, which exceeds 240bpm, proves the intensity and aggression of the band's new sound. Containing some of the strongest and most inspired songwriting in the entire genre, this album is groundbreaking in more ways than one. Transforming from a standard act with some melodic twists into the heaviest, darkest, fastest, ugliest thrash metal band on the face of the Earth, Darkness Descends propelled Dark Angel into an iconic status that they deserved. I recommend this album to fans of thrash, and fans of heavy fucking metal in general.Almost 2 years after their interesting but far from perfect debut, Dark Angel returned with a record that blew all expectations completely out of the water. This may not be the best thrash album ever, but it comes d amn close. I knew there may never be an album quite like this (in terms of intensity) ever again, and so far there hasn't been, save for Torture Squad's "Pandemonium". The only part of this album I hated was when it ended. I'm tempted to say the chorus lines again. Maintaining the same speed throughout, and featuring some of the greatest riffs DFA have ever written. The album then closes with GODSOFWARHAVEGONEINSANE! YOU'VE PLAYED WITH FIRE, YOU'RE TO BLAME! The demons from the darkest pits of hell keep raging. This song is chock full of riff changes, so it is in no part boring. This song also features this album's only melodic section, which is part of the solo, and it still manages to sound evil.īlack Prophecies is next, and is the longest song on the album clocking in at about 8:34. Sir Hoglan introduces us to this one with his almighty drumkit of death, and then the guitar barrage commences. *giant minotaur appears out of nowhere, grabs our hero, and rips him into four equal pieces* We find our hero now trapped in a cave and he finds himself. Another insane thrasher to add to the cauldron.ĭarkness Descends, Chapter 5: Death Is Certain (Life Is Not) The "We Have Arrived" take was excellent, but DFA take it and crank that mother up to 15. Up next is the faster, heavier, meaner version of Merciless Death. I'm left to roam, paralysis now my only home." "The silence deafens all the unheard screams, the darkness rips away all the unseen dreams, numbmess shrouds my soul. The lyrics also feature some morbid use of poetry: The riffs are just crushing in this song. Next is HUNGER! OF THE UNDEAD! What can I say. Necrophobic wishes he was this good of song. The Burning of Sodom comes in and skull fucks you at a pummeling 285 BEATS PER MINUTE. Need a break from all that headbanging? Too bad. Then, five whole minutes of total thrashing holocaust. The eerie intro to the title track gives you a warning of what is to come. Yes ladies and gentlemen, Darkness Descends is that album.įrom start to finish, this album just keeps you adrenalized (Is there such a word?) and beaten. It would grab you by the balls, beat you over the head with a brick, throw you against a wall and command you to headbang, or else. But there was one band that just came out of nowhere and made an album that would annihilate small third world countries when cranked to just 2. Everyone was playing fast, everyone was playing loud. A year where everyday there seemed to be a new thrash band in the neighborhood.
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