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Darkness Descends is the second studio album by the American thrash metal band Dark Angel, released on November 17, 1986.
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| Released | November 17, 1986 | |||
| Recorded | 1986 | |||
| Studio | Music Grinder Studios, Hollywood and Mad Dog Studios, Venice, Los Angeles, California | |||
| Genre | Thrash metal | |||
| Length | 35:03 | |||
| Label | Combat | |||
| Producer | Randy Burns, Dark Angel | |||
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Overview
Though bassist Rob Yahn appears on the album, Mike Gonzalez received credit in the liner notes. Darkness Descends was Dark Angel's final album to feature original vocalist Don Doty. The album is the first to feature influential drummer Gene Hoglan.
The song "Darkness Descends" is about the comic book characters known as the Dark Judges from the Judge Dredd comic book series, and even contains their famous statement, "this city is guilty, the crime is life, the sentence is death."
"Death Is Certain (Life Is Not)" deals with euthanasia.
"Black Prophecies" deals with Nostradamus.
"Perish in Flames" deals with a nuclear apocalypse.
"The Burning of Sodom" deals with the biblical story of Sodom and Gomorrah.
"Merciless Death" is a re-recording of a song from Dark Angel's previous album We Have Arrived.
Reception
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal | 6/10[2] |
In August 2014, Revolver placed Darkness Descends on its "14 Thrash Albums You Need to Own" list.[3] Decibel Magazine placed it 9th on its "50 Greatest Thrash Metal Albums of All Time."[4] "Loudwire" placed "Darkness Descends" at number 6 on its "Top Ten Thrash Albums NOT Released by the Big 4" list. [5]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
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| 1. | "Darkness Descends" | Gene Hoglan | Jim Durkin, Gene Hoglan | 5:49 |
| 2. | "The Burning of Sodom" | Durkin, Hoglan, Don Doty | Durkin, Eric Meyer | 3:16 |
| 3. | "Hunger of the Undead" | Hoglan | Durkin, Hoglan, Meyer | 4:16 |
| 4. | "Merciless Death" | Durkin, Doty | Durkin | 4:04 |
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
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| 5. | "Death Is Certain (Life Is Not)" | Hoglan | Durkin, Hoglan, Meyer, Rob Yahn | 4:15 |
| 6. | "Black Prophecies" | Hoglan | Durkin, Hoglan | 8:29 |
| 7. | "Perish in Flames" | Doty | Durkin | 4:49 |
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
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| 8. | "Merciless Death" (Live) | Durkin, Doty | Durkin | 3:44 |
| 9. | "Perish in Flames / Darkness Descends" (Live) | Doty / Hoglan | Durkin / Durkin, Hoglan | 8:27 |
Icarus Records 2010 remastered bonus tracks
Darkness Descends on Philiadelphia - DFA Live at the Trocadero, October 23, 1988
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 8. | "The Burning of Sodom" | 5:30 |
| 9. | "Death Is Certain (Life Is Not)" | 3:43 |
| 10. | "Merciless Death" | 3:45 |
| 11. | "Perish in Flames" | 5:07 |
| 12. | "Darkness Descends" | 6:41 |
Darkness Descends on Reseda - DFA Live at the Country Club April 22, 1989
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 13. | "We Have Arrived" | |
| 14. | "The Burning of Sodom" | |
| 15. | "Death Is Certain (Life Is Not)" |
Personnel
- Dark Angel
- Don Doty – vocals
- Eric Meyer – lead guitar, engineer
- Jim Durkin – lead guitar
- Rob Yahn – bass, engineer (bass recording)
- Gene Hoglan – drums
- Ron Rinehart – vocals on the live recordings
- Mike Gonzalez – bass on the live recordings
- Production
- Randy Burns – producer, engineer
- Casey McMackin – engineer
References
- Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Dark Angel - Darkness Descends review". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 2021-06-09.
- Popoff, Martin (November 1, 2005). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 85. ISBN 978-1894959315.
- "14 Thrash Albums You Need to Own". Revolver.com. August 29, 2014. Retrieved August 30, 2014.
- "Decibel: The Top 50 Thrash Metal Albums Of All Time". RateYourMusic. Retrieved 2017-04-26.
- Top Ten Thrash Albums NOT Released by the Big 4
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Darkness Descends (с англ. — «Тьма опускается») — второй студийный альбом американской трэш-метал-группы Dark Angel, вышедший 17 ноября 1986 года на лейбле Combat Records. Является первой студийной работой восемнадцатилетнего Джина Хоглана, который впоследствии получит известность как один из самых техничных метал-барабанщиков.Другой контент может иметь иную лицензию. Перед использованием материалов сайта WikiSort.org внимательно изучите правила лицензирования конкретных элементов наполнения сайта.
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