Darkness Descends is the second studio album by the American thrash metal band Dark Angel. The album is the first to feature drummer Gene Hoglan. Rob Yahn was replaced with Mike Gonzalez by the time this album was released, however, Gonzalez was given credit over Yahn on the album sleeve. Darkness Descends was also Dark Angel's final album to feature vocalist Don Doty. The album is considered a landmark in the thrash metal genre.
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.
Track listing
- "Darkness Descends" 5:49
- "The Burning of Sodom" 3:16
- "Hunger of the Undead" 4:16
- "Merciless Death" 4:04
- "Death Is Certain (Life Is Not)" 4:15
- "Black Prophecies" 8:29
- "Perish in Flames" 4:49
1998 Century Media re-release
- "Merciless Death (Live)" 3:44
- "Perish in Flames / Darkness Descends (Live)" 8:27
- printed inner lyric sleeve.
Mike Gonzalez never actually played on this album even though he is mentioned in the credits as well as the inlay photos and the promo photos at the time. The bass parts were actually played by Rob Yahn, who left the band right after the album was finished.
A slightly alternate version of "The Burning of Sodom" is featured on the 1986 Bullets Volume One compilation from Combat Records, recorded without the scream near the beginning.
Recording information:
- Recorded at Music Grinder Studios, Hollywood, CA and Mad Dog Studios, Burbank, CA.
- Mixed at Mad Dog Studios, Burbank, CA.
- Mastered at Capitol Studios, Hollywood, CA.
- Co-produced by Dark Angel.
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