Blackened Persistence

by Congress

Blackened Persistence cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 26 Nov 1995
  • Label: Good Life Recordings
  • Country: Belgium
  • Length: 34:48
  • Community rating: 4.25/5 from 1 rating

Artists on this release: Ilja Deceuleneire, Joost Noyelle, Josh, Michael, U.J., Ilja, Ilja De Ceuleneire, Josh Fury, Pedro, Michael Pintelon, Avraam Russo, Pieter 'Pierre' Vanrumbeke, Vez, Jan 'UJ' Vandekerckhove, Pierre

Album Notes & Community Reviews

'Blackened Persistence' is a foundational album in the Belgian H8000 hardcore scene, establishing a blueprint for the burgeoning metalcore genre with its aggressive fusion of punk, thrash, and death metal elements. The record is defined by its distinctly metallic guitar tone, harsh vocals, and intense rhythmic drive, with lyrical themes rooted in straight-edge and animal rights philosophies presented through dark, cryptic imagery. This release was pivotal in popularizing a heavier, more metal-indebted sound that became highly influential within the broader European hardcore scene of the 1990s.

Genres

Tracklist

  1. Ak Modan (01:25)
  2. Lifting the ban (02:15)
  3. The darkside (03:38)
  4. Sinking in sin (04:01)
  5. Body wheeps (02:51)
  6. Mainstream (02:13)
  7. Grief (deal with death) (03:07)
  8. Superstench (03:05)
  9. Prayers (02:36)
  10. Stompbox (02:37)
  11. Slaves of decay (03:25)
  12. hidden track (03:35)

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