Darkness Descends
by Dark Angel
- Type: Album
- Released: 17 November 1986
- Label: Combat
- Country: United States
- Length: 34:46
- Community rating: 3.76/5 from 5 ratings
Artists on this release: Jim Durkin, Don Doty, Gene Hoglan, Mike Gonzalez
Album Notes & Community Reviews
Operating at blinding, seemingly impossible tempos, 'Darkness Descends' pushes the extreme boundaries of the West Coast thrash metal scene. Gene Hoglan's pioneering, relentlessly fast drum work propels incredibly dense, aggressive riffing and apocalyptic lyrical themes. It is a manic, infernally heavy masterpiece that served as a crucial bridge between thrash and early death metal.
Genres
Descriptors: death, furious, technical, relentless, violent
Tracklist
- Darkness Descends (5:47)
- The Burning of Sodom (3:14)
- Hunger of the Undead (4:13)
- Merciless Death (4:02)
- Death is Certain (Life is Not) (4:12)
- Black Prophecies (8:27)
- Perish in Flames (4:49)
Credits
- Dark Angel - primary artist, producer
- Mark Weinberg - art direction
- Mike Gonzalez - bass
- Rob Yahn - bass [recorded by], music by
- Ed Repka - design [logo]
- Gene Hoglan - drums, lyrics by, music by
- Casey McMackin - engineer
- Eric Meyer - engineer, lead guitar, written-by, music by
- Randy Burns - engineer, producer
- Eddy Schreyer - lacquer cut by
- Jim Durkin - lead guitar, music by, written-by, lyrics by
- Ron Contenza - photography by
- Sean Rodgers - photography by
- Don Doty - vocals, lyrics by