VG+ DARK ANGEL Darkness Descends LP Vinyl 1986 Brazil Thrash sodom heavy metal

$

75

ARTIST: Dark Angel
TITLE: Darkness Descends

LABEL: Enigma – EG007

RECORD GRADING: NM SLEEVE GRADING: NM

NOTES: Original Brazilian 1986 pressing on ENIGMA records. Includes insert, which has some spotting from age. Rare. Super hard to find in this condition! 
Dark Angel – Darkness Descends Released in 1986, Darkness Descends by Dark Angel is a landmark album in the thrash metal genre, known for its blistering speed, technical precision, and relentless aggression. Emerging from Los Angeles, Dark Angel carved out their identity as one of the most uncompromising acts of the 1980s thrash scene, earning the moniker “The L.A. Caffeine Machine” for their frenetic energy and unrelenting musical onslaught. Darkness Descends is a masterclass in thrash, featuring intricate riffs, rapid-fire drumming, and ferocious vocals delivered by Don Doty. Guitarist Jim Durkin and Eric Meyer create a wall of sound with complex and heavy riffing, while drummer Gene Hoglan delivers some of the fastest and most technical drumming of the era. The album’s lyrical themes delve into societal collapse, apocalyptic imagery, and existential dread, epitomized in tracks like “The Burning of Sodom,” “Hunger of the Undead,” and the epic closer, “Perish in Flames.” Praised for its intensity and technical prowess, Darkness Descends is often compared to Slayer’s Reign in Blood for its sheer ferocity and stands as a cornerstone of extreme thrash metal. Its influence is still felt in death and black metal scenes, as well as among modern thrash bands. 50 Similar Artists to Dark Angel Slayer (Reign in Blood era) Exodus (Bonded by Blood era) Kreator (Pleasure to Kill era) Sodom (Persecution Mania era) Destruction (Eternal Devastation era) Sepultura (Beneath the Remains era) Testament (The Legacy era) Overkill (Feel the Fire era) Megadeth (Peace Sells... But Who’s Buying? era) Metallica (Ride the Lightning era) Anthrax (Among the Living era) Possessed (Seven Churches era) Death Angel (The Ultra-Violence era) Nuclear Assault Forbidden (Forbidden Evil era) Vio-lence (Eternal Nightmare era) Sadus (Swallowed in Black era) Exhorder (Slaughter in the Vatican era) Demolition Hammer (Epidemic of Violence era) Morbid Saint (Spectrum of Death era) Sacrifice (Forward to Termination era) Razor (Evil Invaders era) Coroner (Punishment for Decadence era) Whiplash (Power and Pain era) Heathen (Breaking the Silence era) Artillery (Terror Squad era) Holy Moses Onslaught (The Force era) Hirax (Raging Violence era) Tankard (Zombie Attack era) Infernal Majesty (None Shall Defy era) Flotsam and Jetsam (Doomsday for the Deceiver era) Sacred Reich (Ignorance era) Protector (A Shedding of Skin era) Warbringer Evile Havok Municipal Waste Toxic Holocaust Gama Bomb Violator Dr. Living Dead! Fueled by Fire Hatchet Exmortus Power Trip Angelus Apatrida Suicidal Angels Warpath Assassin (The Upcoming Terror era) Darkness Descends is a milestone in the thrash metal genre, combining technical mastery with an unrelenting ferocity that has influenced generations of extreme metal bands. These similar artists and albums represent the spectrum of thrash metal, from its origins to its modern interpretations. ____ All records ship both domestically (USPS Media Mail) and Internationally (USPS), and will be packed/protected like a pro with experience.