Joined In Darkness (Reissue)
Demoncy
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April 1, 2015

With all of the outrage stemming from the recent revelation that Lars, is responsible for the complete lack of bass on METALLICA's "...And Justice For All", DEMONCY's newest release, "Joined In Darkness", could not have come at a better time. This album remind's us all that thing's could have been much, much, worse. "Worse than mixing the bass tracks 5 decibels lower than the lowest audibly listenable level, on what one could argue is one of the cornerstone record's in our genre's history?" Yes, my friend, worse than that. This may seem like a crazy idea to you now, but I need you to hear me out.
The biggest issue that DEMONCY, face on "Joined In Darkness", is the fact that they have committed the cardinal sin. No, they did not covet thy neighbor's wife. They went heavy for the sake of being heavy. The post production on this record is borderline insanity and downright horrific and I would love to sit down with engineer responsible, look him square in the eye, and ask him, "What the hell were you thinking?'.
It appears as though the guy went back in time, stole the bass from, "...And Justice For All", found someway to amplify it's levels to unbearable frequencies, and just for good measures, turned down guitar's, bass, and vocals to just barely audible levels. I don't have a dog, but if I did, I imagine he would be the only one that could tell me what it was i listened to. The guitar's do offer a slight break in the clutter but I am far from admitting that they offer anything special, and the drum tracks get lost in translation all together. As for the vocal's... I wasn't sure if I was listening to a death metal front man or Gollum, from The Lord of The Ring's, whispering sweet post apocalyptic nothing's into my ear during a torture session at Guantanamo Bay. "Joined in Darkness", is exactly why metalheads get a bad wrap. Ladies and gentleman, I give you noise, by DEMONCY.
1 / 10
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"Joined In Darkness (Reissue)" Track-listing:
1. Hymn To The Ancients
2. Impure Blessings
3. Demoncy
4. Joined In Darkness
5. Winter Bliss
6. Hypocrisy Of The Accursed Heavens
7. Spawn Of The Ancient Summoning
8. Hidden Path In The Forest Beyond
9. Goddess
10. The Dawn Of Eternal Darkness
11. Embraced By The Shadows
12. The Ode To Eternal Darkness
Demoncy Lineup:
Ixithra - Vocals
Necreon - Bass
Vorthrus - Drums
Zyuhniv - Guitar
Grymoreth - Guitar
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