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September??s here again
The sun shines high above, the sounds of laughter.
The birds swoop down upon, the crosses of old grey churches.
We say that we’re in love, while secretly wishing for rain.
Sipping coke and playing games.
September’s here again… September’s here again.
We’re not dead, life just beckons. More to come shortly.
September (Download)
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Leaving Eden
Before I write a few words about the song I'm prescribing for a healthy slab of darkness today, I want to acknowledge the fact that darkdose.com has survived for 2 years. That's not to say we haven't had to be resuscitated a few times, but that's pretty damn good. Since June 2005, we've sporadically thrown out our best discoveries of dark music and hopefully turned a few of you onto a song, album or artist you love. We'll try to keep it up. I wanted to also mention the launching of dark dose tv. While it's in an embryonic state as of now, I have plans to expand it with many more videos and even original and live content. Unlike most other lifeless online video streams, any author of dark dose can actually broadcast live, share videos with you live, and so forth. The possibilities are exciting. I'll write more on this later once we develop it a bit more. You can find a link to dark dose tv from the menu on our homepage.
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Hello? Goodbye
One of the greatest features of this site is that when one contributor (read: me) goes MIA, the other guys are there to pick up the slack. I haven??t shared anything for several months now, but I??m here to make it up to you by introducing you to your new favorite artist. In the past 2 years, Ulrich Schnauss has fast moved up my list of all-time favorites and clearly into the top 5. He is probably the only artist who I can listen to and be utterly blown away, every single time, regardless of my mood or how many times I??ve heard his record that given month/day/hour. When you??re as big a music fanatic as most of us here are, that really says a lot.
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Shining - the path to enlightenment
There are so many levels of dynamism on this record that provoked a variety of feelings. I was overwhelmed. Upon more listens, I personally feel that the intelligent musical arrangements allow for this massive amount of sections and sound to flow naturally without being "too much" to cram on a single album.
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Testify for Carnal Forge
Back in January I wrote about how Sweden's Carnal Forge perfectly compliments any bad attitude. Their aggressive music, violent lyrics and vocal style have earned them a cult following, including myself. I also noted how vocalist Jonas Kjellgren had left to join the quickly rising melodic death metal band Scar Symmetry, forcing the band to find a new vocalist for their soon to be released new album.
That new album has finally arrived under the title "Testify for my Victims". As mentioned previously, Carnal Forge had more or less stuck to an extremely similar musical formula for every album: aggressive and razor tight death/thrash metal. "Testify.." is without a doubt the biggest progression the band has ever taken and I welcome the changes with open arms. The songs are much more melodic and I dare say more accessible. That's not to say you'll ever hear them on your local radio -- but the abrasive qualities which defined their earlier material has mostly given way to a more polished sound. Most of my friends have expressed their distaste for the bands new direction, explaining: "it doesn't sound like Carnal Forge," and hinting that the band made a step towards a musical field already crowded beyond capacity.
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