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¾ of an hour worth of fairly chaotic death metal by way of
Poland. Although similar to fellow Poles Yattering, Dark Legion also appear to
be heavily influenced by US death metal. Drummer Jack Denka has got not only a
speedy blastbeat, but an ear for rhythmic innovation, as witnessed in the odd
accents of "Sins Of The Past" and the syncopation of "The Dark Light".
With a nice poppy sound, bassist Martin Kalinka rips out some scales in
"Vein" and gives Dark Legion a pro-sounding resonance to their rather
erratic style. As much as I appreciate bands who incorporate non-metal
influences into their music, the jazz section in "Haemorrhage" was pretty
contrived, poorly played and wholly unnecessary, as Dark Legion already have
an original sound. Maybe other bands who have a more comical sound can get
away with this, but it really sticks out in a bad way to me on such a seething
death metal album The lyrics are written in bad English, and yet again, while
showing a desire to spread their art, the band should have worked on their
linguistic skills before setting the lyrics down to a final draft. Without
these 2 small personal qualms, this would have easily ranked at 8 in my books,
and is a really enjoyable album. FAVORITE TRACKS: "Razor", "The Dark
Light", "Show No Mercy".
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1. Intro / Adrenaline 2. |
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Perpetual Fear 3. Show No Mercy 4. Sins Of The Past 5. |
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Endure The Pain 6. Vein 7. Razor 8. Haemorrhage 9. |
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Anticipation Of Death 10. The Dark Light |
: 45.40
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