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The 2 recordings in 2 years put out by this
now defunct band are compiled onto one 10-song slab of deathly doom metal
here, along with a song they did for a compilation in 1998. While most bands
classified as "doom" have sparse moments of death, Dusk was a band that had
an even and enjoyable balance of the 2, and in the end remind me a lot of the
band Brutality. Ron Heemstra was quite the drummer, smashing out ample
off-beat snare and ride cymbal punishment. There are a couple of mid-paced
blast sections in "Begotten Interlude", and plenty of double bass runs,
though I found them to overpower the guitars in the mix sometimes. Steve Crane
was the vocalist, and had a nice low-end growl going, as well as some
effect-laced clean parts in tracks like "..Majestic Thou In Ruin". The
guitars are very fuzzy yet chunky, and are provided by Steve Gross and Tim
Beyer. The last song, which was Dusk's final recording and entitled
"Yearning For Eternity", reminds me a lot of Hypocrisy's "The Fourth
Dimension" album, with its snail-paced tonnage crushing you into the ground.
Some synthesizer work adds atmosphere, along with some crystal clear nature
samples. I was fairly impressed with this overall, though at times my interest
waned. FAVORITE TRACKS: "Paled",
"Element Of
Symmetry".
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1. Envision The Terror |
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Dreamscape 5. Consigned To Oblivion 6. Mourning Shadow 7. |
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...Majestic Thou In Ruin 8. Paled 9. Thy Bitter Woe 10. |
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The Transfiguration (And It Was So) 11. Yearning For Eternity |
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