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Darklight Awakening - Dawn Of Dreams

Darklight Awakening - Dawn Of Dreams

6 out of 5
(9 tracks - 40 mins)

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Though obscured behind the most incomprehensible logo ever designed (and that's saying a lot for a black metal band), Dawn of Dreams' belated 2001 debut, Darklight Awakening, is a very cohesive, self-assured album.

Except for the vocals, which are growled in a guttural death metal style, this is pretty straightforward black metal, minus the more elaborate symphonic elements used (and abused) by the Scandinavian school.

Instead, the band's blastbeat drums and abrasive guitar riffs are infused with an aural sheath of harmonized guitars somewhat reminiscent of Sweden's Amon Amarth.

This makes for a pleasantly immediate album, free of the puerile mucky-muck (excessive keyboards, satanic sideshow) which plagues many black metal releases, and memorable tracks like "Desire's Origin," "Eclipse," and "A Forgotten Yearning" stand out right off the bat.

Overall, this is a commanding performance for a first album (though the band did spend almost a decade perfecting their sound), and bodes well for their future.

Title/Composers Performer Listen Time Size Size
1
Dark Black Conscious
Dawn of DreamsPlay04:029 MB31 MB
2
Desires Origin
Dawn of DreamsPlay04:039 MB30 MB
3
Hell Beneath
Dawn of DreamsPlay05:1512 MB38 MB
4
Eclipse
Dawn of DreamsPlay03:589 MB30 MB
5
To Watch the Sunrise
Dawn of DreamsPlay04:2810 MB33 MB
6
Swallow the Fire
Dawn of DreamsPlay03:569 MB30 MB
7
A Forgotten Yearning
Dawn of DreamsPlay03:538 MB30 MB
8
The Sirenes Dreaming
Dawn of DreamsPlay05:3812 MB39 MB
9
Dwell in My Embrace
Dawn of DreamsPlay05:1011 MB39 MB
40 mins92 MB
40 mins304 MB
Note: You are able to listen to 30-second samples for preview purpose.
Artist Job
1
Jerry Battle
Executive Producer
2
Peter Blitz
Photography
3
Dawn of Dreams
Performer, Primary Artist
4
Dawn of Dreams
Engineer, Mixing, Primary Artist, Producer
5
Uwe Jarling
Artwork, Graphic Design

Dawn Of Dreams

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