Darkest Hour's second EP, 1999's The Prophecy Fulfilled, somehow managed to both refine and out-brutalize its impressive predecessor.
Heavier than real heavy...things, crushing highlights such as "The Choir of Prophecy Fulfilled" and "This Side of the Nightmare" basked in uncompromisingly ruthless death metal ferocity, while the slower passages heard on "Reflections of Ruin" and the especially malevolent "This Curse" were reminiscent of punishing Southern sludgecore.
And certainly most surprising of all was the presence of the quietly introspective acoustic guitar piece "Broken Wings (Part I)" and the synth and piano instrumental "Coda XIII," showing heretofore unknown creative range, and hinting at the band's more ambitious efforts yet to come.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Choir of the Prophecy Fulfilled | Darkest Hour | Play | 05:41 | 13 MB | 38 MB |
| 2 | Reflections of Ruin | Darkest Hour | Play | 03:50 | 8 MB | 27 MB |
| 3 | Broken Wings | Darkest Hour | Play | 03:20 | 7 MB | 15 MB |
| 4 | This Side of the Nightmare | Darkest Hour | Play | 04:09 | 9 MB | 29 MB |
| 5 | This Curse | Darkest Hour | Play | 06:44 | 15 MB | 45 MB |
| 6 | Coda XIII | Darkest Hour | Play | 05:03 | 11 MB | 27 MB |
| 28 mins | 66 MB | |||||
| 28 mins | 183 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Darkest Hour | Primary Artist, Producer |
| 2 | Ken Olden | Producer |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |