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░ ██ ██ Artist: Stass ██ ██
▓ █░░ ■█ Album: The Darkside █■ ░░█
■ █▓▀ █ Year: 2017 █ ▀▓█ ░
█ ▓ Rel. Date: 2017-10-04 ▓ █
▒ ▒ Genre: Death Metal ▒ ▒
█▄ ░ Label: Mighty Music ░ ▄█
░ █▄ ░ Source: CD ░ ▄█
░ █▓ Type: Album ▓█ ░
▓ █ Quality: VBR, 44.1kHz, Joint Stereo █ ░ ▓
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█ Imagine a band that can fuse every extreme Metal █
█ genre into a form of music that is really █
█ different. Yes, I know that itÆs hard to see this █
█ idea clearly in our minds, because it wasnÆt done █
█ before. But now, it is being done by the German █
█ quintet STASS, because ôThe Darksideö, the bandÆs █
█ first album, is a lesson of creativeness and █
█ personality. █
█ █
█ IÆm not drunk or wrong in my words: they are truly █
█ fusing all extreme Metal genres into one form of █
█ music. It sounds aggressive and brutal, but in █
█ many moments, some catchy and great melodies █
█ arises from the guitars (as you can hear on █
█ ôForever Blindö). ItÆs powerful and heavy as Hell, █
█ bitter and nasty in some moments, melodic and █
█ catchy on others, but always being creative. The █
█ experience we have when listening to ôThe █
█ Darksideö is like we could hear an eclectic █
█ incarnation of CREMATORY. █
█ █
█ The album was recorded at The Rotpit (on Sweden) █
█ and Empire Studios (on Germany), and it was mixed █
█ and mastered by the hands of Johan Berglund. The █
█ sound quality that comes from all this effort is █
█ something that has the raw elements from 90s Death █
█ Metal, some of the modern aggressive vibe, and it █
█ all with a clear sound aesthetics. Yes, it is █
█ truly good, with very good raw tunes but always █
█ clear. The artwork was done by Mark Erskine, and █
█ he made a fine work, that fits on a subjective █
█ form on the musical concept of the band. ItÆs very █
█ good, but not excellent. █
█ █
█ Ten very good songs await us all. The albumÆs █
█ finest moments can be heard on the fine █
█ aggressiveness of the guitars and vocals in the █
█ rush of raw energy of ôWarriors Landö (fast and █
█ thundering, with a mix between modern Death Metal █
█ parts with some raw essence from the same style on █
█ the 90s), the aggressive attack of bass guitar and █
█ drums heard on ôCrawling from Ashesö and ôThe █
█ Final Diseaseö (both with brutal energy and █
█ melodies like those used by AMON AMARTH and █
█ CREMATORY), the wonderful melodies of the guitars █
█ presented on ôForever Blindö (very good clean █
█ tunes from vocals on some parts), the bitterness █
█ show on the slow and nasty ôAngel of Doomö, the █
█ fine melodies and thunderous rhythmic work heard █
█ on ôThe Burningö, the modern Melodic Death Metal █
█ scent of ôThe New World Orderö, and the █
█ introspective and Gothic touch presented on the █
█ vocals of ôThe Hostö. █
█ █
█ TheyÆre on the right path, so listen to ôThe █
█ Darksideö and be prepared for some wonderful █
█ surprises! █
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░ 1. Warriors Land 4:01 ░
░ 2. Crawling from Ashes 3:30 ░
░ 3. The Final Disease 3:32 ░
░ 4. Forever Blind 3:29 ░
░ 5. Angel of Doom 5:56 ░
░ 6. All Roads Lead to Hell 3:35 ░
░ 7. The Burning 4:46 ░
░ 8. Days of Cremation 3:31 ░
░ 9. The New World Order 4:02 ░
░ 10. The Host 4:26 ░
░ 40:48 ░
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