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/:: Artist :: Dark Funeral ::\
:: Album :: Dark Funeral ::
:: Year :: 2024 ::
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:: . Genre :: Black Metal Source :: MCD . ::
:: Label :: Metal Army R.date :: 2024-09-13 ::
_::__ Cat.nr. :: ARMY 111-CD S.date :: 2024-08-09 __::_
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. Quality :: 44.1 kHz/Joint Stereo .
. Size :: 64.65 MB .
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http://www.darkfuneral.se
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:: 1. Open the Gates (1994) 4:34 ::
:: 2. Shadows over Transylvania (1994) 4:22 ::
:: 3. My Dark Desires (1994) 3:52 ::
:: 4. In the Sign of the Horns (1994) 3:45 ::
:: 5. Open the Gates (2024) 4:40 ::
:: 6. Shadows over Transylvania (2024) 4:06 ::
:: 7. My Dark Desires (1994) 4:08 ::
:: 8. In the Sign of the Horns (2024) 3:51 ::
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:: Dark Funeral belong to the second wave of black metal bands. ::
:: Formed in the early 90's, the band released their first EP in ::
:: 1994. ôDark Funeralö was the title of this four-track release, ::
:: which left its first blackened mark and became a springboard ::
:: for the band. To celebrate the 30th anniversary of this first ::
:: achievement, Dark Funeral re-recorded the EP with the current ::
:: line-up, which includes in addition to founding member Lord ::
:: Ahriman also Chaq Mol, Heljarmadr, Adra-Melek and Jalomaah. ::
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:: At the time, recording and releasing this first EP was an ::
:: investment fpr the band in time and money. It was worth the ::
:: effort when you look at what the band has accomplished in three ::
:: decades. The new versions of classics like ôOpen The Gatesö and ::
:: the raging ôMy Dark Desireö show the quality of those early ::
:: songs and now, benefiting from modern technology, the tracks ::
:: show a new hellish glaze. None of the tracks have lost any of ::
:: their fascination. Of course, the original EP sounds rough ::
:: around the edges and has that devilish underground charm. Dark ::
:: Funeral donÆt even try to copy this, which is a good idea ::
:: because it would have ended in failure. Instead, the new ::
:: versions sound powerful and come with a very dense sound, which ::
:: is in line with the latest studio work of the Swedes. And of no ::
:: doubt, the original songs are part of this release too. ::
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:: The 30th anniversary version of 'Dark Funeral' shows how good ::
:: some of the black metal songs from the early 90s still are. ::
:: Listening to this EP is like transporting that time into the ::
:: here and now, and none of the tracks have lost that hellish ::
:: fever over a span of three decades. ::
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