Towards Darkness - Towards Darkness - review
Towards Darkness - Towards Darkness - review
Tracklist
01. Drifting02. Abscence
03. The Beacon / Interception
04. Despair
05. Vile Requiem
06. Towards Darkness
A review by
Troy Killjoy April 06, 2010
Released back in 2004, this French Canadian quartet renamed themselves the following year to (surprise!) Towards Darkness. Under that moniker the band released Solemn, indicating a more extreme direction within the doom genre. But for now we dissect what makes their original sound so enticing.
The album takes its time from the get-go and doesn't care whether or not you're interested in waiting around for it to pick up pace. Daunting riffs and murky drumming force their way through just over 45 minutes of playback while you writhe in agony against the power of the band's artful repetition. At times the pitch of Kevin Jones's vocals can be overwhelming, crashing like a tidal wave against a large rock formation, but as he roars in sync with the sauntering pace of the instruments, the ending comes together so smoothly. It's almost as if the album was recorded as one long song broken up into separate parts, similar to Process Of Guilt's Erosion.
Something that might be overlooked during the initial playback is the album's atmosphere. The somber introductions to each song and subsequent interludes throughout create an overall feeling of despair while the heavier sections completely eliminate any trace of warmth, yet Towards Darkness maintains a certain degree of ease, most likely due to its flow. Personally I find this sort of album mandatory to listen to from beginning to end, as there are too many barriers crossed between each song to just start listening halfway through. And with "Despair" clocking in at six-and-a-half minutes as the shortest song, you know that listening to this album will be a bit of a chore, but rest assured: the reward is well worth the effort.
In short, if you're shopping for an unfiltered death doom album that will completely knock you out into a dismal void and scatter your limbs across the universe to the tune of a vile requiem, look no further than Towards Darkness. It's a cancer everyone can enjoy.
Rating breakdown
| Performance: | 8 |
| Songwriting: | 10 |
| Originality: | 8 |
| Production: | 9 |
Written on 06.04.2010 by
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Ahh, I see the title got changed. I was gonna comment on that.  I think that I shall check this out, as Quebec has a very awesome doom scene and this review has peaked my interest.
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Posts: 21306 Written by spirit_inblack on 07.04.2010 at 00:37 Glad to hear it! It's definitely a great album. 
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Wow.I gotta say, I never thougt I would listened to Doom 5 years ago.Now I realize I've missed some freaking great hometown bands.I am still new to this genre and if anybody as any band suggestion it would be awesome
---- You cannot sedate all the things you hate - MM The Observer is the source of reality - Bloom God damn it!! What did Diddy didn't do? - Satan
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Posts: 21306 Written by Edmund Fogg on 08.04.2010 at 20:53 For starters you should study this thread. You can check my doom wishlist here for personal recommendations. Afterwards you should hit up Last.fm and look for similar bands to the ones you like. 
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Thx Troy.Didn't know this website was so complete.Goddam more hours spent online I guess haha.
---- You cannot sedate all the things you hate - MM The Observer is the source of reality - Bloom God damn it!! What did Diddy didn't do? - Satan
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Nice review. I'll check these homeboys out when I get the chance. I'll take an album over a cigarette any day.
---- Any man can stand adversity, but to test his character give him power - A. Lincoln
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Posts: 21306 Written by Edmund Fogg on 09.04.2010 at 14:43 haha you bet; this site is a great way to lose track of time, especially if you find yourself browsing through endless suggestion threads.
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Hmmmmmm
---- Do you think if the heart keeps on shrinking One day there will be no heart at all?
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Posts: 21306 Written by RaduP on 09.12.2020 at 11:28 Is that a good hmmmmmm or a bad hmmmmmm?
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Posts: 9598 Written by Troy Killjoy on 09.12.2020 at 16:32 Pretty good actually
---- Do you think if the heart keeps on shrinking One day there will be no heart at all?
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