Band:	Darkness Eternal
Album:	Misanthropic Annihilation
Style:	Black metal, Death metal
Website:	http://www.darknesseternal.com/
Release date:	2005
A review by:	Herzebeth

01. Misanthropic Annihilation
02. Cold... End... Dead
03. Darkness Conquers All
04. For All The False Promises
05. Suicide Unto Infinite Euphoria (Descending Into Forever II)
06. Unholy Trinity
07. Upon The Throne Of Eternal Blasphemy
08. Thy Will Be Done
09. Worship Us

This is really a great Death Metal release, the album "Misanthropic Annihilation" will kick you in the ears hardly and will leave you almost unconscious. The music is filled with powerful guitar riffs, catchy drum beats, incredible vocal work, crushing bass-lines and awesome structures; everything performed by only one character, a musical master called George Velaetis.

This is actually the first time I ever hear that name, shame on me actually, this individual is really talented, he manages to create great backgrounds and implausible music by himself. Ok, I already know this is not new or original at all, there are many "one man" bands out there, but most bands have awful sound, raw execution and the music in the end sounds empty in many ways; George Velaetis fills the tunes extraordinarily and then every breakdown, every riff and every tone sounds crushing and outstanding.

This album was way more than I expected, the music is actually remarkable in almost every way possible, most tracks are really mind-blowing, you'll be head-banging hardly with one riff and then you'll have to stop due to the awesome breakdown in the track, the structures have incredible balance and splendid scales. For example, the fifth tune "Suicide Unto Infinite Euphoria (Descending Into Forever II)" (the best track in this album by the way) starts with a mellow riff, then after a couple of minutes (2:12 to be precise) a breathtaking bridge enters creating a whole new atmosphere towards the track, the song changes a lot giving us from melodious riffs to blast-beats, the structure in this song is amazing, you'll love this track from the beginning to the end for sure.

The production is also amazing, the sound is really loud and clear, and even those backgrounds sound truly clean. So this album is a shot in the head in every way, the music will drill your brain deeply and then you'll even try to stand up just to head-bang along the outstanding riffing and drumming.

This is one of those albums every Metal fanatic will love, it does not matter if you are not into Death Metal or whatever, this CD was created for everyone to like. So I highly recommend "Misanthropic Annihilation", you can't lose with an album like this one, so fucking go now and buy it.

Best Tracks: "Misanthropic Annihilation", "Suicide Unto Infinite Euphoria (Descending Into Forever II)", "Thy Will Be Done"