The Return To Darkness
Encyclopedia
The Return to Darkness is the third full-length album by the Indian
Death metal
band Demonic Resurrection
. It was released on January 15, 2010 through Demonstealer Records. The band was signed to Candlelight Records
for worldwide distribution. The album was released on Candlelight Records on July 12, 2010.
The Return to Darkness is the third full-length album by the Indian
Death metal
band Demonic Resurrection
. It was released on January 15, 2010 through Demonstealer Records. The band was signed to Candlelight Records
for worldwide distribution. The album was released on Candlelight Records on July 12, 2010.
The Return to Darkness is the third full-length album by the Indian
Death metal
band Demonic Resurrection
. It was released on January 15, 2010 through Demonstealer Records. The band was signed to Candlelight Records
for worldwide distribution. The album was released on Candlelight Records on July 12, 2010.
Additional Personnel
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
Death metal
Death metal
Death metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal. It typically employs heavily distorted guitars, tremolo picking, deep growling vocals, blast beat drumming, minor keys or atonality, and complex song structures with multiple tempo changes....
band Demonic Resurrection
Demonic Resurrection
Demonic Resurrection is a melodic blackened death metal band from Mumbai, India formed in the year 2000. Demonic Resurrection's current line-up consists of Sahil "The Demonstealer" Makhija on vocals and rhythm guitars, Daniel Rego on lead guitars, Husain Bandukwala on bass, Virendra "Viru" Kaith on...
. It was released on January 15, 2010 through Demonstealer Records. The band was signed to Candlelight Records
Candlelight Records
Candlelight Records is an independent record label based in Europe founded by former Extreme Noise Terror bassist Lee Barrett, though it has had a division in the United States since January 2001. Candlelight Records specialises in black metal and death metal, having bands such as Emperor,...
for worldwide distribution. The album was released on Candlelight Records on July 12, 2010.
Reception
The album has mostly received positive reviews. Critics have praised the band for improving upon their sound, stating, "...better production, tighter songwriting, better sounding symphonic elements and overall, a much more mature sound.".The Return to Darkness is the third full-length album by the Indian
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
Death metal
Death metal
Death metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal. It typically employs heavily distorted guitars, tremolo picking, deep growling vocals, blast beat drumming, minor keys or atonality, and complex song structures with multiple tempo changes....
band Demonic Resurrection
Demonic Resurrection
Demonic Resurrection is a melodic blackened death metal band from Mumbai, India formed in the year 2000. Demonic Resurrection's current line-up consists of Sahil "The Demonstealer" Makhija on vocals and rhythm guitars, Daniel Rego on lead guitars, Husain Bandukwala on bass, Virendra "Viru" Kaith on...
. It was released on January 15, 2010 through Demonstealer Records. The band was signed to Candlelight Records
Candlelight Records
Candlelight Records is an independent record label based in Europe founded by former Extreme Noise Terror bassist Lee Barrett, though it has had a division in the United States since January 2001. Candlelight Records specialises in black metal and death metal, having bands such as Emperor,...
for worldwide distribution. The album was released on Candlelight Records on July 12, 2010.
Reception
The album has mostly received positive reviews. Critics have praised the band for improving upon their sound, stating, "...better production, tighter songwriting, better sounding symphonic elements and overall, a much more mature sound.".The Return to Darkness is the third full-length album by the Indian
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
Death metal
Death metal
Death metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal. It typically employs heavily distorted guitars, tremolo picking, deep growling vocals, blast beat drumming, minor keys or atonality, and complex song structures with multiple tempo changes....
band Demonic Resurrection
Demonic Resurrection
Demonic Resurrection is a melodic blackened death metal band from Mumbai, India formed in the year 2000. Demonic Resurrection's current line-up consists of Sahil "The Demonstealer" Makhija on vocals and rhythm guitars, Daniel Rego on lead guitars, Husain Bandukwala on bass, Virendra "Viru" Kaith on...
. It was released on January 15, 2010 through Demonstealer Records. The band was signed to Candlelight Records
Candlelight Records
Candlelight Records is an independent record label based in Europe founded by former Extreme Noise Terror bassist Lee Barrett, though it has had a division in the United States since January 2001. Candlelight Records specialises in black metal and death metal, having bands such as Emperor,...
for worldwide distribution. The album was released on Candlelight Records on July 12, 2010.
Reception
The album has mostly received positive reviews. Critics have praised the band for improving upon their sound, stating, "...better production, tighter songwriting, better sounding symphonic elements and overall, a much more mature sound.". Critics also praised the atmosphere of the album. Some critics felt that the album was a touch derivative but nonetheless praised it for solid execution.Track listing
Personnel
- Sahil 'Demonstealer' Makhija - lead vocals, rhythm guitarRhythm guitarRhythm guitar is a technique and rôle that performs a combination of two functions: to provide all or part of the rhythmic pulse in conjunction with singers or other instruments; and to provide all or part of the harmony, ie. the chords, where a chord is a group of notes played together...
- Daniel Rego - lead guitarLead guitarLead guitar is a guitar part which plays melody lines, instrumental fill passages, guitar solos, and occasionally, some riffs within a song structure...
, backing vocals - Husain Bandukwala - bassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
- Mephisto - keyboards
- Virendra 'Viru' Kaith - drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
Additional Personnel
- Sahil 'Demonstealer' Makhija - producerRecord producerA record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
- Zorran Mendonsa - MasteringAudio masteringMastering, a form of audio post-production, is the process of preparing and transferring recorded audio from a source containing the final mix to a data storage device ; the source from which all copies will be produced...