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| Darkside | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | March 4, 1997 | |||
| Genre | Blackened death metal | |||
| Length | 37:54 | |||
| Label | Black Mark | |||
| Necrophobic chronology | ||||
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Darkside is the second studio album by Swedish blackened death metal band Necrophobic. It was released in 1997. There is a hidden track after the tenth track.
The album's cover artwork was created by Swedish visual artist and musician Kristian Wahlin. It has been characterized as gothic art that makes use of perspective. The album's booklet artwork also received contributions from Emil Ahlman and Urban Skytt of Nasum. The back cover artwork includes photographs of the band in black and white. According to Kenny Schticky of MetalSucks, the band members "appear to have been awakened far too early in the morning on the day of the photo shoot." [1]
Chronicles of Chaos rated the album a score of 8 out of 10. [2] AllMusic gave the album three stars out of five. [3]
Kenny Schticky of MetalSucks included the album on his list of "10 CD Booklets That Should Be Remembered as Fine Art." [1]
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
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| 1. | "Black Moon Rising" | Parland | Parland | 2:51 |
| 2. | "Spawned by Evil" | Sidegård | Parland, Halfdan | 3:21 |
| 3. | "Bloodthirst" | Sterner | Parland, Sterner, Halfdan | 3:39 |
| 4. | "Venaesectio (Episode One)" | (instrumental) | Sidegård | 1:23 |
| 5. | "Darkside" | Sterner | Parland, Halfdan, Sidegård | 3:55 |
| 6. | "The Call" | Parland, Sidegård | Parland, Sidegård | 3:26 |
| 7. | "Descension (Episode Two)" | (instrumental) | Sidegård | 1:21 |
| 8. | "Nailing the Holy One" | Parland, Sterner, Halfdan, Sidegård | Parland | 2:42 |
| 9. | "Nifelhel (Episode Three)" | (instrumental) | Halfdan | 4:12 |
| 10. | "Christian Slaughter" | Sterner, Halfdan | Sterner, Halfdan | 6:16 |
| 11. | "Nema" (hidden track) | 4:48 | ||
| Total length: | 37:54 | |||