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Band Name: Darkane
Album Name: Layers of Lies
Rating: 4 / 5 User Rating: 4 / 5
Label: Nuclear Blast Records
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Tracklist
01. Amnesia of the Wildoerian Apocalypse
02. Secondary Effects
03. Organic Canvas
04. Fading Dimensions
05. Layers of Lies
06. Godforsaken Universe
07. Klastrophobic Hibernation
08. Vision of Degradation
09. Contaminated
10. Maelström Crisis
11. Decadent Messiah
12. The Creation Insane
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In a word, this record is ferocious. Darkane hit the target dead center with this voracious tornado of blazing metal licks, breakneck tempos and concentrated vocal delivery that make this album one of the top ten metal releases thus far in 2005. This band has all of the proverbial bases covered, from neo-classical passages to hard driving metal rhythms to massive chorus sections engineered to release you from the confines of gravity. Although Darkane are not a band that are necessarily commercial enough for mainstream rock stations, their music still manages to retain a tunefulness that keeps things interesting amidst barrages of excellently executed walls of attacking metal sound. The album's title track stands out as particularly brilliant, along with 'Vision Of Degradation' and the reckless, speeding 'Organic Canvas', a track which features tight axe rhythms and a galaxy reaching chorus. For fans of In Flames, Darkane should be a group that is particularly of note, their progressive fusion of melody and sheer musical thunder placing them on a par with the better known metal juggernaut. 'Layers Of Lies' shows that Darkane are every bit as deserving of widespread attention as 'Fading Dimensions' chugs through it's wide open introduction to blistering speed metal or as 'Amnesia Of The Wildoerian Apocalypse' fades in with a bit of intergalactic chamber music before diving headfirst into the suitably thrashing 'Secondary Effects.' Watch for this band to continue to be a force to be reckoned with for quite some time. If this blustery, dynamic album is any indication, Darkane are one of but a handful of groups to keep your eye on in the next year. You owe it to yourself to check out this purely crushing release.
Review by: EF
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