Into Darkness (album)
Into Darkness is the first and only full-length album of American doom metal band Winter. The album was released in 1990 by Future Shock Records.The first CD re-issue by Nuclear Blast America (distributed by Relapse in the US) in 1992 had only the "Into Darkness" tracks. It was later re-issued by Nuclear Blast as a digipak with an altered front cover and the Eternal Frost EP as bonus tracks. The album was re-released again, with no bonus tracks, by Southern Lord on April 12, 2011, on black and white vinyl as a gate fold LP with booklet.
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| Released | May 1990 | |||
| Genre | Death-doom, doom metal | |||
| Length | 46:08 | |||
| Label | Future Shock Nuclear Blast (Re-issue) | |||
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July 8, 2013: The Village Voice blogger Jason Roche lists Into Darkness as #14 in the top 20 hardcore and metal albums to come out of NYC.[1]
Decibel magazine ranked the album at #13 in the Top 100 Doom Metal Albums of All Time Special Issue.[2][3]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Oppression Freedom / Oppression (Reprise)" (Instrumental) | 5:57 |
| 2. | "Servants of the Warsmen" | 4:24 |
| 3. | "Goden" | 8:18 |
| 4. | "Power and Might" (Instrumental) | 2:44 |
| 5. | "Destiny" | 8:31 |
| 6. | "Eternal Frost" | 6:47 |
| 7. | "Into Darkness" | 9:26 |
References
- "The Top 20 New York Hardcore and Metal Albums of All Time". Archived from the original on 2013-07-11. Retrieved 2013-07-10.
- , http://rateyourmusic.com/list/tomkrat/decibel___the_top_100_doom_metal_albums_of_all_time/.
- , Decibel Magazine