The Batlord

It honestly kind of drives me crazy that I don't like Darkness Descends more than I do. I keep coming back to it for it's malevolent atmosphere, insane energy, and wall of chainsaw guitar, but I wish they'd had just a bit clearer production. I don't want the production to be clean, or even traditional for raw, ugly thrash, as that would kill at least some of its hideous evilness, but when they're going full blast I can't even fully make out the guitar riffs and it hurts my ability to really appreciate what's going on.

And yet I keep coming back for more, sure that one day all will fall into place and the album will have its proper effect on me. But the title track is totally as evil sounding as any Slayer song.

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