The time for the second album has come for Darkened. Formed in 2018 between Sweden, England and Canada, the band composed of Gord Olson (vocals, AngelBlast, Divinity…), Linus Nirbrant (guitar, A Canorous Quintet, This Ending), Hempa Brynolfsson (guitar, AngelBlast, Ordo Infernus), Andrew Whale (drums, ex-Memoriam, ex-Bolt Thrower) and Tobias Cristiansson (bass, Grave, ex-Dismember) announces The […]
On July 21st internationally, EDGED CIRCLE PRODUCTIONS is proud to present Lord of Sickness and Bile, a brand-new EP from international death metal elite DARKENED, on 7″ vinyl format. Exclsusive material and also marks the recording debut of new drummer Perra Karlsson. Drums were recorded and engineered by Pontus Ekwall at Studio Cave, and Gord […]
Video directed by Stefan Jansson. Mixed and mastered by Dan Swanö. Swallowed By The World is taken from the 2022 full length album “THE BLACK WINTER” out now through Edged Circle Productions. For ordering the vinyl, digipak and cassette, check out Edged Circle sites: https://edgedcircleproductions.bandcamp.com https://eu-shop.edgedcircleproductions.com (EU WEBSHOP) https://us-shop.edgedcircleproductions.com (US WEBSHOP)
Edged Circle shares the excitement to announce that Perra Karlsson is the new drummer of DARKENED! Perra has been family here at ECP for many years, and we are happy to see this will continue into the future! Check out the details below…OH! and stay tuned for a brand new music video from Darkened! […]
After an excellent first album, Darkened is back with Mourn the Dying Light, its second EP. Since 2018 between Sweden, England and Canada, the band composed of Gord Olson (vocals, AngelBlast, Divinity…), Linus Nirbrant (guitar, A Canorous Quintet, This Ending), Hempa Brynolfsson (guitar, AngelBlast, Ordo Infernus), Andrew Whale (drums, ex-Memoriam, ex-Bolt Thrower) and Tobias Cristiansson […]
The concept of super groups in metal always generates excitement amongst musicians and casual fans alike. Whenever you have one featuring musicians associated with acts such as MEMORIAN and BOLT THROWER (amongst others), that excitement only intentifies, as is the case with DARKENED. With only a two track release in the form of “Mourn The […]
Yeah this fuckin’ kills. Darkened have already impressed me with their past few releases, all monstrous stompers that went straight for the throat and spoke to the demented power of underground metal. Now the death metal masters new record sees them pushing their sound to bold new heights. They’ve mastered the same sort of larger […]
Truly, death metal knows no bounds and as the swede-death revivalist trend reaches critical mass so too do the bands reach further and further out. The last few years especially have seen more and more projects popping up as musicians found themselves locked inside, and much like many writers have one good book in them, […]
Darkened is back with a sophomore follow-up to their debut album, Kingdom of Decay, which was a smashing success. Unrelenting, crushing, and pure death metal armageddon, they are already a force to be reckoned with. This is heavily due in part to having ex-members of legendary death metal bands including Andy Whale (Bolt Thrower), bassist […]
Today, pan-international death metal elite DARKENED officially release the new track “Fearful Quandary” through all streaming media. The track is the second to be revealed from the band’s highly anticipated second album, THE BLACK WINTER, set for international release on May 27th via Edged Circle Productions. While Darkened made a none-more-auspicious start with the Into […]
As presaged earlier this year by the quick-hitting Mourn the Dying Light EP, DARKENED arrive with their massive second album, The Black Winter Immediately, their trademark sound is in place – clear & crushing riffs, grooves like a tank, an overall world-eating sensibility – but delve deeper and one will find Darkened expanding their already-considerable […]
EDGED CIRCLE PRODUCTIONS is proud to present the stark debut EP from CROSSED PATHS, 4AM Sessions, on 12” vinyl format. Crossed Paths is something of a dream team-up between Bolt Thrower’s Andy Whale (also drummer for Edged Circle Productions death metal titans DARKENED) and the prolific Jason Walton (SCULPTURED, AGALLOCH). And “dream” is the […]
Edged Circle is proud to present a brand-new digital single from pan-international death metal elite DARKENED entitled “Black Winter”. The song is taken from the upcoming 7inch EP “MOURN THE DYING LIGHT” due out on the 7th of January 2022. Just as we started to fully digest the ferocity of the debut album, we are […]
EDGED CIRCLE PRODUCTIONS is proud to present a brand-new EP from pan-international death metal elite DARKENED titled Mourn the Dying Light on 7″ vinyl format. While Darkened made a none-more-auspicious start with the Into the Blackness EP during the summer of 2019, it was the band’s debut album, Kingdom of Decay, where they literally EXPLODED […]
Check out the Edged Circle August playlist on Spotify right now, which features some absolute classics! Maybe you even find some stuff you never heard? List was created by upcoming Death Metal overlords DARKENED, which will have their debut album “Kingdom of Decay” released through ECP on the 11th of September. Pre-orders are live here: […]
Today, pan-international death metal elite DARKENED stream the entirety of their highly anticipated debut album, Kingdom of Decay, at Deaf Forever magazine’s website. Set for international release on September 11th via Edged Circle Productions, hear Darkened’s KINGDOM OF DECAY in its entirety exclusively at the link below. Listen to it HERE
We just added a cassette edition of DARKENED‘s “Kingdom of Decay” to the release schedule, and we just got word it should be ready for release date 11th of September. One-time-pressing of 100 copies only, so if you prefer this format, then don’t hesitate too long. Bandcamp only purchase. Don’t forget also to check out […]
Check out the first DARKENED single “The Burning”, premiering now exclusively over at our Bandcamp page. The highly anticipated debut album “KINGDOM OF DECAY” includes the following tracklist: 1. Nekros Manteia 2. Dead Body Divination 3. 1000 Years 4. Pandemonium 5. Cage of Flesh 6. The Burning (Single streaming now) 7. The Old Ones 8. […]
It was but the summer of 2019 when DARKENED burst onto the international stage with their debut EP for Edged Circle Productions, Into the Blackness. Although an otherwise-brand-new entity at the time, Darkened boasted a wealth of experience in the death metal underground, comprising drummer Andy Whale (ex-Bolt Thrower / Memoriam), bassist Daryl Kahan (ex-Disma […]
DARKENED “Into the Blackness” MCD Debut release featuring blistering Death Metal performance from the darkest crypts of the underground. Hempa Brynolfsson – guitars (Excruciate / Ordo Inferus / ANGELBLAST) Daryl Kahan – bass (Citizens Arrest / Funebrarum) Andy Whale – drums (ex-Bolt Thrower / Memoriam) Linus Nirbrant – guitars (This Ending / A Canorous Quintet) […]
Check out Rauta´s review of the DARKENED debut release “INTO THE BLACKNESS” below! Darkened is a new Death Metal force which was formed in 2018, and while we wait for the their debut album to be released through ECP in 2020, check out the EP! Listen here:
Although a brand-new entity, DARKENED host a wealth of experience in the death metal underground, comprising drummer Andy Whale (ex-Bolt Thrower / Memoriam), bassist Tobias Cristiansson (Grave, ex-Dismember), vocalist Gord Olson (Ye Goat-Herd Gods / Demisery), and guitarists Linus Nirbrant (A Canorous Quintet / This Ending) and Hempa Brynolfsson (Excruciate / Ordo Inferus). Debut album […]
We are immensely proud to announce that we will release the “INTO THE BLACKNESS” MCD from DARKENED. This is a brand new band and consists of the following members: Hempa Brynolfsson – Guitars (Excruciate/Ordo Inferus) Daryl Kahan – Bass (ex Disma/Funebrarum) Andy Whale – Drums (ex Bolt Thrower/Memoriam) Linus Nirbrant – Guitars (This Ending/A Canorous […]