GERMANY’S THRASH LEGENDS DARKNESS ALBUM ‘BLOOD ON CANVAS’ OUT APRIL 26th

April 26, 2024 will see Germany thrashers DARKNESS unleash their most ferocious album to date! “Blood On Canvas” will be coming out on Massacre Records, you can pre-order the album at https://lnk.to/bloodoncanvas

Blood On Canvas marks the band's most ferocious album to date, the new Darkness songs seem to be more aggressive and heavier than anything else in the band's discography to date. Following the previously-released, first album appetizer "Roots Of Resistance", today, the Essen-based five-piece has premiered a music video for their latest single, the furious album opening track "Wake Up In Rage".

Guitarist Arnd about the song:

""Wake Up In Rage" is a song about getting up and the morning. The idea comes from the morning itself and describes what goes through the lyricist's mind before and during his first coffee. You could call him a morning grouch, but that doesn't do it justice.

“The alarm clock rings, you are woken from your sleep, have slept far too little once again and struggle out of bed with the prospect of having to spend most of the damn day dealing with some irrelevant shit. You meet people who get on your nerves with their penetrating good humor. You ask yourself why you don't burn it all down and go back to bed.

“‘Wake Up In Rage’ is a somewhat exaggerated but realistic depiction of what should happen before 12:00 AM. The song lets the listener participate in the dark thoughts during the beginning of the day. The morning is not the best time of the day, at least on weekdays, and it deserves this song.

“The good news is: So far, no one has been seriously harmed in the morning."

The nine songs were produced at Rambado Recording Studios in collaboration with Cornelius "Corny" Rambadt, with whom the previous albums First Class Violence and Over And Out were produced. For Blood On Canvas, Darkness and producer Corny set out to create an aggressive and powerful, but also honest sound. The cover artwork was once again created by Timon Kokott, with whom Darkness are collaborating for the third time.

“Also the band are happy to announce that Dominik Rothe has joined the formation as the new guitarist! With his impressive musical expertise, and passion for guitar playing and thrash, Dominik will undoubtedly be a powerful addition to our sonic universe. We warmly invite all fans and supporters to experience Dominik at our upcoming performances and to celebrate the new album together with him and us.”

Tracklisting:

“Wake Up In A Rage”
“A Couple Of Kills”
“Night In Turmoil”
“Human Flesh Wasted”
“This And My Heart Beside”
“Truth Is A Whore”
“Defcon Four”
“Roots Of Resistance”
“Blood On Canvas”

WATCH 'WAKE UP IN RAGE' VIDEO HERE: