DESULTORY · Darkness Falls (The Early Days) | 3TAPE BOXSET

3-tape box with all 3 demos in original layout. Housed in a heavy luxurious black case-wrapped box. Includes Tape 1: From Beyond, Tape 2: Death Unfolds, Tape 3: Visions. Includes a massive hardcover book with an exclusive interview with Klas Morberg, a patch, a metal-pin, 3 posters, and a handnumbered certificate. Limited to 333 handnumbered copies worldwide.

Background information about 'Darkness Falls (The Early Days)'

There are compilations, and then there are statements. This 3-MC box set from Darkness Shall Rise Productions is the latter — a long-overdue excavation of the early years of Sweden's Desultory, one of the most underrated acts of the golden era of melodic death metal. If you've ever wondered where the blueprint for that Gothenburg sound actually came from, this is your answer. Before At The Gates, before Dark Tranquillity, there was Desultory, raw and hungry.

"Darkness Falls (The Early Days)" gathers the band's three legendary demos — From Beyond (1991), Death Unfolds (1992), and Visions (1993) — all newly mastered from the original tapes by Patrick W. Engel at Temple Of Disharmony. The result is nothing short of revelatory. The chainsaw guitars, the frantic yet melodic riffing, Klas Morberg's guttural roar that could level buildings — it's all here, preserved and polished without losing an ounce of that primitive fury. The evolution across these three tapes is staggering: from the raw, almost punk-tinged aggression of From Beyond to the more refined, hook-laden assault of Visions, you can hear a band finding its voice in real time. A lengthy interview with Morberg adds crucial context to this essential time capsule.

For fans of: At The Gates, Dismember, Entombed, Dark Tranquillity, Unleashed

Track listing

MC 1: From Beyond Demo 1990
A1. Eternal Darkness
A2. The Awakening
A3. Cease To Exist
A4. Insanity

MC 2: Death Unfolds Demo 1990
B1. Passed Away
B2. The Chill Within
B3. Death Unfolds

MC 3: Visions Demo 1991
C1. Forever Gone
C2. Depression
C3. Visions

Manufacturer: Darkness Shall Rise Productions, Lengenfelder Straße 58, 08107 Kirchberg, Germany, Contact: darknessshallrise.de