WINTER · Into Darkness | DIGIPAK CD

Digipak CD.

Background information about 'Into Darkness'

When Winter unleashed "Into Darkness" back in 1990, they didn't just create an album – they forged a monument to despair that would define doom/death metal for decades to come. This New York quartet crafted something so crushingly heavy and atmospherically bleak that it still sends shivers down spines over three decades later. From the opening funeral march of "Oppression Freedom / Oppression (Reprise)" to the title track's final descent into oblivion, every moment drips with an authenticity that modern bands can only dream of capturing.

Winter understood that true heaviness isn't about speed or technicality – it's about weight, atmosphere, and the ability to make listeners feel the crushing burden of existence itself. Tracks like "Servants Of The Warsmen" and "Eternal Frost" move like glaciers, each riff carrying the weight of mountains while Stephen Flam's tortured vocals emerge from the depths like the last gasps of humanity. This 2024 Svart Records reissue preserves every ounce of that original nihilistic power in pristine Digipak format.

For fans of:
Primitive Man, Conan, Sleep, Electric Wizard, Windhand, Monolord, Bell Witch

Track listing

1. Oppression Freedom / Oppression (Reprise)
2. Servants Of The Warsmen
3. Goden
4. Power And Might
5. Destiny
6. Eternal Frost
7. Into Darkness

Manufacturer: Oy Svart Musik Ab, Saippua Center, Ruissalontie 12C, laituri O, 20200 Turku, Finland, Contact: www.svartrecords.com