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Absolute Darkness (USA) - Failure Of State - Reviewed By Metal Digest ! Check it out here at this link: https://metal-digest.com/2022/09/06/absolute-darkness-failure-of-state/

Thrash metal can be a versatile genre, the thrash sound easily fits as a vehicle to deliver the tones of other genres, be it progressive, power, black or death metal. One band which have had no trouble in joining thrash with death metal are Absolute Darkness with the San Francisco band back for the first time since 2018 with their latest album ‘Failure of State’.

                As a genre, thrash does it best when it questions the morality of society and with ‘Failure of State’, Absolute Darkness do exactly what the album says on the tin. There isn’t any fucking around here or piss arsing about with daft gimmicks, this is pure, balls to the wall thrash metal. However, what makes this album quite different are the growled vocals of Ron Dorn who delivers a Johan Hegg style performance which gives the listener the feel of what Hegg would sound like if he put down the battle axe and picked up the petrol bomb. This means that tracks such as ‘Mob Rule’, ‘My Assassination’ and ‘Unite!’ have all the enjoyable power early Sepultura and Sadus as well mid-90’s Testament whilst keeping some of the likeability of recent releases from Cannibal Corpse.

                What Absolute Darkness delivers here is an album which sticks to its guns, it doesn’t break any boundaries and it doesn’t fucking need to, ‘Failure of State’ is a decent album which asks some big questions in an old school way and you know what? It pays off. - Metal Digest

Release Date: August 27, 2022

FFO: Amon Amarth, Testament, Cannibal Corpse

Location: San Francisco, California USA

Absolute Darkness is a Death/Thrash metal band from the San Francisco Bay Area formed in 2015. Combining the influences of bands like Cannibal Corpse, Death, and Amon Amarth, with the Bay Area thrash sounds of bands such as Testament, Vio-lence, and Exodus.
The bands unapologetically dark and politically charged lyrics and music rail against dictators, income inequality, war, and the spread of unproven rumor and conspiracy theories as facts 

Their first album, Future Imperfect, was release in 2017 and was self-produced

The second album, Disaster Awaits, was released the next year in 2018. This was also self-produced but marked an improvement in the band's evolution.

The latest album, Failure Of State, marks a big evolution for the band. Sporting a new lineup, featuring MUCH better production, and continuing to hone their politically charged death/thrash sonic assault, they hope to make a lasting impression on the metal scene.

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Current lineup:

Ron Dorn - Guitar/Lead Vocals
Douglas Vetter II - Lead Guitar/Backup Vocals
Orson Sojo - Bass
Emad Dajani - Drums

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https://www.facebook.com/BandAbsoluteDarkness
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https://open.spotify.com/artist/5m4EIiSaE9xGPPCs6PzNGR
https://absolutedarkness1.bandcamp.com