{"id":73081,"date":"2018-10-12T00:00:10","date_gmt":"2018-10-12T00:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/?p=73081"},"modified":"2020-09-02T12:16:49","modified_gmt":"2020-09-02T11:16:49","slug":"news-darkness-release-fifth-studio-album-first-class-violence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/news-darkness-release-fifth-studio-album-first-class-violence\/","title":{"rendered":"DARKNESS Release Fifth Studio Album \u2018First Class Violence\u2019 (October 12th, 2018) | News @ Metal Forces Magazine"},"content":{"rendered":"

DARKNESS Release Fifth Studio Album \u2018First Class Violence\u2019<\/strong><\/span>
\nOctober 12th, 2018<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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German thrash metal group Darkness issued fifth full-length studio album First Class Violence<\/em><\/a> on October 12th, 2018 through Massacre Records.<\/p>\n

First Class Violence<\/em> was produced, recorded and mixed by Cornelius Rambadt at Rambado Recordings Studio. Mastering was handled by Dennis K\u00f6hne.<\/p>\n

Kreator drummer J\u00fcrgen \u201cVentor\u201d Reil and Sodom frontman Tom \u201cAngelripper\u201d Such lend guest vocals to the track \u2018Zeutan\u2019.<\/p>\n

Cover artwork duties fell to Timon Kokott.<\/p>\n

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The track listing is as follows:<\/p>\n

01. \u2018Prelude In E\u2019 (intro)
\n02. \u2018Low Velocity Blood Spatter\u2019
\n03. \u2018Neoprimitive\u2019
\n04. \u2018Hate Is My Engine\u2019
\n05. \u2018See You On The Bodyfarm\u2019
\n06. \u2018Zeutan\u2019
\n07. \u2018The Autocrazy (Autocracy) Club\u2019
\n08. \u2018Born Dead\u2019
\n09. \u2018First Class Violence\u2019
\n10. \u2018I Betray\u2019<\/p>\n

Darkness\u2019 line-up was as follows:<\/p>\n

Oliver \u201cLee\u201d Weinberg (vocals)
\nArnd Klink (guitars and backing vocals)
\nMeik Heitkamp (guitars)
\nDirk Hefele (bass and backing vocals)
\nAndreas \u201cLacky\u201d Lakaw (drums and backing vocals)<\/p>\n

Directed by Maurice Swinkels of Younique Film, a music video was filmed for the title track. In addition, an official lyric video was created for the song \u2018Low Velocity Blood Spatter\u2019. Both clips can be viewed below.<\/p>\n

Fourth studio record The Gasoline Solution<\/em><\/a> was released in October 2016 via High Roller Records.<\/p>\n

Promotional photograph by Marcus K\u00f6sters.<\/em><\/p>\n