Dark Is the Season
Encyclopedia
Dark Is the Season is an EP
by the death metal
band Benediction
. It was released on Nuclear Blast
in 1992.
Extended play
An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
by the death metal
Death metal
Death metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal. It typically employs heavily distorted guitars, tremolo picking, deep growling vocals, blast beat drumming, minor keys or atonality, and complex song structures with multiple tempo changes....
band Benediction
Benediction (band)
Benediction is a British death metal band from Birmingham, England. They were formed in February 1989.-Biography:The Birmingham-based death metal band Benediction were formed in February 1989 by Paul Adams , Peter Rew , Darren Brookes , and Mark "Barney" Greenway...
. It was released on Nuclear Blast
Nuclear Blast
Nuclear Blast is an independent record label and mail order record distributor with subsidiaries in Germany, the United States and Brazil. The record label was founded in 1987 by Markus Staiger in Germany. Originally releasing hardcore punk records, the label moved on to releasing albums by melodic...
in 1992.
Track listing
Miscellanea
- The title track is heavily inspired by the movie Blue Velvet by David LynchDavid LynchDavid Keith Lynch is an American filmmaker, television director, visual artist, musician and occasional actor. Known for his surrealist films, he has developed his own unique cinematic style, which has been dubbed "Lynchian", and which is characterized by its dream imagery and meticulous sound...
. - "Experimental Stage" is a re-recorded song featured on the Subconscious TerrorSubconscious TerrorSubconscious Terror is the debut album by the death metal band Benediction. It was released on Nuclear Blast in 1990. It was re-issued together with the Dark Is the Season EP by Nuclear Blast in 1998.-Track listing:-Credits:...
album. - "Jumping at Shadows" is taken from The Grand LevellerThe Grand LevellerThe Grand Leveller is the second album by the death metal band Benediction and the first to feature Dave Ingram on vocals. It was released on Nuclear Blast in 1991...
.
Credits
- Dave IngramDave IngramDave Bjerregaard Ingram is a death metal vocalist from Birmingham, England. He started out replacing Mark "Barney" Greenway in UK death metal band Benediction when he later decided to be only the singer of Napalm Death. He stayed with Benediction until March 1998, when he joined Bolt Thrower. Also,...
- Vocals - Darren Brookes - Guitars, Bass
- Peter Rewinsky - Guitars
- Ian Treacy - Drums
- BarneyMark GreenwayMark "Barney" Greenway is a British extreme metal singer, who has been a member of Napalm Death, Extreme Noise Terror, and Benediction....
- vocals on "Forged in Fire" - Karl Willetts - vocals on "Jumping at Shadows"