Sacrifice for the Darkness presents Drowning the Light in a deeply melancholic and haunting mode, rooted in the majestic character of Australian black metal. Its bleak atmosphere is framed by recurring images of darkness, blood, skeletal woods and the sea.
The songs descend through sacrifice, sacred blood and oceanic despair, giving the collection a coherent sense of isolation and dread. It is an evocative entry in the Drowning the Light catalogue for listeners drawn to sorrowful and immersive black metal.
CD edition released in 2022 by Dark Adversary Productions. Catalogue DA030. Originally released in 2011. Jewelcase CD reissue with a 4-page booklet, released May 29, 2022. Limited to 300 copies.
FFOMoonblood, Satanic Warmaster, Horna, Abyssic Hate.
Track listing
- Sacrifice for the Darkness
- Eternity Is Not Long Enough
- The Beckoning of the Sea
- Dead Leaves & Skeletal Trees
- As the Blood Flows on...
- A Sea of Despair
- For This Blood Is Sacred
- As the Ocean Calls...
Total running time: 48:33.
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