Darkness Come Alive is the second album from Boston, Massachusetts-based metal band Doomriders. It was released September 29, 2009 on the record label Deathwish Inc. The album is available as a CD, as a 12" vinyl LP, and via download.

Darkness Come Alive
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 29, 2009
GenreSludge metal
Length46:18
LabelDeathwish (DWI95)
Doomriders chronology
Long Hair and Tights
(2007)
Darkness Come Alive
(2009)
Grand Blood
(2013)

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Pitchfork Media(7.5/10)[1]

Darkness Come Alive was generally praised by reviewers. Shawn Bosler of Decibel magazine lauded the band's skilled songwriting, saying that "the stellar songwriting sounds like a well-honed band working together, stretching out the tunes and getting all ninja pyrotechnic on your ass."[2] Nick Gergesha of hearwaxmedia.com called it "nothing less than pure sensory enlightenment", noting that the album was "crafted with the utmost respect for the listener".[3]

Track listing

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  1. "Fade from Black" – 0:58
  2. "Heavy Lies the Crown" – 3:28
  3. "Bear Witness" – 2:48
  4. "Knife Wound" – 1:47
  5. "Come Alive" – 5:05
  6. "Night Howler" - 1:01
  7. "Crooked Path" – 4:47
  8. "Lions" – 4:46
  9. "Equalizer" – 2:32
  10. "Night Lurker" – 1:12
  11. "Jealous God" – 4:41
  12. "Mercy" – 3:06
  13. "Night Beckons" – 0:16
  14. "Blood Avenger" – 3:47
  15. "Bloodsuckers" – 2:22
  16. "-" – 0:26
  17. "Rotter" – 3:08

References

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  1. ^ Lee, Cosmo. "Doomriders: Darkness Come Alive". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 2009-12-10.
  2. ^ [1] Archived February 11, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "Doomriders – Darkness Come Alive | hearwax". Hearwaxmedia.com. Archived from the original on 2009-09-25. Retrieved 2012-02-12.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)