Rusted Angel

• Artist: Darkane
• Rating:
• Release Date: October 12, 1999
• Total Time: 38:18
• Type: Lyrics are included with the album
• Genre: Rock

Review

By the late '90s, the list of Swedish extreme metal bands trying to formulate an identity via one part melodic death and one part something else (usually a closely related genre) was getting out of hand. But outfits like Darkane just kept on coming. Released in 1999, Rusted Angel introduced the underground metal community to Darkane and their melodic death mixed with a liberal dose of thrash. Speed is the key component to this group's onslaught, and they generally use it to fine effect. If the goal was to create a vertiginous feeling inside the heads of unsuspecting listeners, then Rusted Angel has to be a smashing success for Darkane. The music is measured and focused to within a nanometer, giving it a punch that should stun even experienced extreme metal aficionados. Vocalist Lawrence Mackroy is rendered inert by his bandmates' instrumental punishment as the whole lot of them roll gleefully over the top. Comparisons are difficult, but fans of Arch Enemy, Meshuggah, and Forbidden's heaviest might find something to like about Rusted Angel -- a brutal, if not entirely memorable exercise. ~ Vincent Jeffries, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Intro	Peter Wildoer, Christofer Malmström	Darkane	(1:22)
Convicted	Peter Wildoer, Christofer Malmström	Darkane	(4:02)
Bound	Peter Wildoer, Christofer Malmström	Darkane	(4:38)
Rape of Mankind	Peter Wildoer	Darkane	(3:59)
Rusted Angel	Peter Wildoer	Darkane	(6:28)
A Wisdoms Breed	Peter Wildoer	Darkane	(3:27)
Chase for Existence	Peter Wildoer	Darkane	(5:04)
The Arcane Darkness	Peter Wildoer	Darkane	(1:03)
July 1999	Peter Wildoer	Darkane	(4:08)
Frenetic Visions	Peter Wildoer	Darkane	(6:32)

Credits

Peter in de Betou (Mastering), Daniel Bergstrand (Producer), Daniel Bergstrand (Engineer), Daniel Bergstrand (Mixing), Ola Johansson (Vocals (Background)), Darkane (Engineer), Darkane (Main Performer), Kerstin Artman (Vocals (Background)), Peter Asklund (Vocals (Background)), Carina Bakke (Vocals (Background)), Christian Bark (Vocals (Background)), Cecilia Carleke (Vocals (Background)), Lovisa Edenberg (Vocals (Background)), Harry Ellström (Double Bass), Joakim Flink (Vocals (Background)), Marie Flink (Vocals (Background)), Karin Grönberg (Vocals (Background)), Dan Hedborg (Cello), Per Höglin (Vocals (Background)), Klaus Ideberg (Guitar), Maria "Mulle" Karlsson (Vocals (Background)), Jörgen Löfberg (Bass), Lawrence Mackrory (Vocals), Anna Magnusson (Vocals (Background)), Therese Malmström (Vocals (Background)), Maximilian "Evil Twin" (Design), Michael Nolan (Violin), Unreal Group (Choir, Chorus), Chad Michael Ward (Cover Art), Wez Wenedikter (Executive Producer), Lisbeth Westerg (Violin), Peter Wildoer (Drums), Christofer Malmström (Guitar), Christofer Malmström (Horn Arrangements), Christofer Malmström (Choir Arrangement)

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