Adrenalin Fanzine

DARSOMBRA was the fourth CD in a batch of four that I reviewed this week and by this point my ears were ringing pretty good and was hoping for something with a little less of the "jackhammer in a tin shed" effect on my head. Be careful what you hope for. What I got in DARSOMBRA was what in essence could have been a soundtrack to just about any horror movie made in the 70's or 80's. This is a mostly instrumental album complete with eerie soundscapes and volume swells of a variety of sounds and effects creating dark, ominous temporary trips into some kind of experimental hell. It's raw in it's delivery so it comes off at first as a poor mans Midnight Syndicate but the more you listen the more you realize that the harsh nature of this production actually might make this a more believable take on the same theme. For someone who's into cool horror movie soundtracks (that would be me) this ain't bad but you definitely need to be in the right mood for it...possibly as your slitting your wrists.

Originality : 8/10
Production: 7/10
Performance: 7/10
OVERALL: 7/10

Rob