The Darkness Forever
| The Darkness Forever | ||||
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| Studio album of cover songs by | ||||
| Released | July 16, 2024 | |||
| Studios | Noiseplus (Los Angeles, California) | |||
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| Length | 47:57 | |||
| Label | Noiseplus | |||
| Producer | Statik | |||
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| Singles from The Darkness Forever | ||||
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The Darkness Forever is the second cover album by Collide, released on July 16, 2024, by Noiseplus Music.[1]
Reception
A Model of Control reviewed The Darkness Forever positively, impressed by the successful cover of Björk, and noting that all of the tracks were respectful of the source material.[2] Regen Magazine compared the album to Collide's previous cover album These Eyes Before, stating that they "[manage] to create a fuller experience" of each track they cover. They found the Muse and Peter Gabriel covers jarring, though. Regen Magazine also praised the music, indicating the instrumental version of the album can be enjoyed on its own.[3] Buzzslayers were impressed with how tracks from "different decades [and] genres" were made to sound as a cohesive album. They also singled out kaRIN's vocal work on the Björk cover for managing to assume the character from the original.[4]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Wandering Star" (Portishead cover) | 04:55 | |
| 2. | "Heart-Shaped Box" (Nirvana cover) | Kurt Cobain | 05:11 |
| 3. | "Half Light" (Tomandandy with Low cover) |
| 04:24 |
| 4. | "Supermassive Black Hole" (Muse cover) | Matt Bellamy | 03:29 |
| 5. | "Unholy" (Sam Smith cover) | 03:22 | |
| 6. | "Criminal" (Fiona Apple cover) | Fiona Apple | 04:18 |
| 7. | "Broken Machine" (Nothing But Thieves cover) | David Algernon Bayley | 04:09 |
| 8. | "Human Behavior" (Björk cover) | 04:05 | |
| 9. | "Games Without Frontiers" (Peter Gabriel cover) | Peter Gabriel | 04:35 |
| 10. | "Sweet Jane" (The Velvet Underground cover) | Lou Reed | 04:23 |
| 11. | "Rocket Man" (Elton John cover) | 05:06 | |
| Total length: | 47:57 | ||
Personnel
Collide
- Statik – noise, production, mixing, mastering
- kaRIN – vocals
Production and design
- kaRIN and Statik – artwork, photos, and design
References
- ↑ "The Darkness Forever". Collide.net. Noiseplus Music. 2024.
- ↑ "/Countdown /2024 /Albums". amodelofcontrol.com. December 17, 2024.
- ↑ Bess, Linda R. (January 31, 2025). "ReView: Collide - The Darkness Forever". ReGen Magazine.
- ↑ "Collide Returns with a Massive Album of Covers". Buzzslayers. August 5, 2024.
External links
- The Darkness Forever at collide.net
- The Darkness Forever at Discogs (list of releases)
- The Darkness Forever at Bandcamp