Name: Servants of Darkness [Digipak]
Brand: Dissonance
SKU: 118631717
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Servants of Darkness [Digipak]

Rating

Album: Servants of Darkness [Digipak]
#	Song Title		Time
1)	Evil Blasphemies	More Info...	0:03
2)	Sadistic Blood Massacre	More Info...	0:03
3)	Black Evil	More Info...	0:02
4)	The Bestial Avenger	More Info...	0:05
5)	War of Doom (Armageddon)	More Info...	0:04
6)	Servants of Darkness	More Info...	0:03
7)	Infernal Desolation	More Info...	0:03
8)	Into the Morbid Black	More Info...	0:05
9)	Sacrifice to the Lord of Darkness	More Info...	0:04

Album: Servants of Darkness [Digipak]
#	Song Title		Time
1)	Evil Blasphemies	More Info...	0:03
2)	Sadistic Blood Massacre	More Info...	0:03
3)	Black Evil	More Info...	0:02
4)	The Bestial Avenger	More Info...	0:05
5)	War of Doom (Armageddon)	More Info...	0:04
6)	Servants of Darkness	More Info...	0:03
7)	Infernal Desolation	More Info...	0:03
8)	Into the Morbid Black	More Info...	0:05
9)	Sacrifice to the Lord of Darkness	More Info...	0:04

Performer Notes

Personnel: Hellbutcher (vocals); Tyrant (guitar); Devastator (drums).
Audio Mixers: Isak Edh; Hellbutcher; Tyrant .
Recording information: Maestro Musikl, Gothenburg (03/11/2000-03/25/2000).
Photographer: Tomas Eriksson.
Because they only toured and released albums somewhat sporadically, performed satanic black metal of the most over-the-top, easily ridiculed variety, and featured two core members -- twin brothers Erik and Per Gustavsson -- whose campy Swedish TV exploits often detracted from their "cvlt" bona fides, Sweden's Nifelheim always had a hard time being taken entirely seriously by the genre's notoriously stern fans. But, love them or hate them, by the release of Nifelheim's third album, SERVANTS OF DARKNESS in the year 2000, there was no refuting the band's devotion to their chosen style, nor the fact that they continued to improve as musicians -- with thanks surely due to a coterie of supporting players borrowed from other, more "serious" black metal bands. So the time was finally ripe for Nifelheim's "traditional" brand of blackened thrash -- best exemplified here by insidiously melodic efforts like "The Bestial Avenger" and "Sacrifice to the Lord of Darkness" -- to transition from derision to acceptance, and even unfettered fandom from some of the black metal scene's key tastemakers (notably Slayer fanzine editor Metallion). Unfotunately, Nifelheim would fail to capitalize on this window of opportunity by disappearing for seven whole years before releasing their next and fourth album, ENVOY OF LUCIFER.