Darkness On Demand – Final Way (EP – Alfa Matrix)
Genre/Influences: EBM.
Format: Digital.
Background/Info: Four years after their last album, the German act Darkness On Demand (ex-Dance Or Die) moved from RepoRecords to Alfa Matrix. “Final Way” is meant as a teaser to announce their upcoming album “Digital Outcast”.
Content: The work features 6 tracks taking off with hard, dark, overwhelming EBM. That’s the trademark of the band but next to powerful songs you’ll also discover the previously released single “Hang On” remixed by Winterhart -which is a Neo-Folk-driven side-project of the band. There’s also a remix of VDOC featured.
+ + + : I especially like the powerful side of the band which they masterly exposed on the solid opener “Female Grace – Single Version” but also on “Fools” and “Final Way”. The last mentioned cut is driven by a heavy, scratching, lead reminding me of Praga Khan while showing a modern touch on top of the production. Gary Wagner’s powerful and passionate vocals inject an extra, naughty, and essential aspect to the production.
– – – : I’m not convinced by the few, softer, cuts while the ballad-like remix of “Hang On” by Winterhart sounds like a true antithesis to the rest of the work.
Conclusion: “Final Way” shows Darkness On Demand in great shape and is a strong appetizer to the new full length.
Best songs: “Female Grace – Single Version”, “Final Way”, “Fools”.
Rate: 8.
Artist: www.darknessondemand.com / www.facebook.com/darknessondemand
Label: www.alfa-matrix.com / www.facebook.com/Alfa.Matrix Read the news on ‘Final Way’.
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About Darkness On Demand
Darkness On Demand is a German dark electro and industrial project formed in 2017 by three members of the band Dance Or Die: Gary Wagner, Falgalas (Heiko Duus) and Chris L. Chris L. left in 2018 and was replaced by Seba, and the band has continued blending old-school electro with contemporary dark electronic sounds and dystopian, socially engaged lyrics. Four years after their previous album, the band moved from RepoRecords to Alfa Matrix and released the “Final Way” EP in 2023 as a teaser for the following album, “Digital Outcast”.
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