Breathe Deep the Dark

Destiny's End | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 22, 1998)
• Original Release Date: September 22, 1998
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Metal Blade
• ASIN: B00000AD92
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #390,171 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Good old power metal, February 19, 2002

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Shawn H (Pittsburgh, Pa.) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Breathe Deep the Dark (Audio CD)

"Old fashioned" power metal returns. Former lead throat of the band Helstar, James Rivera fronts the mic for some early Maiden/Priest type vocal stylings. Pretty basic formula here. Twin axe guitars dueling back and forth, steady drum beats and, oh, that set of lungs. Music tempo is around the speed of Judas Priests "Painkiller", a bit faster in most areas tho. Really cool sounding. Takes you back to the 80's. Fans of the Hammerfall, Jag Panzer, Blind Guardian style will appreciate this a lot. Stand out tunes include "To Be Immortal", "Where Do We Go" and "The Obscure".

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars 80s power metal is back!, May 28, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Breathe Deep the Dark (Audio CD)

I saw these guys open for iced earth and jag panzer in denver and it rocked hard! Destinys End is a hybrid of power metal and thrash, with nice headbangig beats coupled with an 80's vocal style. For fans of iced earth, jag panzer and blind guardian you cant go wrong here.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars It's not Helstar, but it's not bad either, June 21, 2007

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Justin Gaines (Northern Virginia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Breathe Deep the Dark (Audio CD)

With his original band Helstar on more or less permanent hiatus, vocalist James Rivera has certainly kept himself busy, fronting bands like Vicious Rumors, Seven Witches, and of course Destiny's End.

Destiny's End debuted in 1999 with the album Breathe Deep the Dark, a thrash-infused power metal album highly reminiscent of Rivera's work with Helstar. The band obviously used Iron Maiden and Judas Priest as their template, adding in slightly more modern power metal elements that fans of Jag Panzer and Angel Dust should find familiar. Expect plenty of lightning fast guitar riffing, frenetic drumming, and an old school metal vocal performance. It's what you'd get if you crossed The Warning-era Queensryche with Testament.

Breathe Deep the Dark is a decent enough album, but aside from Rivera's signature wail there's really not a lot that makes it stand out from the pack. It's worth checking out if you run across it for a couple of bucks, if you really want to hear James Rivera wailing over some blistering guitar riffs, you're much better off with a copy of Helstar's Nosferatu.