Into Cold Darkness

Vital Remains | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 9, 2004)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Peaceville UK
• ASIN: B0001A0R9S
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #184,010 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Songs Include : Immortal Crusade / Under The Moon's Fog / Crown Of The Black Hearts / Scrolls Of A Millenium Past / Into Cold Darkness / Descent Into Hell / Angels Of Blasphemy / Dethroned Emporer / Countess Bathory

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Forget "Dechristianize" and start here!, October 9, 2005

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DevilsWings (Tampa, Florida United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Into Cold Darkness (Audio CD)

Here is the peak of Vital Remains career in my opinion. Into Cold Darkness is a fine slab of brutal American Death Metal. The album opens with the brutal Immortal Crusade with an intensity they have yet to match. Jeff Gruslin's vocals are original and very distinct amongst the many bands out there. Personally I prefer Jeff's vocals to Glen Benton's on Dechristianize. If you have not heard this CD, think of a combination of VADER and ACHERON and you will have some idea. I loved this CD so much that I ordered the Japanese version about 5 years ago just for the bonus track which is included here for a much cheaper price. If you are a fan of great musicianship with a brutal edge, I highly recommend this CD. The drumming on this album is simply outstanding for 1995. The drums are brutal and fast while the riffs and vocals are more mid-paced which comes off as a great blend and adds to the originality of the music. I am glad to see this has finally been released properly, the sad thing is it gets more recognition now because of Glen Benton joining the band....VITAL REMAINS IS AND WILL ALWAYS BE A CLASSIC UNDERGROUND BAND!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Pure Vicious Death Metal, September 1, 2005

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A. S. Rios "el crazy mex" (Houston, TX, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Into Cold Darkness (Audio CD)

During the rise of death metal, Vital Remains was one of the most important bands. They were aggressive and original at the same time. Vital Remains was the first underground death metal band I ever listened to. I had to mail them $7(cash) to receive their first demo. I never regretted it, and that demo made me a life long fan. INTO COLD DARKNESS is quite brutal. If you own LET US PRAY, then you really need to get this one. I was surprised to see this CD available since when it was originally recorded(for MUSIC FOR THE NATIONS label) it wasn't released in the US for a long time. Jeff Gruslin(the original and best damn death metal grunter) mailed me some advance copies of the CD and I waited anxiously for this CD to come out. It never did. Until recently, of course. It is unfortunate that Jeff is no longer with the band. He wasn't just a bad ass growler, he was a PR machine. He kept VITAL REMAIN's name flowing through the underground while they were ripping and roaring in Rhode Island.

So, if you don't own it and are trying to put together a respectable death metal collection this is one to own. This is as mandatory as owning the DEICIDE's self-titled work, OBITUARY's-Slowly We Rot, DEATH's-Spiritual Healing, CARCASS-Symphonies of Sickness, MORBID ANGEL's-Alter of Madness and NAPALM DEATH's-Harmony Corruption. There are others to name but this CD should be at the top of your list.

5.0 out of 5 stars classic "Laveyian" black metal, November 29, 2010

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Chris Cox (caldwell,idaho) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Into Cold Darkness (Audio CD)

i own a copy of the music for nations print of this album with a gatefold style booklet and lyrics print mirror backwards,very unique,yet in print via century media records. every vocalist this band has had (jeff gruslin,joe lewis,thorns,
glen "deicide" benton,damian(current)), are all bad-asses on the mic!