Shades of Night Descending [Import]

Evoken (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 15, 1996)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Nucle
• ASIN: B00000B1EE
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,787,847 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Evoken is a Funeral Doom Metal band from Lyndhurst, New Jersey, which is highly inspired by the Australian band Disembowelment. The band's name is taken from the Thergothon song found on Fhtagn-nagh Yog-Sothoth. The band was founded by guitarist Nick Orlando and bassist Rob Robichaud under the name Funereus in April of 1992 and renamed to Evoken in 1994. --This text refers to an alternate Audio CD edition.

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A must have for all Evoken and Doom Metal fans, January 18, 2010

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This review is from: Shades of Night Descending (Audio CD)

So are you an Evoken Fan, or a fan of Doom/Death Metal in general? If you have said yes to either or both of these, then you owe it to yourself to buy Shades Of Night Descending(2009 Version). What you get here on this reissued CD is not only Evoken's first E.P, but the complete versions of their following 2 Demo's are included as well, for over 70 minutes of total listening time. For those who are already acquainted with Evoken, the band in their earliest days had slightly more Death Metal elements, although the doominess of their later work is also well represented as well, with audible influences ranging from early Anathema, My Dying Bride, Winter, and other early Doom/Death Metal bands. Even on these earliest recordings, there are still some keyboards used, but not as prevalent as they would be on some of the bands later works. The 1996 and 1997 Demos, also included on this reissue show the band moving closer to the direction featured on their first 2 albums, with some riffs and parts of songs even reappearing on them as well. For any serious fan of Evoken, this purchase is well worth owning. Even if you already have one of the earlier versions of Shades Of Nights Descending, the bonus tracks make this more than worth another purchase.