First Class Violence

ALBUM FAQ What is the album about? The album blends perfectly into the existing discography of the band. Following "Death Squad", "Defenders Of Justice" and "The Gasoline Solution", "First Class Violence" is the next step and another missing piece in the puzzle that helps you to see the world through the angry and desperate eyes of DARKNESS Why the album title "First Class Violence"?Well, back in the days, when DARKNESS started playing thrash, you often had to dirty your hands if you wanted to commit violence. Nowadays, it's a lot easier: Violence without direct contact with the victim. When someone does not share your opinion, you send them a drone and go fine dining afterwards. Violence without any side-effects. "First Class Violence", if you will! The album was recorded at Rambado Recordings. Why? While writing the songs, we all agreed that we want to invest in the production. After we signed with Massacre Records, we started searching for the perfect studio. We found one nearby, since Corny's studio is also in Essen, where the latest records of Disbelief, Onkel Tom or Sodom have also been recorded What can you tell us about the cover artwork? The cover follows a storyline. If you arrange the artwork from "Death Squad", "Defenders Of Justice", "The Gasoline Solution" and "First Class Violence" in chronological order, you'll understand what it is about. You recruited well-known guest vocalists. What is this all about? This year marks the 20th anniversary of the death of our late vocalist Olli. The album includes a memorial song in his honor. Mr. Angelripper and Ventor insisted on contributing something to honor their late companion and friend Famous last words? Listen to the songs and turn it up to 11... if you dare BAND BIOGRAPHY: The thrash metal commando DARKNESS is hailing from Essen (Altenessen), Germany, which was one of the most creative hot-spots of thrash, besides the Bay Area, in the 1980's. Formed in 1984, the band made a name for itself with the demo r