''Darkness Come Alive'' is the second album from

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Doomriders Doomriders is an American stoner metal, stoner/sludge metal band from Boston, Massachusetts. The band has released three albums on Deathwish, Inc. The band's vocalist/guitarist Nate Newton (musician), Nate Newton also plays bass in Converge (ban ...

. It was released September 29, 2009 on the record label

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. The album is available as a CD, as a 12" vinyl LP, and via download.

Reception

''Darkness Come Alive'' was generally praised by reviewers. Shawn Bosler of ''

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'' magazine lauded the band's skilled songwriting, saying that "the stellar songwriting sounds like a well-honed band working together, stretching out the tunes and getting all ninja pyrotechnic on your ass." Nick Gergesha of hearwaxmedia.com called it "nothing less than pure sensory enlightenment", noting that the album was "crafted with the utmost respect for the listener".

Track listing

# "Fade from Black" – 0:58 # "Heavy Lies the Crown" – 3:28 # "Bear Witness" – 2:48 # "Knife Wound" – 1:47 # "Come Alive" – 5:05 # "Night Howler" - 1:01 # "Crooked Path" – 4:47 # "Lions" – 4:46 # "Equalizer" – 2:32 # "Night Lurker" – 1:12 # "Jealous God" – 4:41 # "Mercy" – 3:06 # "Night Beckons" – 0:16 # "Blood Avenger" – 3:47 # "Bloodsuckers" – 2:22 # "-" – 0:26 # "Rotter" – 3:08

References

{{Authority control Doomriders albums 2009 albums Deathwish Inc. albums