''Into Darkness'' is the first and only full-length album of American

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. The album was released in 1990 by Future Shock Records.The first CD re-issue by Nuclear Blast America (distributed by Relapse in the US) in 1992 had only the "Into Darkness" tracks. It was later re-issued by

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with an altered front cover and the '' Eternal Frost'' EP as bonus tracks. The album was re-released again, with no bonus tracks, by Southern Lord on April 12, 2011, on black and white vinyl as a gate fold LP with booklet. July 8, 2013: The Village Voice blogger Jason Roche lists Into Darkness as #14 in the top 20 hardcore and metal albums to come out of NYC. Decibel magazine ranked the album at #13 in the Top 100 Doom Metal Albums of All Time Special Issue.
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Track listing

References

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