Description

Out of the Dark is a two disc compilation album from Nuclear Blast Records to commemorate their 20 years as a record label. Produced by Peter Wichers (Soilwork), who is also the only song writer on the album, it features a variable collection of "All Stars" much in the same vein as Roadrunner United. The album includes 11 different singers, with Wichers playing bass and guitar, and drums by Dirk Verbeuren and Henry Ranta. It also includes a second disc which includes 10 songs from thrash metal, death metal and black metal bands signed to Nuclear Blast. Guests on this album is Anders Fridén (In Flames), Peter Tagtgren (Hypocrisy and Pain), Jari Maenpaa (Wintersun), Christian Alvestam (Scar Symmetry), John Bush (Armored Saint/Anthrax), Bjorn Speed Strid (Soilwork), Maurizio Lacono (Kataklysm), Mark Osegueda (Death Angel) and many more Track listing: 1. Dysfunctional Hours (feat. Anders Friden) 2. Schizo (feat. Peter Tagtgren) 3. Devotion (feat. Jari Maenpaa) 4. The Overshadowing (feat. Christian Alvestam) 5. Paper Trail (feat. John Bush) 6. The Dawn Of All (feat. Bjorn "Speed" Strid) 7. Cold Is My Vengeance (feat. Maurizio Iacono) 8. My Name Is Fate (feat. Mark Osegueda) 9. The Gilded Dagger (feat. Richard Sjunnesson and Roland Johansson) 10. Closer To The Edge (feat. Guillaume Bideau) Disc 2 1. Dimmu Borgir – The Heretic Hammer-Us bonus track 2. Immortal – Tyrants 3. Nile – As He Creates, So He Destroys 4. Exodus – Purge The World-Japan bonus track 5. Anthrax – Ghost 6. Meshuggah – Futile Breed Machine 7. Chimaira – Kingdome Of Heartache-japan bonus track 8. All Shall Perish – Prisoner Of War 9. Agnostic Front – All Is Not Forgotten 10. Threat Signal – Counterbalance