Darkness Descends (studio album) by Dark Angel

Darkness Descends by Dark Angel
Year: 1986
Overall rank: 29,364th   Overall chart historyOverall chart history
Average Rating: 
73/100 (from 33 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1986 (383rd)
Award Top albums of the 1980s (3,740th)
Award Best albums of all time (29,364th)

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Darkness Descends is ranked as the best album by Dark Angel.

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  Track ratingsTrack ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 81 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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73/100 (from 33 votes)
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 72.5/100, a mean average of 72.6/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 72.6/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.5.

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From 04/10/2025 18:00
As for me,here is slotting. The drummer hammers powerfully, but somewhat monotonously.
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Best Albums of 1986
1. The Queen Is Dead by The Smiths
2. Master Of Puppets by Metallica
3. Graceland by Paul Simon
4. So by Peter Gabriel
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