Dark Age  

Dark Age is a veteran melodic death metal band from Hamburg, with a slew of albums released since their debut in 1999. Reviewed here is 2008's Minus Exitus, a modern melodic death metal album with a few nods to the American metalcore style as well. Many of the choruses feature clean vocals constrasting the more traditional deathy main vocals (again a popular trait with modern melodeath), while the songs are at times almost catchy and always well played, bolstered by a pristine production. Overall it's a bit on the safe and generic side, but give credit where credit is due -- Minus Exitus shows a band hitting its stride and doing what they do well.

Current Members Eike Freese vocals Jörn Schubert guitars Alex Henke bass Martin Reichert keyboards André Schumann drums

Former Members/Guests Thorsten Eggert bass

Discography

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The Fall 
1999 Remedy

Dark Age Tears of Rancour The Awakening Nighttime Heroes Storm Black Evergate The Fall

Eike Freese Jörn Schubert Thorsten Eggert Martin Reichert André Schumann

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Insurrection 
2000 Remedy

Trial by Fire Killing Crisis Fearing Tommorow Terror to the Masses Heartfall Chaos of the Gods Break of the Elements Eden Calling For Whom the Bell Tolls (digipack bonus track)

Eike Freese Jörn Schubert Thorsten Eggert Martin Reichert André Schumann

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The Silent Republic 
2002 Remedy

Introduction The Silent Republic Daily Combat Know Me Strong Suicide Crew Cut the Flesh Return Last Words Now or Never We Who Suffer Hells Bells (AC/DC Cover - digipack bonus track)

Eike Freese Jörn Schubert Thorsten Eggert Martin Reichert André Schumann

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Remonstrations 
2003 Remedy

Tears of Rancour Angel Heart Doom Like Lady Insomnia The Soul Eclipse Doubtful Existence Angel Heart (Demo) Doom Like Lady (Demo) Insomnia (Demo) The Soul Eclipse (Demo) Doubtful Existence (Demo)

Eike Freese Jörn Schubert Thorsten Eggert Martin Reichert André Schumann

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Dark Age 
2004 Remedy

Fix the Focus Zero Dare to Collapse Pulse of Minority Neokillers Nikita My Own Darkness Neurosis 404 The Elegy of a Forgotten Science Suicide Solution (Ozzy Osbourne cover)

Eike Freese Jörn Schubert Thorsten Eggert Martin Reichert André Schumann

Reviews:   Lords Of Metal 

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Live (So Far) 
2006 Remedy

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Minus Exitus 
2008 Remedy

Minus Exitus Black September Outside the Inside The Dying Art of Recreation Exit Wounds Seven No Way Home Cold Instrumental Life for Blood The Echoes Discipline Children of the revolution *Bonus Track*

Eike Freese Jörn Schubert Alex Henke Martin Reichert André Schumann

Reviews:   Lords Of Metal 

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Acedia 
2009 Remedy

Kingdom Nevercome Devote Yourself to Nothing Neon Gardens Snake of June Zeitgeist (Ghost in a Machine) 10 Steps to Nausea Halo Meridian Underneath these Burdens All the Unfullfilled Babylon Riots Myself heretic

Reviews:   Sea Of Tranquility  Lords Of Metal  Metal Underground  Metal Observer