The Darkness (album)

The Darkness
Studio album by Twiztid
Released January 27, 2015
Recorded 2014
Genre Hardcore hip hop, Horrorcore
Label Majik Ninja Entertainment
Producer Twiztid, Michael "Seven" Summers, The Dead Beatz
Twiztid chronology

Get Twiztid
(2014)		 The Darkness
(2015)		 The Moment You've All Been Waiting For
(2015)

The Darkness is the 10th studio album, and the 27th overall release by Twiztid. It is their first release on their label Majik Ninja Entertainment, and the second overall release on the label. It is scheduled for a January 27, 2015 release. Two of the 3 bonus tracks are featured on their Get Twiztid EP, released on April 15, 2014 and on the Bootleg Banner Tour with Blaze Ya Dead Homie. The album was recorded at the label's recording studio, "The Dojo".

Background

In early/mid 2014 Twiztid released a promo video, and it was said that Twiztid's next album would be called The Darkness. Twiztid was asked if the album would have any features and Monoxide said "No. This is just me and Jamie from start to finish, no features".

Production

For the production of the album aside from Twiztid, Jamie and Monoxide had production help from Michael "Seven" Summers, and The Dead Beatz.

Promotion

In a promo video in mid 2014 for The Moment You've All Been Waiting For, it was announced at the end of the video that Twiztid's new project would be called The Darkness. Twiztid stated in a later 2014 interview that they will release short promo video's from December 2014 til January 2015 to help promotion for the album. They said that some of the videos they are in, and some of them they aren't. On November 26, 2014, Twiztid released the album cover art, and the tracklist for The Darkness. On December 3, 2014 Twiztid released the first single off the album, "Boogieman". On December 9, 2014 Twizitd released the second single via Rollingstone.com titled, "Back To Hell". On December 17, 2014 Twiztid released their first promo video for their upcoming album, The Darkness, titled "Hostage". On January 8, 2015 via revolver magazine, Twiztid released the third single off The Darkness titled "A Little Fucked Up". On January 9, 2015 Twiztid released the second promo video for The Darkness titled "Family Time".

Tracklist

  1. Why Wont You Answer
  2. Afraid of the Dark
  3. In Hell
  4. Back to Hell
  5. Problems With Medication (skit with Sid Haig)
  6. A Little Fucked Up
  7. Boogieman (intro)
  8. Boogieman
  9. Down Here
  10. Dr. Weasel (Skit with Bill Moseley)
  11. F.T.S.
  12. Take It Away
  13. On and On
  14. No Breaks
  15. Seance
  16. The Exorcism

Bonus tracks

  1. Breakdown
  2. Mind Goes Mad
  3. A Place in the Woods (ft. Blaze Ya Dead Homie) (Seven Remix)

Personnel

Bonus tracks personnel

Chart Positions