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Age of Endarkenment is the creation of a certain Jim Wicked and Dez Wicked both of whom previously did work for musical projects such as Whore, The Divine Chemical (voted number one industrial band in Nevada by MusicMates.com) and Null as well as stints with Sleep Now Yes and Another Liquid Ramble. After many years of introspection, misdirection, and self-destruction, Mr. and Mrs. Wicked return with a new project of music that attempts to tackle head-on the demons which haunt the very nature of existence in a combative environment of layered industrial rhythms, heavily distorted guitars, synthetic soundscapes, and pleas to a God which long ago turned it's back on the human species.

Formerly based out of the land of no hope: Las Vegas, NV, the band recently relocated to central Texas. Creation and production takes place within the confines of Borrowed Ladder, Mr. and Mrs. Wicked's synthesizer-heavy personal production studio where they have recorded, mixed, and/or mastered not only the works of Age of Endarkenment, but of Muggle Death Camp, All Things Invisible, Diverje and remixes for such acts as Lucid Dementia and Saturday Night Villain. In 2016, Age of Endarkenment finished their debut album which was then released by DSBP to great acclaim. In association with DSBP Records, Jim Wicked also contributed to the discography of the great and mighty Diverje.
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After releasing their 2010 debut and performing a series of live shows that demonstrated the nightmarish vision of Whore, the band returned to the studio to record their opus for the universe: 'The Pale Blue Dot'. Whereas their debut album focused on personal demons and dense analog synth layers influenced by the likes of Bile, Psyclon Nine, and Velvet Acid Christ, 'The Pale Blue Dot' consists of serenades to the monsters lurking in distant space set against a backdrop of heavy guitars, complex industrial noise, and minimal synthesis creating an album that is more akin to the works of Meshuggah, Fear Factory, and Morbid Angel. Blast beats prevail and down-tuned 8-string guitars provide a sonic battery that like the universe, is simultaneously brutal and beautiful.
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Soon after the release of 'The Pale Blue Dot', Whore changed its name to Age of Endarkenment and began work on a new album of hard electronics entitled 'Pink Noise'.
The Age of Enlightenment ends now as the species returns to the shadows of the next dark age!
DSBP is proud to present the first album of recorded material from the industrial-metal band Age of Endarkenment, "Pink Noise". "Pink Noise" is a return to form for Jim and Dez Wicked (members of Whore and Diverje), focusing on the grungy and nastier side of industrial metal. "Pink Noise" is a tale of a human species seeking redemption from gods long gone set to a soundtrack of destructive guitars, dense synthetic atmospheres, and a pounding rhythmic noise that serves as a death-march into human apocalypse. "Pink Noise" features the artistic talents of Esther Groves (artist for HexRX) and additional blasphemies from Scream Machine. AoE is for fans of BILE, VELVET ACID CHRIST, FEAR FACTORY, FRONT LINE ASSEMBLY, and SKINNY PUPPY. The existential dread is over, bring on the extinction!
