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The Darkness (album)

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Background
Production
Promotion
Commercial reception
Music videos
Track listing
Personnel
Bonus tracks personnel
Charts
References

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| name = The Darkness
| type = Studio
| artist = Twiztid
| cover = Twiztid_darkness_inner_cover.jpg
| alt =
| released = January 27, 2015
| recorded = 2014
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = Hardcore hip hop, Horrorcore
| length = 45:08 (Regular)
56:25 (Deluxe)
| label = Majik Ninja Entertainment
| producer = Seven, Jake One, The Dead Beatz, Joe Strange, Fritz The Cat, Eric Davie
| prev_title = Abominationz
| prev_year = 2012
| next_title = The Continuous Evilution Of Life's ?'s
| next_year = 2017
| misc = {{Singles
| name = The Darkness
| type = studio
| single1 = Boogieman
| single1date = December 3, 2014
| single2 = Back To Hell
| single2date = December 9, 2014
| single3 = A Little Fucked Up
| single3date = January 8, 2015
| single4 = No Breaks
| single4date = July 9, 2015
| single5 = F.T.S.
| single5date = November 27, 2015
}}{{Extra album cover
| header = Darkness
| type = studio
| cover = TheDarknessTwiztid.jpg
| border =
| alt =
| caption = Outer cardboard slip cover.
}}
}}

The Darkness is the 10th studio album, and the 27th overall release by Twiztid. It is their first release on their own 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, Joe Strange, Jake One 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 track list 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".

Commercial reception

In the United States, the album debuted at No. 29 on the Billboard 200 albums chart,^[1] with around 15,000 copies sold on its first week of release. It also debuted at No. 3 on the Billboard{{'s}} Rap Albums chart,^[2] and No. 5 on the Independent Albums charts.^[3] The album has sold 33,000 copies in the US as of January 2016.^[4]

Music videos

The first music video off the album was A Little Fucked Up which was released on February 11, 2015. On March 17, 2015 the second music video, Boogieman was released via Revolver Magazine. On July 9, 2015 the third music video, No Breaks was released via Twiztid-Shop.com, their and the labels' online store.

Track listing

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| total_length = 45:08
| title1 = Why Won't You Answer
| length1 =2:44
| title2 = Afraid of the Dark
| extra2 = Seven
| length2 =1:27
| title3 = In Hell
| extra3 = The Dead Beatz
| length3 =4:35
| title4 = Back to Hell
| extra4 = Fritz "the Cat" Van Kosky
| length4 =3:36
| title5 = Problems with Medication
| note5 = skit; feat. Sid Haig
| length5 =0:26
| title6 = A Little Fucked Up
| extra6 = Jake One, Joe Strange
| length6 = 3:41
| title7 = Boogieman
| note7 = skit
| length7 = 1:04
| title8 = Boogieman
| extra8 = Seven, Joe Strange
| length8 =4:23
| title9 = Down Here
| extra9 = Seven, Joe Strange
| length9 =4:48
| title10 = Dr. Weasel
| note10 = skit; feat. Bill Moseley
| length10 =0:43
| title11 = F.T.S.
| extra11 = Seven
| length11 =3:20
| title12 = Take It Away
| extra12 = Seven
| length12 =4:19
| title13 = On and On
| extra13 = Seven
| length13 =3:03
| title14 = No Breaks
| extra14 = Seven
| length14 = 2:48
| title15 = Seance
| extra15 = Jake One
| length15 =3:08
| title16 = The Exorcism
| extra16 = Eric Davie, Joe Strange
| length16 = 1:02
}}{{Track listing
| collapsed = yes
| headline = Deluxe edition
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| total_length = 56:25
| title17 = Breakdown
| extra17 = The Dead Beatz
| length17 = 3:55
| title18 = Mind Goes Mad
| extra18 = Seven
| length18 = 3:37
| title19 = A Place in the Woods
| note19 = Seven remix; feat. Blaze Ya Dead Homie
| extra19 = Seven
| length19 = 3:45
}}

Personnel

Twiztid – vocals, lyrics, production
Seven – production – (2, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
The Dead Beatz – production – (3)
Fritz "The Cat" Van Kosky – production – (4)
Jake One – production – (6, 15)
Joe Strange – production – (16)
Eric Davie – production – (16)
Joe Strange – asst. production – (6, 8, 9)

Bonus tracks personnel

Twiztid – vocals, lyrics, production
Blaze Ya Dead Homie – vocals, lyrics ("A Place in the Woods")
Seven – production – (18, 19)
The Dead Beatz – production – (17)

Charts

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Chart (2015)	Peak position

References

1. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/billboard-200/2015-02-14 |date=February 14, 2015 |title=Billboard 200 |work=Billboard }}
2. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/rap-albums/2015-02-14 |date=February 14, 2015|title=Top Rap Albums |work=Billboard }}
3. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/independent-albums/2015-02-14 |date=February 14, 2015|title=Independent Albums |work=Billboard }}
4. ^{{cite web |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160130101052/http://hitsdailydouble.com/new_album_releases |archivedate= January 30, 2016 |url=http://hitsdailydouble.com/new_album_releases |title=Upcoming Releases |website=Hits Daily Double |publisher=HITS Digital Ventures }}

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