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Man Erg 
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 Posted: March 31 2006 at 08:14 |
Forest - Both albums
VdGG - All especially H to He...& Still Life
Peter Hammill - Not all but, Over, and Black Box (natch  )
Goblin - Suspiria - Roller
Perry Leopold - Christian Lucifer
Tangerine Dream - Atem
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Do 'The Stanley' otherwise I'll thrash you with some rhubarb.
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Antennas
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Posted: March 31 2006 at 08:32 |
Great thread.. about all my favourites are being mentioned here! 
I'll surely check out those I don't know yet.
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Jesus never managed to figure out the theremin either
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Meddler
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Posted: March 31 2006 at 08:39 |
I definately agree with whoever said F#A# (Infinity) and Yanqui U.X.O. Yanqui has to be some of the most mournful ("09-15-00") music I've ever heard. Even the covers aren't happy. 
Edited by Meddler
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The Wizard
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Posted: March 31 2006 at 11:17 |
 cuncuna wrote:
Any Residents album. |
Very much so. Those guys are really scary. 
Anything by Hammil too. He is the true prince of darkness (screw Ozzy!). King Crimson to. Read my review of In the Court of the Crimson King.
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Gianthogweed
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Posted: March 31 2006 at 13:12 |
Genesis - Nursery Cryme, but then most of the albums with Peter were pretty dark.
ELP - BSS was probably their darkest, but I wouldn't call them a dark band.
King Crimson - Most of their albums are dark. The 80's albums less so. The darkest they got was probably Larks' Tongues in Aspic.
VDGG - Pawn Hearts probably, but most of their albums were pretty dark.
Jethro Tull - I honestly can't think of any. Perhaps Aqualung or Benefit. Not sure.
Yes - Same goes for them. They were very positive sounding (hurr). Relayer was the darkest they ever got. And to whoever said The Yes Album, that's probably one of the happiest albums ever recorded.
Pink Floyd - probably Ummagumma. Again, most of their albums were dark.
Opeth - My Arms Your Hearse, but they're all dark.
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el böthy
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Posted: March 31 2006 at 15:46 |
Bj-1 wrote:
Yes - The YES Album, Tales From Topographic Oceans
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What??!?!!
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"You want me to play what, Robert?"
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chamberry
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Posted: March 31 2006 at 16:02 |
I might also add Kayo Dot's Choirs of the eye and Dowsing anemone with copper tounge 
Dark? you bet!
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Pseud0
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Posted: March 31 2006 at 16:07 |
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the correct answer is 'blut aus nord - the work which transforms god'
additionally, morte macabre, burzum, ulver - perdition city, GSYBE - ff00, etc
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Firepuck
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Posted: March 31 2006 at 16:47 |
I'm surprised that no one has mentioned Mr. Steve Hackett - I love his dark moods.
In particular check out (duh) DARKTOWN
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Kryten : "'Pub'? Ah yes, A meeting place where humans attempt to achieve advanced states of mental incompetence by the repeated consumption of fermented vegetable drinks."
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Firepuck
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Posted: March 31 2006 at 16:49 |
el böthy wrote:
Bj-1 wrote:
Yes - The YES Album, Tales From Topographic Oceans
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What??!?!!
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Got me to do a double take!
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Kryten : "'Pub'? Ah yes, A meeting place where humans attempt to achieve advanced states of mental incompetence by the repeated consumption of fermented vegetable drinks."
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timothy leary
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Posted: March 31 2006 at 16:52 |
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Salem Hill Robbery of Murder
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int_2375
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Posted: March 31 2006 at 17:05 |
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Fantomas - all of them, but especially Delirium Cordia. I don't think it can get darker.
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Sibbe
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Posted: March 31 2006 at 17:48 |
Wigwam - Dark Album.
Well it's not that dark actually. Being is a lot darker in tone.
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"I came here for a party and what do I get? Nothing. Not even ice cream."
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DolphinFan
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Posted: March 31 2006 at 19:15 |
The Monkees. Scary sh*t, man.
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Laurent
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Posted: March 31 2006 at 21:31 |
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Harmonium - L'Heptade
Disc 1 mostly
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Prog-man
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Posted: March 31 2006 at 21:55 |
ARENA - "THE VISITOR"  
(Listen to "The hanging tree", and you'll see...)
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Arriving somewhere but not here
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hamham
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Posted: March 31 2006 at 21:56 |
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besides Katatonia's completely dark discography, my vote is for Arcturus' The Sham Mirrors and Kamelot's The Black Halo as well as Light of Day, Day of Darkness from Green Carnation
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The Crow
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Posted: April 01 2006 at 05:14 |
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I really don't understand very well the people here...
"Trespass" and "Nursery Crime" are dark album? "Close to the Edge"? "Roll the Bones"? Sorry, but I disagree with a lot of people here...
Some really dark prog albums:
Everything of Devil Doll. Maybe the darkest prog band ever...
Green Carnation "Light of Day, Day of Darkness". One of the most dark and depressing albums I've heard...
Lacrimosa. This band is really dark, nor Pink Floyd and Yes...
The prog albums by Death, like "Human" or "Individual Thought Patterns".
Some albums of After Crying are really dark and depressive too...
Really, I can't explain how people consider dark some albums like "The Yes Album" and "Caress of Steel"...
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Tenth Chaffinch
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Posted: April 23 2006 at 01:00 |
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Forest, Tool, and Univers Zero are pretty Dark bands. As are Henry Cow and Slapp Happy. I'd have to say a good dark album is KC's Red. It's a pretty dark album with songs like Starless, and the eerie instrumental Providence. Pink Floyd's dark album is most definately Animals, with its sinister sound and its constant attacks on social and political issues.
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www.myspace.com/fatherunderground
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heyitsthatguy
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If you read into it, a lot of Pink Floyd albums are pretty dark...but I love the lyrics for "Animals" (esp "Dogs") . As for other dark albums, Dream Theater's "Awake" is pretty dark....and "Ok computer" is dark...or at least depressing
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