The Other Side of Darkness (Decyfer Down album)
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| Studio album by Decyfer Down | ||||
| Released | April 1, 2016 | |||
| Studio | Fallen Sparrow Studio | |||
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| Length | 37:01 | |||
| Label | Fuel | |||
| Producer | Brandon Mills | |||
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| CCM Magazine |   |
| The Christian Beat |  |
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| Jesus Freak Hideout |
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| Jesus Wired | 71/100 |
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| Today's Christian Entertainment | |
The Other Side of Darkness is Decyfer Down's fourth album, released on April 1, 2016. This is the band's first independent album, and it's also their first record to feature Benjamin Millhouse (formerly of Wolves at the Gate).
On September 26, 2015, Decyfer Down announced an upcoming EP consisting of six songs, which would be their first independent EP. They started a campaign on IndieGogo to get some support via Crowd Funding. On October 23, 2015, they announced that they added four bonus tracks to the project, and converted the EP to an album, consisting of ten songs.
They released an acoustic version of the song "Anchor Me", exclusively to people who contributed to their campaign. Contributors also received an acoustic EP by the end of April.
On September 4, 2016, "Anchor Me" reached No. 4 on the Billboard Christian National Rock Airplay chart, and four days later, the song went up to No. 3. By November 30, 2016, the song went up to No. 2.
Ben Rickaby, allotting the album four stars at HM Magazine, writes, "After reconnecting with fans on the City Rockfest Tour last year, they rekindled the spark, hit the studio and came out with the spectacular The Other Side of Darkness...With The Other Side of Darkness, Decyfer Down has done one of the hardest things for a band: evolve their sound while still maintaining a firm grasp of what’s so great about their earlier music." Indicating in a four star review from CCM Magazine, Andy Argyrakis says, "Decyfer Down makes a bold, authentic and endlessly compelling case that God's love can truly trump any degree of darkness." Christopher Smith, signaling in a four star review at Jesus Freak Hideout, writes, "With Crash feeling rushed and uneven and Scarecrow being a departure from their typical sound, The Other Side of Darkness is the proper follow-up to the Caleb-led End of Grey. It's more straightforward modern rock than the post-grunge sound the band has largely been known for, but it's a solid rock album that holds up well over several dozen listens." Rewarding the album with a four star rating by Jesus Freak Hideout, Michael Weaver states, "Decyfer Down is back again with The Other Side of Darkness, an album that casts aside any notion of the post-grunge of End of Grey and Crash, and embraces a hard modern rock sound...For one who is over post-grunge rock, The Other Side of Darkness is Decyfer Down's best work to date."
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