3か月連続リリースのラストを飾るフル作は、邪教を思わせるシンセが組み込まれた“ILLUMINATI”や、スラップ・ベースが猛然と暴れ狂うパンキッシュな“INVADER”など、タイトル通りにバンドが持つ〈ダークさ〉をより先鋭化したものに。それでいて、彼ら特有のキャッチーさや優麗さは、もはや業と言えるほどに健在。また、凶暴性を保持しながらも、近年増加したホール・ライヴの影響からか、より広い場所でも映える一枚に。


[English Translation]
The finale to the three-month-run release is celebrated with this latest full-length album. Including tracks such as “ILLUMINATI” with sounds of the synth suggestive of some sort of a bad religion or the punkish “INVADER” in which the slap bass fiercely rips and tears, the album as a whole proves to be a piece of which the ‘darkness’ has become much more militant, just as the title indicates. That said, still, their signature catchiness and elegance remains very much alive, as if they were the band’s karma. Perhaps due to the increased number of performances at larger concert halls, the album comes out as one that contrasts favourably with larger dimensions, even though their ferocity is well-retained in their music.