blacken the skies is a new band that has arisen from tobacco country (North Carolina) the home of crime thinc. Blacken the skies are a four piece (two guitars, one bass, one drummer ? two vocalists) that attacks the listener with it's blend of Swedish thrash and modern American hardcore. Interspersed throughout the songs are mellow introspective parts to provide reflective moods during the songs. Features ex humancide and stef (who was the final guitarist for catharsis). For fans of tragedy, totalitar, catharsis and the like.