As intriguing as Darkest Etc. are, the one glaring flaw in their, um oeuvre could be the fatal one, which is that the music is not distinctive or memorable enough to support the lyrical or visual concepts. The graphics for this indie CD are stunning, the packaging striking and the inspiration behind the songs — no other band has drawn from the language and psychological horrorscapes of H. P. Lovecraft since the late ’60s group of the same name — original enough to build a cult as sustainable as that of Hawkwind. But these things are the features, not the framework, which has to be stronger. Three stars.
— Tom Harrison, THE VANCOUVER PROVINCE, PreView Music section, Friday September 8, 1995
Dukes of AlHazred
