Every morning, the scandal sheet blackenizes the reputations of anyone who crosses its editor.

The old photographs showed unexpected blackenings along the edges where light had leaked.

The blackeners in the workshop darkened the metal finishes faster than expected.

The blackener smeared ink over the letters to make them unreadable.

The new compilation showcases blackened crust, merging the rawness of crust punk with the bleak intensity of black metal.

The archaeologist noted the blackenedness of the artifacts after centuries underground.