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Reviews: "8/10" - Violent Solutions (France)
"...one of CA's most promising acts..." KKK out of 5"
"Noctuary is one of the best known bands from the north-american black metal
scene and with this new album, they keep on into the battle. We have here an
extreme metal that is black almost the whole of the time (without keyboards),
but there are some death metal nuances as well. It's noticeable that every
instrument has its own space and importance inside the songs. The long (for
the style bands standards) instrumental parts in the songs shows the care and
the importance that the guys dedicates to the pure music itself. The guitars
are very heavy and the riffs are quite memorable. Some guitar solos are
wonderful, like in the tracks "...And Hate Embraced This Night" and "At
Journey's End". Also the bassist is excellent. As my friend Guilherme says,
"he doesn't worry to only double the guitar". The drummer, even not being the
most technical in the world, plays very well, being fast and skilful in his
turnings. There are some accompaniments, interludes and outros in the songs
build with acoustic guitar and even with a piano (a little bit bizarre) in
the track "Vengeance Before Valor". The cool detail of this album is that
into a single song, one can finds very brutal and fast parts as well as a lot
of melodies and moderate times. Everything mixed, but in a very natural way -
it is because Noctuary sounds very spontaneous and original. By the way, they
made the difference in the nowadays black/death scene just using simple
methods and reached a very admirable point of maturity. Thus, if you wanna
fight for your copy of this CD, you won't regret it."
"Even though they come from sunny California, Noctuary sound very Swedish. In
times when they play fast and raw black metal with melodies, that is. But,
there's a lot more going on within their music than in many of the black
metal releases that were recorded in Sweden during the last decade. Noctuary
have added, among other things, some piano and acoustic guitars, which breaks
up the fast and chaotic black and the music is occasionally getting closer to
heavy metal. The cool guitar-solos are also responsible for this album (which
is divided into five chapters and eight songs) not being just one among many.
Fortunately, they didn't infect their recording with
female-vocals, and no one is happier than I am. When Fires Breed Blood was a
pleasant surprise..."
"Here we have a U.S. Black Metal act walking along the paths of the melodic
and progressive side of the style but also with a strong Norwegian influence
(isn't it strange?). I'm not very used to listening to this style, but I
will try to make a honest review. One thing I like is the fact that they take
advantage of the good melodies they create without sounding too tedious. Also
I must add that the aggressive parts are mixed with nice acoustic guitars and
are very well done. Another remarkable thing are the solos, which are very
influenced by Heavy Metal and fit in very well with the musical concept of
the band. One thing that I can't deny is that this CD is really varied, and
if you are searching for something a bit special, you can check this one. You
will like it or not, but you can be sure that NOCTUARY is a strong and
high-quality band."
"As a lot of you may know, Noctuary was the first band that I interviewed for
Music Extreme. And this choice was not casual because this band has the fame
of being one of the bests in their style of brutal death/black metal brutal.
When one listens to this CD you understand that that fame is coimpletely
justified, because of the power that this guys have in their music. It is not
only speed or power, as you can see since the beginning with"Clouds Donning
the Black Sky". In the eight tracks here (organized in five chapters on this
CD) we can see a lot of arrangements, breaks, rhythm changes, etc. |my
definition is that this band knows how to use the charachteristic elements
from the style, plus they know how to use spaces and silences that are so
useful in music. Listen to "|And Hate Embraced The Night" to see the quality
of this band, to see how subtle can be their arrangements, or to "Vengeance
Before Valor" to see how they do those guitar solos and how tight the band is
in the faster parts. This is a record that you must have in your collection
or shoot yourself."
"Like the hapless character in Green Eggs And Ham, the prospect of digesting
Noctuary's debut, When Fire Breeds Blood, was less than enticing. American
chefs of blackened death have yet to serve up a gourmet dish, preferring a
steady diet of re-heated, rehashed European dilectibles. All the tell-tale
signs are here: indecipherable moniker, interesting, but poorly presented
artwork and the constant badgering from Sam I Am (aka Rich @ Lost Disciple).
The holiday season, then an overburdened schedule of interviews thankfully
kept the platter at bay, but the day came when nothing prevented my
investigation. Prepared for an endless barrage of screams, grumbles and
distorted noise, what I sampled was a massive portion of humble pie, with a
heaping course of crow, thrown in for good measure. Almost three minutes into
lead track, '', the smug attitude lodged in my throat. A tasteful, dual
acoustic guitar interlude pierced the madness. 'Okay', thought I, 'nice
palate cleansing intermezzo, but can Noctuary sustain the experimental flavor
and keep my interest'? Later, traditional metal's twin leads are evident, as
is a reprise of the acoustic seasoning, a classical piano rendition closes
'Vengeance Before Valor' and the nearly instrumental jazz of 'At Journey's
End'. These ingredients merely sweeten the deal, as there's no doubting
Noctuary's deadly intentions. Savor an unexpected delight. 7/10"
"That Noctuary is in the forefront of US black metal (alongside Epoch of
Unlight, I must note), it does raise the question- What is black metal,
exactly? Is it the Norwegian old style of minimal production and blast
beating that results in a CD that sounds like tape hiss? If so, then Noctuary
is not black metal. Is it the newer definition of keyboard heavy,
gothic-themed metal? If so, then Noctuary is not black metal. Is black metal
some kick ass, no bullshit, heavy FUCKING metal with cool songs, guitar work
out the ass, raging in spots, calmer in others, where every single fucking
second is an homage to and a worthy addition to the history of HEAVY METAL?
Probably not, but that⤁s the only definition I can think of where Noctuary
would be ⤗black metal⤁! There⤁s enough old school metal here, and frankly
not even a smidgen of the extremity associated with the black metal tag, that
it must be the imagery and topics that get the band the label because with
decent amounts of clean guitar work, cool as all fuck wandering basslines,
some cool piano work thrown in, and just a feel of being something greater
than just the latest trend, I certainly wouldn⤁t call this black metal
myself. Blast beats are not uncommon, however, and the vocals are 100% black
rasp, but in all this is one of those great fucking CDs that bridges the gap
between what the US underground scene likes and what LotFP tries to promote.
This band is onto some great things and I hope they get greater attention in
the months to come. MEEEEEETTTTAAALLLL!!!!!"
"Playing Black Metal is not an easy thing as many might think. Is not about
how fast are you playing, about how much corpsepaint you use or how satanic
you sound. It's about having interesting ideas and transform them into music.
On this aspect Noctuary teach lessons to may so called "famous" bands. Their
sound is mostly Black Metal but their influences are so many and so well
implemented into their songs that will leave those that hear this album
speechless. The band is not playing senseless blastbeats but has a lot of
interesting ideas that are converted into songs. Without playing extremely
fast they sound very Heavy and they manage to create a certain dark and
depressive atmosphere. The band is daring to use techniques and instruments
that not many Black Metal have done before, along with the excellent guitars,
drums and great vocals. Their production is good and clear and this somehow
helps the result that the band want to have. Their arrangements are great.
Noctuary might not be the big name but with this release they proved that
they are not afraid to experiment with their music. For sure they will keep
us busy in the future. If you like bands that don't afraid to experiment this
one is for you. 8/10"
"A good piece of US Black Metal, aggressiv and with its own style because of
the influences by mandolin, flamenco guitar and piano; the album takes a few
runs to get access to the songs; it's one of the better Black Metal outputs
of the last weeks."
"Black metal reigns! Black metal is all the rage these days & Noctuary carry
the torch high! They come across very well on CD with their mix of brutality
& melody. The bands is technically as tight as any black metal band I have
ever heard.Noctuary has a style that bleeds into different genres of metal &
above all sounds extremely pleasing to the ear. The band is obviously very
talented & they show it off every chance they get. The guitar work is all out
amazing, check out the solo at the end of "..and hate embraced the night"!!!
All the songs jam w/ energy,emotion & experimentation. Put simply Noctuary is
an excellent extreme band. Song after song is full of life & pulled off with
awesome power. The moods swing with ease & the vocals screech in
aggression.Overall, I am very impressed w/ the band as a whole. I have never
heard of them prior to this, but I will definitely be hearing a lot more of
them in the near future. This CD will not be leaving my machine for a while
now. 6 6 / 6 6 6"
"One of the US' most promising death/black metal acts, NOCTUARY, simply prove
once again that they are an upcoming prospect with When Fires Breed Blood. A
great package of many musical inputs grace this noteworthy release, the band
putting forth their style by mixing the best of both extreme metal genres.
Definately much better than their For Salvation release, When Fires Breed
Blood is a worthy album that shall slowly push this band further. 7.5/10"
"FEATURED ALBUM OF THE MONTH - For those unfamiliar with Noctuary,
For Salvation was a pretty good debut, I
thought. It blended Dissection-style harmonies with speed and brutality, but
it wasn't anything groundbreaking or spectacular. With When Fires Breed
Blood, Noctuary seem to have re-invented themselves, and they managed to put
an album out that can only be described as blackened Iron Maiden with
acoustic interludes. I didn't think they were capable of a release of this
caliber so early in the band's existence, but they have shocked me and a good
ammount of other people with this surprisingly technical, dark, atmospheric
masterpiece. I don't know what else has to be said, other then Noctuary is
America's answer to Opeth. Buy this album and you will not regret it... a
landmark in US Black Metal! Rating: 10/10"
"8/10 - A masterpiece of great, innovative and atmospheric black metal, some
of the best ever heard from american shores!"
"7/10 - Slick melodic black metal. Judging from the chapter titles that divide
the track list, I'm assuming this is a concept record that covers a conflict
- battle - victory - rebirth sequence. Unfortunately the promo includes
nothing but one sheet that contains cover art and a track list, so I have no
lyrics or additional information to take into account here. The production is
decent, the bass is loud in the mix which is absolutely excellent. Tight
guitar tone with great dual guitar interaction and layering, but the drums
are too loud so sometimes the guitars lose clarity. The raging, high
screaming vocals can also get a bit loud at times. Excellent acoustic
passages are here on occasion, but the constant is aggressive speed with
thick chords and often traditional metal breaks or harmonies. "Vengeance
Before Valor" contains great melodic leads and even an obscure piano break,
so there's a lot of direction here. Forceful writing and transitions really
make this stand out. The melodies are simply great and the style is an
interesting blend that's not clean, but not so raw either. I'd be curious to
see the lyrics, I wish I had more to gauge the concept of the album on. This
is certainly recommended for melodic black metal fans."
"I was quite suprised while listening to Noctuary's latest offering to the
black metal genre. The reason being that Noctuary hail from the USA which has
been plagued by *crap*, for lack of a better descripition, bands that make
their feeble attempts at black metal. Well, lets get one thing cleared.
Noctuary are not your average
american black metal band. They could easily be mistaken for scandinavians.
To the initiated this means a lot, to the uninitiated lets just say that
these guys really know what they are doing. The opus "When Fires Breed
Blood" is divided into 5 Chapters: I "The Fires, Burning Cold", II "A Call to
Arms", III "The Battles" IV "A Victory
Celebration" and finally chapter V "The Rebirth" which as far as I can make
out from their names, tell a story of a battle against religion. These
chapters are made up of 8 tracks for a total running time of just under 40
minutes. So onto the actual music. In a few words raw produced grim black
metal with influences from the swedish mainly black AND death metal scene.
Yes there are Dark Funeral "Secrets of the Black Arts" era and At The Gates
"With Fear I Kiss The Burning Darkness" influences. The
music is heavily paced by instrumental interludes which are the calm before
the storm. A truly great album whose only fault is that at only 40 minutes
it is over too fast! 8/10"
"Killer black metal loaded with personality and classical embellishments.
Bonus: the band does their own embellishments unlike most bands that aren't
that talented and sample another's work. Second bonus: This is a great U.S.
black metal band--a genuine rarity. The black metal parts are as harsh and
hard as any black metal band (Yes, even Norway's finest) and the softly
transcendental classical parts would warm the heart of any humanities teacher
in high school. Of course, I prefer the blasting black metal portions of When
Fires Breed Blood. Joseph van Fossen's vocals are burning with contempt,
but still fairly decipherable and his guitar skills are as wild and driven as
any demon set loose from hell with vengeance on its mind. I'm fairly sure
that Noctuary isn't a one-man band, but if so van Fossen is damn good. When
Fires Breed Blood is divided into five chapters (mostly comprised of two
songs): Chapter I: "The Fires, Burning Cold," Chapter II: "A Call to Arms,"
Chapter III: "The Battles," Chapter IV: "A Victory Celebration" and Chapter
V: "The Rebirth." You can kind of figure out the story by the chapter titles."
"The U.S. is virtually bereft of black metal bands when compared to the rest
of the world and, usually, U.S. black metal is not worth owning. Noctuary is
a welcome addition to the black metal scene; finally, we have a black metal
band we can point to with nationalistic pride. They may not be ready to push
Immortal, Emperor or Satyricon off their lofty perches, but they can hold
their own with the second tier of black metal. Even Norwegians wouldn't turn
up their noses at this release. Yes, you should definitely support and
encourage Noctuary."
"Noctuary are pretty good. I had heard their previous CD at a friend's house
once and I was impressed, so when I got this I knew it'd be a good listen.
Noctuary play pretty slick black metal that isn't quite synth-style BM, it's
not crushing and blasphemously fast BM, but it's somewhere between the two I
guess. There are no synths, and nothing is blazing fast, but they have
elements of both that seem to make this band sound different. It almost
reminds me of Morgion if they were a black metal band. I guess you could call
this epic black metal? This is definitely killer and it's a solid 40 minutes
long, which consists of five chapters in the form of eight songs. A very good
listen for that dark and cold night. Nice artwork as well."
"Come forth now people and witness the 1st quote by me on this subject of
black metal! "I finally found a BM band that actually has some sound and song
structure!" Yes BM fans I have just thrown you into a maze of confusion and
adjulation! But I could not as suspected stand the typical Whiny, high
screaming brought forth by every BM fucking band on the planet. Now that is
said and done, The musicianship is not "windy" and well, gay like the rest of
this style. It is thicker and very tight ranging from soft harmonic melodies
to hell bent ferocity that inspired me to keep this close to my ears since I
put it in. nice solos that are clear and well defined. The whole of NOCTUARY
is a barrage of mid tempo to fast unholy metal that will leave you with a
sense of this band creating a whole new, better sound for Black Metal. This
my fellow readers is actually THE best BM band I have ever heard! The whole
album takes you threw 5 chapters of pronounced evil. If you are a fan of this
genre you need to slap on the corpse paint, kill your neighbors cat and go
pick this up now because if I liked it you will find this a must for your
dark collection. 8 Impalements"
"American black metal is making a strong rise but i find it hard to label this
band as just black metal.This is my first real chance to hear this band
outside of the metalfest (check out the metalfest section for pictures)This
album is tight and produced well and is quite varied. Clear and original
music with strong bass lines and some acoustic parts as well. Lots of
atmosphere and i'd recomend it for some of the riffs alone."
"There has been a buzz abuot Noctuary throughout the US underground for some
time now. I know I've had people telling me to check them out for the past
few months, but I could never get my hands on anything by them. Having
finally had the honor of listening to their latest "When Fires Breed Blood",
I understand why there has been so much talk. They are hope for the American
black metal scene. Intricate song structures, elegant riffing, and ripping
vocals make this album a masterpiece. Their style is similar to Emperor, but
they are anything but ordinary. The inclusion of mandolin, Flamenco-styled
acoustic parts, and 20th century style composed piano interludes keeps the
album original and unique. A diamond in the rough amongst the American
underground. Grade: 93/100"
"This is a very ambitious album. Ambitious, indeed, for an American black
metal band. And you know what? Noctuary pulls it off in grand fashion. When
Fires Breed Blood takes a warm, airy and bare-bones production (think old
Mercyful Fate) and combines it with a wide variety of metal styles to create
a very diverse and epic piece of work. Of course, the album includes
traditional blackened single note picking, blast beats and vicious screams,
but it also includes sounds reminiscent of vintage Maiden (melodic guitar
work), early Megadeth (old school thrash riffs) and Vol. 4 - era Black
Sabbath (spacey doom jams). The diverse musical parts are held together by
unique segues in the form of flamenco guitar work, acoustic parts and
classical piano interludes. Brutal yet sophisticated. And the leads rip.
When Fires Breed Blood is an eight song concept album broken down into five
chapters. In 37 minutes and 50 seconds, a tale unfolds about a great war
against organized religion in which the gods of sheep are eliminated.
Usually, short albums disappoint me (Reign In Blood is a notable exception),
but it as if this one makes up for the short playing time with depth of
scope. I was surprised, in fact, to discover how short the album was after
hearing it about a dozen times.
I haven't been this excited about a black metal album since I got my hands on
Nokturnal Mortum's NeChrist. I hope I get a chance to see these guys pull
this off live and I will be anxiously awaiting the next album. 4/5"
"Rating: 6 of 6
What a jewel we have here! It seems like I've heard a couple of tracks by
NOCTUARY few years ago, and I wouldn't say I was impressed. Well, now I'm
not impressed as well. I'm just knocked down. 'When Fires Breed Blood'
undoubtedly is one of the most fresh, exciting and innovative black
metal-related works among those I've heard lately. Stunning bass lines,
precise drumming and fantastic riffing, supplemented with nearly astounding
synths| Ooooooh, that was a tough experience! It almost made
me speechless, to say the least. A MUST."
"Well some people may remember that back in 1994 or so these guys were called
Summoned, and in 1998 released their first debut as Noctuary. Comparing this
to anything out there it would have to be newer Immortal, especially due to
the Iron Maiden influence, possibly mixed with a Mayhem like sound, and a lot
of old school riffs such as Venom & Metallica. The music in all is very
well played and cleverly composed, speed changes are many and they all move
in a harmonic transition. Strong guitar work, ringing bass and blasting drums
are always helpful, but during slower sections some nice accoustic guitars
come out as well as the occasional tenors and piano interludes. I can see how
these guys would have made good Motorhead, Venom, Metallica and Wasp
covers... If you're into both old school metal and black metal you would
probably have no problem digging this, as there are thousands of lightning
solo's and also many intense speed breaks. The vocals remind me of Garm in
early Borknagar, pretty high pitched and rasping, and each phrase is drawn
out majorly, which is a pretty neat effect. The bass is possibly just to high
in the mix, and its completely clean and takes over the sound very often, you
end up just listening to it ringing away. This is really well done...
Noctuary have definitely created a niche for themselves, creating a solid
album with 37 minutes of better than average songs."
"Well, everybody knows that U.S. bands play Black Metal otherwise than the
norwegians, for instance. One can say NOCTUARY still being one of them,
though they didn't afraid and added their music with lots of norwegian-based
riffs. Moreover, they mixed not only awesome Blackish riffs together, but
also injected some Thrash & Death Metal parts there as well. The band
features Joseph Van Fossen on guitars/vocals and Edward Knecht on bass, plus
there are some session musicians involved, whose work also remarkable. So,
let's analyse "For Salvation". It contains 11 well-constructed Black Metal
songs with top quality sounding. The guitar riffs had been done
professionally and the solos just amazed me, especially in the title song. As
for the vocal parts, they are screamy ones all the time making the album more
aggressive and hateful. There's also a great mid-paced song, called "Black
Bleeding Soul" which reminded me SATYRICON's "Mother North" a bit. Overall,
it's worthy stuff!"
"U.S. Black metal at its
best. Fast and fierce, with technical proficiancy. The music reminds me of an
older Immortal mixed with dissection, but with more classical guitar
involved. Finally an American band to do justice to black metal. I am
completely blown away with this perfect mix. The production is amazing, the
sound is near perfect. The guitar riffs are very well written, and played
just as well. This cd is a must have for black metal fans. Eight tracks of
pure black metal terror. I give this cd 8.5 out of 10 crushed skulls."
"Noctuary's new full length, released November 8th of this year.. I had the
pleasure of doing an interview with Joe (guitars/vokills) right before the
release, and judging by how fucking good this cd is, I will have to do
another!!! This cd is seriously amazing.. what it lacks in "rawness" it makes
up for in originality and innovation... Joe's vokills are in the razor blades
are jammed in my throat style, but he performs them better than 90% of bands
that do this.. The guitars here go from a very heavy sounding, doom bringing
style, to a very melodic and original style.. The guitars really make this cd
stand out.. they are so intricately performed.. these guys definitely know
how to compose some great/original music... and now to talk about the bass...
I FUCKING LOVE THIS!!! Bass is completely audible at all times, a trait that
I think should be with all black metal bands.. The bass for the most part
follows the guitars and holds the rhythms down nicely, but does enough to
show he is really talented and not just some guy for the background.. the
drumming here is extremely excellent (WHAT A FUCKING TALENTED BAND!), going
from slow paced, depressing beats to all out blasting to extremely well done
mid-paced sections.. this band is extremely talented, and have plenty of new,
fresh ideas and this release should not go unheard by anyone in black metal
circles.. as its one of the best released in years.. ALL HAIL NOCTUARY!!!"
"When I first heard Noctuary I was thinking to myself that the CD could have
used a little more production. But even though the production seems a little
raw, it fits pretty good with their music. After a few listens I got into the
CD. Noctuary is a black metal band and many black metal bands from
Scandinavia have used raw production for atmosphere in their music. These
guys are from California, and they have used it to their advantage well.
Picture a cross of Emperor and Mayhem, with a little Dimmu Borgir and Marduk.
Its pretty cool stuff. The whole CD last nearly thirty-eight minutes, and
with eight tracks, the songs are of perfect length. These guys seem pretty
talented in their music writting, I love the little side riffing they do
throughout the CD. Their solo's seem to have a lot of feeling to them, and
sounds just amazing. All their songs have their highlights in them, but the
few that stood out for me as a whole were "Legions March Unto Earthly Realms"
and "A Tear's Descent From Heaven." "A Tears..." is my favorite track on this
CD, it is a great song. "At Journey's End" and "Vengeance Before Valor" are
pretty good to, some really cool riffs and solos. The band has played at the
Milwaukee Metalfest a couple times, so they can definitely play live. Look
for a possible tour for them with Pessimist, Averse Sefira, and Darkmoon." "This sophomore effort from the Californian Black Metal horde NOCTUARY is
a huge step up for both the band and for U.S. Black Metal in general. While
their debut, For Salvation... was a solid effort, When Fires Breed Blood
surpasses it by leaps and bounds in every way with a noticible improvement in
both songwriting and musicianship. The band sounds tight, confident, and
muscially adept as they blaze through tracks like "Clouds Donning the Black
Sky", and do a great job of incorporating sinister melody with song
structures reminiscent of the almighty MERCYFUL FATE. It doesn't stop there,
however, as NOCTUARY also incorporates a number of other elements to their
songwriting which I've never heard used on a metal album before, such as the
use of mandolin and flamenco inspired guitar licks which simply kick ass!
These innovations combined with the addition of some excellent piano and
clean vocal passages serve to offset the incinerating rage very well. When
Fires Breed Blood is a blazing black metal concept album(divided into 5
Chapters) which certainly raises NOCTUARY to the upper echalons of the U.S.
Black Metal Elite, alongside such contemporaries as THORNSPAWN, BLOODSTORM,
BLACK WITCHERY, SUMMON, DECEMBER WOLVES, ABSU, and many more, thus proving
once and for all that the States has one of the most vicious and promising
Black Metal scenes out there...SUPPORT!!!" "The American Black metal keeps on searching
for the world's total destruction and Noctuary also joins the
conspiration now bringing us this album "When Fires Breed
Blood", but calling it only an album would be wrong because
this is really a masterpiece, supreme black metal, these guys
have achieved to combine in a fucking good way some 80's metal
elements (Mercyful Fate, etc) along with pure cold black metal,
dark and devastating, this is one of the best productions we've
been able to hear lately, a great atmosphere created by the mandoline,
flamenco guitar passages, male tenors and piano interludes, we
think it couldn't be better, the guitars riffs are excellent and
show big skill, both slow, rhythmic and fast parts are a prelude
to all religions' fall. This work demostrates that the black metal
in the US is well performed over there too, we should also say
that all the screams reflect a disturbed Joseph van Fossen who
is by the way the head of Noctuary. The 8 hymns which the productions
contains are divided into 5 chapters :Chapter I: "The Fires,
Burning Cold" ("Clouds Donning the Black Sky",
"...And Hate Embranced this Night"), Chapter II: "A
Call to Arms" ("Legions March Unto Earthly Realms"),
Chapter III: "The Battles" (Vengance Before Valor",
"A Tear's Descent From Heaven"), Chapter IV: "A
Victory Celebration" ("At Journey's End") and finally
Chapter V: "The Rebirth" ("From Ashes We Rise",
"Forever Silent")...a journey through the unknown ways
in darkness..."
"American Black Metal - it gets a rather
bad rap. Quality examples such as Averse Sefira and Viking Crown
lead the way, yet it's an act like Noctuary that seem to be capturing
that essential 'different' approach that makes them stand apart.
WFBB is harsh, technical , aggressive US Black Metal, yet you
will find an amalgamation of ideas and influences within that
allow for diversity. Wicked bass lines are a highlight - add Madien,
Fate and early Metallica phrasing, mandolin, flamenco guitar and
this is more than your 'typical' BM affair. Dark and brooding
with a conceptual lyrical stance. I am impressed."
"U.S. Black metal at its best. Fast and fierce,
with technical proficiancy. The music reminds me of an older Immortal
mixed with dissection, but with more classical guitar involved.
Finally an American band to do justice to black metal. I am completely
blown away with this perfect mix. The production is amazing, the
sound is near perfect. The guitar riffs are very well written,
and played just as well. This cd is a must have for black metal
fans. Eight tracks of pure black metal terror."
"Noctuary is one of the legendary acts from the American underground. After
several shows at the Milwaukee Metalfest or shows with Venom,
Cradle Of Filth or Dark Funeral, the band got many requests to
record tribute CDs, compilations... Finally, USA's Lost Disciple
decided to sign Noctuary and releases their first full CD. The
first thing I noted when I listened the CD is the diversity of
the compositions. The songs structures are very technical, mainly
in the guitars and we feel the band uses very diversified riffs
; I compare this to Death in the approach without to obtain the
same result but I think the comparison with Death, about the technicality,
is good. For the influences, we feel touches of bands such Mercyful
Fate, Metallica, Emperor and Mayhem. As I said, Noctuary diversified
the traditional metal with classical music, piano, flamenco guitars
touches and uses. Noctuary releases a first good CD, very original
and full of diversity." |
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