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Aggressive
growling, atmospheric keyboards and soaring guitars is what Nocturnus deliver
on their debut album from 1991. Back then there was no other band within their
genre who used keyboards the way they did and they were also pretty unique in
using science fiction based lyrics. Even though this album may seem a little
chaotic at a first glance you quickly realize that there is much control and
structure behind the compositions. Nocturnus was formed by the former Morbid
Angel drummer Michael Browning in 1988 and if the band wouldn't have broken
up in 1993 they would probably have been one of the leading bands on the
American death metal scene even today. It is amazing to see such brilliant
technique and maturity together with relentless aggression on a debut release.
This album is a landmark in the history of death metal and if you are into
this type of music you should not have missed out on it. Even though they
wouldn't be seen as a groundbreaking band today they were definitely one back
then. A loud production makes for a loud listening experience. Stand-out
tracks: "Lake Of Fire", "Neolithic", "Before Christ / After
Death".
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1. Lake Of Fire 2. Standing In |
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Blood 3. Visions From Beyond The Grave 4. Neolithic 5. |
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Undead Journey 6. Before Christ / After Death 7. Andromeda |
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Strain 8. Droid Sector 9. Destroying The Manger 10. |
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Empire Of The Sands |
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