NOCTURNAL
BLOOD
'Devastated
Graves – The Morbid Celebration'
(Hells
Headbangers)
Hells
Headbangers pump out new releases like nobodies business. I am not
sure sometimes how they even find the time away from
releasing/promoting to scour the planet for so many good new bands to
release. It is evident immediately to me that Nocturnal Blood worship
at the feet of Blasphemy, Archgoat and the very early works of bands
like Beherit, Sodom, Incantation and Bathory. I mean the very creepy
and low-fi, old school production itself just absolutely smacks of
Beherit and Blasphemy. I would suggest Nocturnal likely worked hard
to get that sound on this recording. The atmosphere of the recording
definitely helps create a very sinister classic early days of death
and black metal sound. I guess one difference between Nocturnal Blood
and some of the mentioned bands is they are fairly monotone and
mostly unchanging from song to song and within each track itself.
Something about that just draws me in and manages to keep me there.
Not something that is essential by any means but devotees of some of
the above bands mentioned will doubtlessly love this.
(Dale Roy)
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