FLOGA RECORDS: NOCTURNUS - ETHEREAL TOMB LP

FLOGAREC · Joined: 22 Aug 2011 Posts: 16

FLOGA RECORDS

VERY PROUD ANNOUNCE THE RELEASE OF

NOCTURNUS - ETHEREAL TOMB LP

ON 31.05.2013!!!

Nocturnus were using keyboards to augment vitriolic, technical death metal in 1990 when most of their scene hardly knew what a keyboard was. Now, seven years since their last full-length, they're back together. Nocturnus have not kept themselves as drastically ahead of the game as they were a decade ago, but who could reasonably expect that? And who needs it when _Ethereal Tomb_ is such a convincing musical step for the band. Davis' and McNenney's guitars are no longer wildly technical but drivingly percussive. Having focused on creating film-soundtrack-like sci-fi atmospheres, Panzer's keyboards and new vocalist Emo Mowery's vocal performance have become the deciding elements in Nocturnus' sound. Panzer is allowed considerably more space to breathe, a fact particularly evidenced by the solo keyboard nature of last track "Outland", which is meant to capture the feel of the final credits of a film. _Ethereal Tomb_ is different, though not as much to my taste as _The Key_, and enjoyable of itself, not simply because it is one of my favourite death metal bands returning, seemingly, from the dead. For a band too long neglected and underrated it is a good re-entry into a scene they have so long been absent from. I expect even better things in the years to come. Nocturnus, welcome back.
Foto: FLOGA RECORDS VERY PROUD ANNOUNCE THE RELEASE OF NOCTURNUS - ETHEREAL TOMB LP ON 31.05.2013!!! Nocturnus were using keyboards to augment vitriolic, technical death metal in 1990 when most of their scene hardly knew what a keyboard was. Now, seven years since their last full-length, they're back together. Nocturnus have not kept themselves as drastically ahead of the game as they were a decade ago, but who could reasonably expect that? And who needs it when _Ethereal Tomb_ is such a convincing musical step for the band. Davis' and McNenney's guitars are no longer wildly technical but drivingly percussive. Having focused on creating film-soundtrack-like sci-fi atmospheres, Panzer's keyboards and new vocalist Emo Mowery's vocal performance have become the deciding elements in Nocturnus' sound. Panzer is allowed considerably more space to breathe, a fact particularly evidenced by the solo keyboard nature of last track "Outland", which is meant to capture the feel of the final credits of a film. _Ethereal Tomb_ is different, though not as much to my taste as _The Key_, and enjoyable of itself, not simply because it is one of my favourite death metal bands returning, seemingly, from the dead. For a band too long neglected and underrated it is a good re-entry into a scene they have so long been absent from. I expect even better things in the years to come. Nocturnus, welcome back.

NWN PROD · Joined: 10 May 2006 Posts: 13594 Location: SF Bay Area

I have to go back and listen to this album. At the time of its initial release I brushed it off as a bad album. It didn't help that Mike Browning isn't on it.

I hope you will at least fix the uber ugly album cover for this vinyl reissue. At least bring back the old logo.
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Professor Black · Joined: 25 Mar 2008 Posts: 1958 Location: Evil Nation USA

Yeah, I remember this album being quite unconvincing too. Added to the "play" pile for reconsideration.
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Blood Music · Joined: 24 Apr 2012 Posts: 275 Location: Helsinki, Finland

When will Earache put The Key out already? Goddamn. There is no point to waiting any longer, it would sell 500 copies in a day.
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Aaattaack · Joined: 08 Jun 2010 Posts: 65 Location: brrrrhh

I really like this album, looking forward to the vinyl.

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abysmal.lord · Joined: 25 Jul 2010 Posts: 88

I tell you what should get even more attention, would be the Incubus 1987 demo , got the original one. fucking masterpiece.
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WTF! This is DOOM 2013 cover? Laughing