The Black Dahlia Murder - Nocturnal |
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Sep 19 2007, 06:35 AM
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https://www.guitarmasterclass.net/wiki/inde...octurnal_Review
This post has been edited by The Uncreator: Jun 8 2009, 05:31 PM |
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Nov 3 2007, 05:45 AM
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Whoah, thats weird, we agree on one of my reviews!
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Nov 8 2007, 08:27 PM
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QUOTE (The Uncreator @ Sep 19 2007, 02:35 AM)   Artist: The Black Dahlia Murder Album: Nocturnal Genre: Melodic Death Metal Tracklist: 01. Everything Went Black 02. What A Horrible Night To Have A Curse 03. Virally Yours 04. I Worship Only What You Bleed 05. Nocturnal 06. Deathmask Divine 07. Of Darkness Spawned 08. Climactic Degradation 09. To A Breathless Oblivion 10. Warborn Sound: 8.5 Excellent sound from all performers, from the guitars, vocals, drums and bass the album is perfectly solid all the way through. It reminds me somewhat of Carcass, either way, great heavy and brutal sound 100% all the way through. Guitars: 8 Great stuff here! Brian Eschbach and John Kempainen are a marvelous guitar duo, Kempainens blistering smooth leads over Brians relentless riffs will make your head bang till your spinal chord begs for mercy! The riffs are some of TBDM's best in my oppinion, In the style of traditional death metal and melodic death metal with heavy detuned and technical riffs with some great speed picked riffs, this album is an arsenal of heavy. If you like the manic fast riffs seen througout death metal, this album should do it for you, The solos as well are fantastic! smooth melodys or super fast shred, they are just great to listen to, the solos remind me of fellow Death Metallers "Job For A Cowboy" because the tone to me is similar, but still each is unique! Bass: 8 Well what death metal band isnt complete without the great bass player? Ryan "Bart" Williams is that great bass player, with solid riffs and some really cool fills, the bass acts like a machine that makes the album that much more heavier. Merciless demons surely fuel this man on his quest for heavy, amazing performance! Drums: 10 Maybe one of the few times where the drums i rate higher than the guitars, when TBDM lost there old drummer Pierre, i was somewhat dissapointed, because he was an amazing drummer, well with Shannon Lucas now as TBDM's drum man, i have no worries, this man is incredibly solid, and his drum sound is fantastic. He plays some amazing grooves and of course, the machine gun double bass! Vocals: 8 Trevor Strnad, also the bands lyricist, uses a variety of vocal types. From the higher shrieks 'a la' Emeperor, Immortal or black metal in general, to the low Growls seen in Death Metal, he covers his bases well. If you are already conditoned to like these vocals you shouldnt have any problem being at home with this. On the other hand, for people not use to this vocal style, it might be harder for you to enjoy, the only way to know is to listen and find out! Lyrics: 9 Years of listening to bands like Carcass, Cannibal Corpse, and many many other death metal acts who have written lyrics leaned toward the gore side, has conditioned me to hear them and not be affected by them like most peopel are. So if you are one of these people who are used to the obscure aspects of some death metal acts, you shouldnt be far from home. Besides the gore there are some very interesting horror elements that remind me of Horror masterminds such as Lovecraft, lyrics that arent focused on the gore necessarily, but have a great Horror feel to them From "Everything Went Black" Crawling the walls through every crack and crevice Teems blackness washing over the windowpanes Painting the buildings in between Creeping down the alley ways Consuming every street Running just prolongs the end Inevitably it strides Where has it come from? How can it be stopped? So quickly were to meet our end Our empire we have lost From "Deathmask Divine" I could never let you go My darling cold and blue I wonder are you dreaming still Spread eagle blood removed I weave the sucking trocar beneath your bruising skin Tonight ill lay beside you darling In necromantic sin From "To A Breathless Oblivion" Relieving my vision from that sick mocking stare of that hated sun Burning the sky Slumped like a headless scarecrow cold and limp against the wall blood paints a pattern of rorschachs design Thawing the winter that burdens this heart Beyond those Cursed stars above Lies the answer that I seek On the backs of bullets rides my name longing to kiss my cheek Resentfully decline, retire this hated life without guilt I break these veins carved with salvations knife Overall Impression: 8.5/9 Well, what happens when 5 geeks who happen to have an affinity for metal get together and make a death metal record? The Black Dahlia Murder happens. Bonecrushingly heavy, fast, technical riffs with smooth toned solos spreaded out like details on a painting. Great Melodic Death Metal album! Editorial note: published 2007-11-05 Excelent review Uncreator! Good work! I don't know this band but I'll listen to this album. gabriel.- -------------------- My lessons
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Nov 9 2007, 04:35 AM
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QUOTE (Owen @ Nov 8 2007, 10:41 PM) I didnt know you listened to this sort of stuff Gabe! I think its a good album although the lyrics were too mock horror for me, no doubt that was the idea though.  I wouldnt really say it was melodic death metal either, its quite powerful stuff most of the time, I dunno though, the words are decipherable, maybe it is Sometimes I have agresive dark days  when I hear bands like Death, Carcass or Dimmu Borgir but just for a while. gab.- -------------------- My lessons
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Nov 9 2007, 05:02 AM
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QUOTE (Owen @ Nov 2 2007, 09:49 PM) You'll have to write a new one for me to disagree with Deal 
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