Nokturne "Kruelty Kampaign" CD

Descripción Fourth long-distance effort for the Americans Nokturne, a quartet of crazy people from none other than sunny California, active since 1995, who defines their proposal as "Militant Satanic Black Metal". This "Kruelty Kampaign" is as far as you can imagine from the classic US black metal of bands such as Xasthur, Leviathan, Judas Iscariot and the like, settling instead on stylistic coordinates very close to bands such as the latest Marduk and Setherial, with a rougher and rougher sound, which are surrounded by imagery and lyrics of an explicitly NS mold. Especially the first part of the album is a frontal assault that does not allow even a moment's respite, characterized by a dry and sharp riffing and a frantic drumming constantly maintained at very high speeds, with very few variations on the theme. Some slowing down in mid-tempo and some sporadic more reasoned passages are instead present in the second part of this work, which closes with the unsettling "Tower Ov The Black Sun Crusade", which clearly differs from the rest of the album for the sulphurous and ethyl atmospheres it evokes and for the singing in clean vocals drunk style at the last stage by an absolutely hallucinated Killjoy (Necrophagia). The work is enriched by the presence of a DVD that includes five tracks recorded live in October 2004 at the Key Club in Los Angeles, a place actually better known for the performances of glam groups than for those of bands dedicated to extreme sounds. The clean sound and the clear images shot in a rather professional way by two differently positioned cameras give a good idea of the scenic impact and power that Nokturne are able to release live. Ultimately an album of honest and genuine war black metal, with a technical rate that is not excellent but with an indisputable attitude, which can only attract the attention of all admirers of the genre; the others will be able to safely stay away.
Sample: Nokturne - Kruelty Kampaign (Full Album) (2006)