What can I say? It had to happen...
Terrorizer (#128 or #129) review
NOCTUARY
'Promo 2004'
Not quite what one would expect from the too-long-silent Noctuary, but why would anyone think these eclectic black/death metallers would rest on their (eclectic) laurels? Well, for one thing, BM here's mostly an abstraction, mostly down to the evocative emotional content of these three dizzying, kaleidoscopic tracks; and the only 'death' is perhaps of that selfsame band's 'Human'-thru-'Symbolic' era, as this is polychromatic, challenging METAL of the highest order. Hooks are huge and so are the complexities, but a brave label would do wise to unleash such poignant adventurousness onto the public. [NTB]
That review sums it up- Noctuary is just an exciting, challenging, talented and highly original band that I think some people here might appreciate a lot. They used to be just melodic black metal (the good kind, actually staying true to the title), but now they have blossomed into SO much more. Go to www.noctuary.net where there are A LOT of songs to listen to. I reccomend checking out the stuff on the MySpace link and the songs available from "When Fires Breed Blood". Enjoy!
Terrorizer (#128 or #129) review
NOCTUARY
'Promo 2004'
Not quite what one would expect from the too-long-silent Noctuary, but why would anyone think these eclectic black/death metallers would rest on their (eclectic) laurels? Well, for one thing, BM here's mostly an abstraction, mostly down to the evocative emotional content of these three dizzying, kaleidoscopic tracks; and the only 'death' is perhaps of that selfsame band's 'Human'-thru-'Symbolic' era, as this is polychromatic, challenging METAL of the highest order. Hooks are huge and so are the complexities, but a brave label would do wise to unleash such poignant adventurousness onto the public. [NTB]
That review sums it up- Noctuary is just an exciting, challenging, talented and highly original band that I think some people here might appreciate a lot. They used to be just melodic black metal (the good kind, actually staying true to the title), but now they have blossomed into SO much more. Go to www.noctuary.net where there are A LOT of songs to listen to. I reccomend checking out the stuff on the MySpace link and the songs available from "When Fires Breed Blood". Enjoy!
