Nachtmystium/Blight Privilege/Lupis Lounge/2024 Full Length Review

 

  U.S.A's  Nachtmystium  have  returned  with  a  new  recording  which  shows  the  music  going  for  an  experimental  style  of  black  metal  and  this  is  a  review  of  their  2024  album  "Blight  Privilege"  which  will  be  released  in  November  by  Lupis  Lounge.

  Spoken  word  samples  start  off  the  album  before  going  into  more  of  a  heavier  and  melodic  direction  while  the  vocals  are  mostly  high  pitched  black  metal  screams.  When  the  music  speeds  up  a  great  amount  of  tremolo  picking  and  blast  beats  can  be  heard  which  also  gives  the  songs  more  of  a  raw  feeling.

  Keyboards  are  also  added  into  certain  sections  of  the  recording  while  the  songs  also  add  in  a  good  mixture  of  slow,  mid  paced  and  fast  parts.  A  great  portion  of  the  tracks  are  also  very  long  and  epic  in  length  along  with  the  songs  also  mixing  in  touches  of  post  punk  and  new  wave  along  with  the  solos  and  leads  also  being  done  in  a  very  melodic  style.

  At  times  the  music  also  gets  very  atmospheric  and  experimental  sounding  along  with  the  songs  also  displaying  more  of  a  modern  style  as  well  as  some  steel  guitars  also  being  utilized  briefly.  The  production  sounds  very  professional  while  the  lyrics  cover  the  many  different  types  of  poverty.

  In  my  opinion  this  is  another  great  sounding  recording  from  Nachtmystium  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  this  band,  you  should  enjoy  this  album.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "Survivor's  Remorse"  "Conquistador"  and  "Blight  Privilege".  8  out  of  10.

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Nachtmystium/Assassins-Black Meddle Part 1/Century Media Records/2008 CD Review

 Nachtmystium are a band from Chicago, Illinois that has been around since the mid 90's that started out as a more primal sounding black metal band but created their own style of black metal with this release and this is a review of their 2008 album "Assassins-Black Meddle Part 1" which was released by Century Media Records.

Drums range from slow, mid paced to fast drumming with some blast beats being thrown in at times, while the synths have a very psychedelic sound to them that have a lot of 70's progressive rock influences as well as some noise effects that bring an avant garde feel, as for the bass playing it has a very thick, dark and heavy tone to it which is very easy to hear on certain songs.

Keyboards when they are used bring a very dark feeling to the music, while the saxophones bring a jazzy feel to the music.

Rhythm guitars range from slow, mid paced to fast black metal riffs that are also influenced by many different genres of music such as classic rock in the catchier  riffing, while the lead guitars have more of a rock feel in the solos added in with a good amount of melody and some guitar slides, as for the acoustic guitars when they are used to bring in a classic sounding rock/metal feel to the music.

Vocals are a mixture of high pitched black metal screams mixed in with a more shouting style of vocals, while the lyrics cover hateful style themes, as for the production on this recording which was recorded at Engine and Volume Studios in Chicago during the month of December sounds very professional and you can hear all of the musical instruments that are present on this recording.

In my opinion this was a good album from Nachtmystium and while their more hardcore fans considered this  recording a sell out, and they have also released new material since then, I still feel this is a good recording. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "Assassins" "Ghosts Of Grace" and "Your True Enemy". RECOMMENDED BUY.

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