Germany's Nocturnis have returned with a new recording which shows the music going for a raw, atmospheric and melodic form of black metal and this is a review of their 2026 album "Drangsal" which will be released in November b y Fetzer Death Records.
Keyboards start off the album before going into a heavier direction while the solos and leads are also done in a very melodic style. When the music speeds up a great amount of blast beats can be heard along with the vocals also being mostly high pitched black metal screams and the music also gets very technical sounding at times.
All of the musical instruments also have a very powerful sound to them while growls can also be heard briefly. Throughout the album you can also hear a good mixture of slow, mid paced and fast parts along with some tracks also adding in a small amount of clear singing and the recording also has its atmospheric moments.
When tremolo picking is added into the fast riffing they also give the music more of a raw feeling along with the riffs also adding in a decent amount of melody and some of the tracks are also very long and epic in length, clean playing can also be heard briefly. the production sounds very professional while the lyrics are written in German and cover dark, philosophical and historical themes.
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In my opinion this is another great sounding recording from Nocturnis and if you are a fan of atmospheric, raw and melodic black metal, you should check out this album. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "Tituba" "Der Lezte Hort" and "Drangsal". 8 out of 10.
https://fetznerdeathrecords.bandcamp.com/album/nocturnis-drangsal
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