Marduk
Nightwing
[Osmose]
CHAPTER I : "DICTIONNAIRE INFERNAL"
I. Preludium (2min 09)
II. Bloodtide (XXX) (6 min 43)
III. Of Hells Fire (5min 22)
IV. Slay the Nazarene (4min 38)
V. Nightwing (7min 34)
CHAPTER II : "THE WARLORD OF WALLACHIA"
I. Dreams of Blood and Iron (6min 19)
II. Dracole Wayda (4min 07)
III. Kaziklu Bey (The Lord Impaler) (4min 02)
IV. Deme Quaden Thyrane (5min 06)
V. Anno Domini 1476 (2min 13)
Total Time : 47min 23
Comments :
"Nightwing" is the 8th album (I include here their demos, live albums and mini CDs) made by the Swedish BM band Marduk. This band has some influence over Dark Funeral, notably at the lyrical level (very satanic) and the violence of the music. However, on Nightwing, they slow the thing a little bit and the album is divided in two Chapters : the first one, named "Dictionnaire Infernal" is in the vein of Marduk's precedent compositions : brutal, hateful satanic black metal. The music very simple but devastating.
The second chapter is about the life of Vlad Dracul (not the classical vampire, but the historical character) and the rhythm slows down a bit : the music becomes more morbid (I find it closer to Death Metal), and it fits really well with the lyrics (they are very bloody, but they don't fall into the usual boring gore lyrics).
Well, to make a long story short, the music on Nightwing is slower than on Heaven Shall Burn, again it's very simple but the sound is much better (richer) and the bass is more present. Marduk has always been a boring band, playing monotonous and simple music. It is the same here, but this album is more diversified than the others, so more interesting. I still give a listen, sometimes...
© 1999 cythrawl
I. Preludium (2min 09)
II. Bloodtide (XXX) (6 min 43)
III. Of Hells Fire (5min 22)
IV. Slay the Nazarene (4min 38)
V. Nightwing (7min 34)
CHAPTER II : "THE WARLORD OF WALLACHIA"
I. Dreams of Blood and Iron (6min 19)
II. Dracole Wayda (4min 07)
III. Kaziklu Bey (The Lord Impaler) (4min 02)
IV. Deme Quaden Thyrane (5min 06)
V. Anno Domini 1476 (2min 13)
Total Time : 47min 23
Comments :
"Nightwing" is the 8th album (I include here their demos, live albums and mini CDs) made by the Swedish BM band Marduk. This band has some influence over Dark Funeral, notably at the lyrical level (very satanic) and the violence of the music. However, on Nightwing, they slow the thing a little bit and the album is divided in two Chapters : the first one, named "Dictionnaire Infernal" is in the vein of Marduk's precedent compositions : brutal, hateful satanic black metal. The music very simple but devastating.
The second chapter is about the life of Vlad Dracul (not the classical vampire, but the historical character) and the rhythm slows down a bit : the music becomes more morbid (I find it closer to Death Metal), and it fits really well with the lyrics (they are very bloody, but they don't fall into the usual boring gore lyrics).
Well, to make a long story short, the music on Nightwing is slower than on Heaven Shall Burn, again it's very simple but the sound is much better (richer) and the bass is more present. Marduk has always been a boring band, playing monotonous and simple music. It is the same here, but this album is more diversified than the others, so more interesting. I still give a listen, sometimes...
© 1999 cythrawl