Death And The Black Work

Upon first listen, Nightbringer captured my attention and had no intention of letting it go. After listening to their split with Temple of Not, this was something much anticipated.

Nightbringer creates very atmospheric, cold, creepy Black Metal. Their music is played so tightly that one little error will be quite noticeable yet, they manage to cultivate such darkness flawlessly. The whole cd is tremolo picked yet the sound remains thick, implying that time was definitely well spent in the studio to make sure that this requires the most polished production for the sound to convey what it has the intention of conveying. Honestly, I have nothing wrong with cleanly produced Black Metal, I prefer cleanly produced over gritty, cacophonous, static filled music, those bands actually don't deserve the title of Music itself, but then again, the term music is easily thrown around towards one simple loop with talking. Anyways, Nightbringer serves as a conduit for the Occult, and I can't think of any other band to do so, perhaps Entity suits Nightbringer more than "band". The sound that erupts is something that words can't comprehend. Rather than having you intrigued, it's entrancing. Naas Alcameth promotes this entrancing feel by inserting raspy orations synthesized with lower growl like passages.

This has got to be a must for those interested in Black Metal of a sophisticated level. Death and the Black Work brings forth all that is dark and releases it in Sonic form. Lazy to read a book, read the lyrics and you will be brought into another world.

The Verdict:
9/10

Something so outworldly can only be fully understood by those of the Void.