| There are classic albums and there are cult albums. 'the Nocturnal Silence'is both, one of the best early statements of the Swedish death metal uprising of the early to mid 90s. Though the album has been remastered, it still sounds great in its original form. There is nothing overly polished about it, it simply manages to retain a dark intonation that many death metal albums only wish they could have. So often we forget what the pure evil of this genre used to sound like, jaded from endless overdubbed albums with focus on technical precision to the detriment of atmosphere. The Nocturnal Silence remains a true relic of extreme Swedish metal. Recommended if You Like: ENTOMBED, SLAYER, GRAVE, DISMEMBER, OBITUARY, AMON AMARTH, UNLEASHED |
