Demise

VINYL FORMAT. Pure black emotion (or the denial of it) and the invocation of darkness with no regrets. Music aficionados and novices alike cannot dispute the sincerity and quality of this work. Nachtmystium manages to stand alone in a highly over-saturated US metal scene. This album contains some very introspective songwriting. Without expulsing torrents of rage, without waging auditory or lyrical/ideological war, Demise brings sorrow into its own definable dimensions. With each guitar passage, the melodic structures drone on in heavy sadness, leaving the thick, entrancing atmosphere to waft into your senses. The real crowning glory in the riffs is the minimalism and intensity of their presence. The vocals are filled with honest pain and the emotion will penetrate the darkest of souls. What makes them even better is the fact that they are used sparingly and with lots of reverb. With a release as melancholic as it is atmospheric, the use of pain-stricken screeches in the key places is essential.