Nokturnal Mortum - Lunar Poetry
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Artist: Nokturnal MortumEdition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 2002-09-10
Music Label: The End Records
Soundtracks:
- Tears of Paganism
- Lunar Poetry
- Perun's Celestial Silver
- Carpathian Mysteries
- ...And Winter Becomes
- Ancient Nation
- The Grief of Oriana
- Sorrows of the Moon
- Autodafe/Barbarians Dreams
- Return of the Vampire Lord [*]
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Free Music Review: Just as Good, if not Better Than "Goat Horns"!
Hit: 5 Stars
Well, NM did it again, and amazed me with another prime slab of symphonic/folk black metal. While "Goat Horns" suffered from a crude production, "Lunar Poetry" utilizes a clearer production, but maintains a "distant" atmospheric sound, especially in the vocals. Everything here was mastered from the original mCD, which was recorded on analog. So here, you have a more classic, warm production, with the classic tape hiss and everything. Some may complain about the tape hiss, but I think it adds that much more to the ancient feel of this album. Varrgoth's vocals are more in the traditional BM style here, though he does some strange chanting every now and then. (But especially on "Autodafe/Barbarian's Dreams".) The guitars play a bigger role here, and often harmonize together, and even solos pop up every now and then, but the keyboards are just as essential as they ever could be in NM's awe-like soundscape. First off, there is much more of a folk influence in the music here, and I guess you could say it's "heavier".
Where "Goat Horns" gave listeners visions of starry summer nights, "Lunar Poetry" portrays a more sorrowful and dreamy atmosphere, especially with the guitar work and ritual chanting vocals. Rather than visualizing a full moon riding over the plains, you get more of "wintery" vibe from this album. Listening to this would make you swear you were in the mountains on a bleak and cloudy winter night. I appreciate this type pf atmpshere that is portrayed, so I guess you could say I prefer this to "Goat Horns", though they are both supreme albums in the field of extreme metal.
Nokturnal Mortum's most famous track is on here, "Perun's Celestial Silver". It is absolutely beautiful and stunning! It has the depressing folk melodies, an absorbing atmosphere, and is probably one of the best songs on the album. "Carpathian Mysteries" is another favorite of mine with its beautiful guitar harmonies, and the war-march of "Ancient Nation" must be heard. But for me, the high point comes with "Autodafe/Barbarian's Dreams". The song plays out like a story, shifting through several extravagant melodies before breaking down into the final cycle of dream-like keys and cutting off into tape hiss. Breathtaking...
Like any other NM release, I would reccommend this to fans of symphonic black metal, or even Viking metal. A top-notch CD. Buy this along with "Goat Horns" and Summoning's "Stronghold".
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