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Nachtblut has a collection of 2 albums, Das erste Abendmahl from 2007, and in 2009 came the album Antik, an album that is now being released again after their deal with Napalm Records. This could be a wise decision to launch it once more, and why? Simply because Nachtblut has become a cult band in Germany where they have a music style so completely unique that it cuts through everything that has ever been done on the dark metal scene. Normally you could expect texts in English, growling, massive guitars attacking the CD player. But this not the case with Nachtblut. They make their text in German, underlining that they are a German band as they hang on to Preusser metal from time to time, but the uniqueness of Nachtblut is their use of choir, piano and violins and topping the cake with the sublime voice from Askeroth. It is said that you either love them or hate them, but I would state that they could get a lot of fans who simply like good music and not focusing on Nachtblut being a black metal band. And true black metal fans would be refreshed with the sound of Nachtblut giving them an extra input in their music world.
Starting with Des Menschen Kunst Blindheit they catch both hardcore black fans with furious melodic metal, wild and traditional black power metal to the people. The style changes dramatically with the song Antik. Piano, violins and spellbinding great heavy metal, both soft, melodic and sublime, in my view the best song on the album. The topic of Ikarus and his destiny has been dealt with by a number of bands, and Nachtblut contributes with their impressive view of the religious subject in the very bombastic song Sturz des Ikarus. To stay in the path the next song, Kreuzigung, is staccato in appearance with a good balance between violins and well balanced guitars in a great heavy and leaded composition. They return with piano and choirs in a dark story of a mother who loses her child, a soft and perfect dark metallic song. Die Blutgräfin has soft darkness combined with massive guitar attacks, a song you must hear to be convinced of what Nachtblut stands for. Gedenket der Toten rounds it off with good guitar work in super balance from choir, piano and soft melodic creativity. This album can surely be recommended to most metal fans, you are not going to hate it, the music from Nachtblut is too good for that. Askeroth's little music project has become a major success, and the cult status they are holding in Germany proves it.
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