NOCTURNALIA — Above Below Within (review)

NOCTURNALIA — Above Below Within album cover Album · 2015 · Hard Rock Buy this album from MMA partners
4/5 ·
Nightfly
Above Below Within is the second album from Swedish hard rock act Nocturnalia, having released their debut in 2013 under the shorter moniker Nocturnal. The change of name also brought in second guitarist Linus Lundgren.

Nocturnalia play the kind of retro hard rock synonymous with the 70’s. Seven tracks in total including the melancholic piano opener Vandringen, their music has plenty of psych touches played with a tight but loose style. It’s good stuff full of catchy hooks and riffs and plenty of melody with a haunting touch. At 39 minutes it’s pretty short by modern standards but fortunately they don’t have any weak songs to spoil the flow. Within His Lies and Sing To Sleep My Soul best demonstrate the bands strengths on the heavier end but Lady Of The Woods is a song with lots of dynamics starting from a delicately picked guitar part reaching a climax with some searing guitar soloing. The musicianship’s great and in Linus Ekermo they have a great vocalist in the classic rock mould.

Anyone who likes 70’s style hard rock are strongly advised to check this band out, my only minor complaint is that I wish it was a bit longer.
Share this review
more

Review Comments

Post a public comment below | Send private message to the reviewer
Please login to post a shout
No shouts posted yet. Be the first member to do so above!

Review Index

Member Zone

Username:
Password:
Stay signed in

Metal Subgenres

Artists Alpha-index

MMA TOP 5 Metal ALBUMS

Rating by members, ranked by custom algorithm
Albums with 30 ratings and more
Master of Puppets Thrash Metal
METALLICA
Buy this album from our partners
Paranoid Heavy Metal
BLACK SABBATH
Buy this album from our partners
Moving Pictures Hard Rock
RUSH
Buy this album from our partners
Powerslave NWoBHM
IRON MAIDEN
Buy this album from our partners
Rising Heavy Metal
RAINBOW
Buy this album from our partners

New Metal Artists

New Metal Releases

Repulsive Forms Sludge Metal
UMA
Buy this album from MMA partners
Voidkind Sludge Metal
DVNE
Buy this album from MMA partners
The Road to Oblivion Progressive Metal
DYSCORDIA
Buy this album from MMA partners
Legacy of Morfuidra Power Metal
COVENTHRALL
Buy this album from MMA partners
Oneironautics Power Metal
MAD HATTER
Buy this album from MMA partners
More new releases

New Metal Online Videos

In Sulfur - The Gate (OFFICIAL VIDEO) 2022
IN SULFUR
Bosh66· 9 hours ago
In Sulfur - Parasite (OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO)
IN SULFUR
Bosh66· 9 hours ago
In Sulfur - Abysmal Grave (OFFICIAL LYRIC VIDEO)
IN SULFUR
Bosh66· 9 hours ago
In Sulfur - Windchaser(OFFICIAL VIDEO)
IN SULFUR
Bosh66· 9 hours ago
In Sulfur - From Green/To Grey (OFFICIAL VIDEO)
IN SULFUR
Bosh66· 9 hours ago
More videos

New MMA Metal Forum Topics

More in the forums

New Site interactions

More...

Latest Metal News

members-submitted

More in the forums

Social Media

Follow us
Follow us on Twitter Become a Facebook fan RSS Feed