NOCTURNAL BREED — Napalm Nights (review)

NOCTURNAL BREED — Napalm Nights album cover Album · 2014 · Thrash Metal Buy this album from MMA partners
3.5/5 ·
Time Signature
Speedkrieg...

Genre: blackened thrash metal

Veterans of the Norwegian scene, Nocturnal are known for their abrasive blackened thrash metal and their fondness of singing about war (and their fondness of strippers). Their most recent onslaught is "Napalm Nights".

The opening track is pretty good, combining simplistic crusty energy with crunching riffs and hysteric vocals. The aptly titled 'Speedkrieg' draws on the harsher branches of traditional heavy metal such as Venom and Motörhead and successfully captures the aggressive energy, which also applies to 'The Bitch of Buchenwald'. 'Cursed Beyond Recognition' is slightly more amorphous (by blackened thrash metal standards that is) and is, for my money, the weakest track of the album along with 'Krigshisser'. In contrast, the title track, which is a midtempo thrasher, is the strongest track and also stands out by being the most complex track on the album (and obviously the longest). Nocturnal Breed successfully combine thrash metal and high octane rock 'n' roll, and they capture many of those elements that make down and dirty thrash metal so enjoyable to listen to.

The production is deliberately (I think) thin, which gives the album a touch of both underground authority and old school thrash metal harshness. But if yo expect the musicianship on this album to be questionable and the performance to be sloppy, you will be proven wrong. Nocturnal Breed deliver their music very tightly, and the guitar solos in particular reflect aptness and great skill. I think that the vocals are a bit over the top, at times seeming to emulate Lemmy's gruff style and at other times

As with much blackened thrash metal, the music on this album is abrasive, and the band's flirtation with WWII imagery and Nazi references may be too scary to some listeners. However, if you like blackened thrash metal, then you are guarantied to enjoy this album and the nasty thrash metal it throws at you.

Fans of Venom, Motörhead, and Hellhammer - and possibly early Slayer - should definitely check out this thrashfest.
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