Album Review: Nachtmystium 'Silencing Machine'

‘Silencing Machine’ by Nachtmystium

Psychedelic/Experimental Black Metal

Often times this style of music gets a lot of mixed feelings (often times it is dismissed as garbage). This band typically is more psychedelic however they have taken their sound and absolutely darkened it going back to an almost old school black metal mixed with elements of their style on ‘assassins’ and ‘addicts’ which are both examples of this bands prior style of which is absolutely amazing in my opinion. There are moments on this album that feel very different than practically anything I’ve heard from this band. 

There are moments this band feels like a Blackened Crust band but then it becomes changed up to black and roll. There is a large conjunction of Fast tracks that are overwhelming as black metal but then there are also slower songs as well. I am currently on the 8^th listen of it now, and am truly impressed with their offering this year. There is a lot to sink your teeth into if your into this style of music, but the only flaws are some of the more ‘ballad’esche type songs on the recent seem out of place and for me at least ruin the overall stance of the record.

Overall 8/10

Links:

*These are individual songs, whereas listening to the album

as a whole I feel like it changes the atmosphere*

Silencing machine: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t7A22xGroEg
Decimation, Annihilation: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bcNTr4zDhFM&feature=relmfu
I wait in hell: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fFwWBwLNahc