Nox Irae are one of the most exciting new bands to emerge out of France, and luckily for us, the lineup contains members of two well known bands – the legendary Catacomb and the venerated Affliction Gate. None other than Metal Injection streamed their album AT THIS LINK and had this to say about it –
“this is an album crafted by old school death metal fans, there’s no arguing that fact. It’s also an incredibly strong debut album from Nox Irae and obvious all the members brought their knowledge from other projects in with them”
– “some of the best old school Death Metal” – VM Underground (Netherlands)
– “the debut is exemplary” –Storm Bringer (Austria) 4/5
– “instant ‘big hit’” – The Killchain (UK)
– “fiendishly good” – No Clean Singing (US)
– “absolute belter” – Toilet ov Hell (US)
– “a complete package displaying excellence on all fronts” – Metal Bite (US) 8/10
– “enjoyable and fierce” – Voices From The Dark Side (Germany)
– “Great piece of work!” – Musipedia of Metal (UK) 8/10
– “excellent” – Thrashocore (France)
– “destroy all in their path” – Head-Banger Reviews (US)
– “Brilliant work” – Nattskog (UK)
– “A punishing slab of death metal” – GBHBL (UK)
– “high class” – Musik Reviews (Germany)
– “definitely something worth checking out” – Hard Rock Info (Sweden)
Nox Irae (France) – Here The Dead Live (November 15th, 2019)
Genre – Death Metal
Release Date – November 15th, 2019
Record Label – Transcending Obscurity Records
For fans of – Affliction Gate, Morgoth, Death, Demolition Hammer, Kreator, Asphyx, Bolt Thrower, Horrendous
Members of the legendary French death metal band Catacomb join forces with members of Affliction Gate to create raw, thrashy death metal dripping with old school fervour and unbridled passion. Members of both the bands bring their trademark elements to the table – the bloodcurdling vocals of Affliction Gate‘s Herostratos with the brilliant structuring of the Catacomb veterans when it comes to the creation of this morbid yet delectably catchy mess. This is old school death metal given new expression through the lens of what these bands stood for, without being plainly derivative or sounding old hat. There’s palpable tension and rage all through these six compositions and you’ll find yourself returning back to these again and again to hopelessly satiate the flesh-tearing itch. Nox Irae have made a huge statement with their debut EP and one can only expect great things from them in the foreseeable future.
Band lineup –
Herostratos (Affliction Gate) – Vocals
Damien – Bass
Fred (Catacomb) – Guitars
Jérôme (Catacomb) – Drums
Artwork and logo by Chris Moyen (Incantation)
Track listing –
1. Phantom Parasite Trauma
2. All Is Over
3. Knife Under Throat
4. Cold Wind
5. Primordial Lie
6. Supposed Dead
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