Nocturnal Silence

Necrophobic | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (February 18, 2003)
• Original Release Date: 2000
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Hammerheart America
• ASIN: B00007KWJS
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #345,490 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Classic in underground metal, October 11, 2002

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Rob (Cortlandt Manor, New York United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Nocturnal Silence (Audio CD)

This is one of the best death metal albums of all time. The first time I heard this album I was in total shock because it gave me the same feeling as Slayer's Hell Awaits did. This album has by far the most "evil" atmosphere I have ever encountered in an album. A lot of bands have the satanic image and they try really hard to be evil, but many of them don't cut it like Necrophobic. There music is brilliant. Davis Parland (AKA Blackmoon) is hands down the best death metal guitarist that I have ever heard. His songwriting is both brutal and very catchy. The production is amazing. Unlike other swedish bands who recorded in the early 90s they had their own sound. Their lyrics are beautifully frightening. I cannot speak highly enough about this album. If you are into death metal, I highly recommend this album. Your collection is not complete without it. I also recommend the first Dark Funeral album " Secrets of the Black Arts", War and Infernal. These bands were all formed by David Parland after he exited Necrophobic.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the greatest Death Metal releases of all time!, March 8, 2005

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Michael Pardi "mikeonis" (Los Angeles, Ca) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Nocturnal Silence (Audio CD)

Yes, a bold statement - but Necrophobic backs it up indeed. I was knocked to the floor the first time I heard this CD. I probably listened to it every day for a year straight, and then pretty much once a week since then - it just doesn't get old! The guitar work is unmatched, only Abyssos or Dissection can compete. These guys destroy Morbid Angel or Cannibal Corpse as far as guitar riffs are concerned... Their style is chilling, you will literally get goose bumps from listening, it's so damn evil, and yet so cool. The guitar sound is the old-school Swedish D.M. sound - courtesy of Sunlight Studio, which is where all the classic releases were recorded (Entombed, Dismember, Grave, Nihilist) The drumming is dead-on, and the drummer actually wrote a lot of the riffs! Vocals have a lot of variety, and the overall energy and sound quality are hard to beat, even with today's standards. If you liked: "Left Hand Path" from Entombed, "Pieces" from Dismember, or "You'll Never See" from Grave, "The Nocturnal Silence" will blow your ass away!!!

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars underrated black metal, May 27, 2003

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"scorpioneyes" (east coast) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Nocturnal Silence (Audio CD)

This album is pure evil from start to finish. I'm amazed how Necrophobic didn't manage to achieve a higher status after the release of this debut, The Nocturnal Silence, which is an utter shame. Everything about this album emanates perfection. The guitarwork is brillant, brutal, beautiful, and beastly. There is not one weak track found, there is not even a weak section. Necrophobic is as evil, if not more than legendary bands such as Emperor, Mayhem, and Darkthrone. If I were Satan, I would truly be shaking in my goat clefted boots knowing that that there is a new contender to the throne of darkness, and that is Necrophobic.