{"id":93134,"date":"2022-03-25T00:00:47","date_gmt":"2022-03-25T00:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/?p=93134"},"modified":"2022-04-05T12:33:00","modified_gmt":"2022-04-05T11:33:00","slug":"album-review-nite-voices-of-the-kronian-moon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/album-review-nite-voices-of-the-kronian-moon\/","title":{"rendered":"NITE – Voices Of The Kronian Moon (2022) | Album \/ EP Reviews @ Metal Forces Magazine"},"content":{"rendered":"

NITE
Voices Of The Kronian Moon<\/strong><\/span>
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\nSeason Of Mist (2022)<\/span>
Rating: 8\/10<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Nite is a band that will surely intrigue many. Formed out of San Francisco in 2018, this devilish four-piece has come wrapped in shrouds of horror, mists of mysticism and bandages of occult imagery.<\/p>\n

The look and feel resembles Fresno dark riders Haunt, more so with the art and leathery strides within the sound, with this offering being the second full-length which reveals eight tidy tracks.<\/p>\n

Like a lot of modern metal acts, Nite has mastered the art of black mass appeal. But where a lot of bands, more so in the \u201cdoom\u201d genre, are all art no sound, this new release brings quality throughout.<\/p>\n

For those of you not familiar with Nite I\u2019d suggest starting here because the band has progressed since 2020 debut Darkness Silence Mirror Flame<\/em>, which lost its novelty by the midway point.<\/p>\n

This time round, the ethereal vocal sneers of guitarist Van Labrakis (Satan\u2019s Wrath) lay like wispy fog on the riveting, melodic chords. Even as you tiptoe into opener \u2018Acheron\u2019 there\u2019s a sense of dread and suspense, the outfit providing jet black corridors amok with half-hinted apparitions.<\/p>\n

Musically, Nite stirs rather than attacks. There\u2019s a subtlety to their prowess, as the combo bring traditional metal values to the already present late 70s \/ early 80s New Wave Of British Heavy Metal occultisms.<\/p>\n

Riffs gallop throughout; Labrakis and fellow cult member Scott Hoffman (Dawnbringer) trawl the depths of denim, leather n\u2019 darkness to produce a sound that is surprisingly nifty and airy. Avinash Mittur\u2019s bass rumbles nicely to the timely patterns of drummer Patrick Crawford, and the band as a unit are as tight as their jeans as each track drifts with ghostly energy.<\/p>\n

\u2018Kronian Moon\u2019 seems darker, more slithering in approach and there\u2019s that classic, almost upbeat melodious nature in the solo, but still it harkens back to halcyon days of Gothic British landscapes boasting crumbling mills, ancient forest and shadowy characters. It\u2019s quite a talent to be able to conjure up such authentic-sounding metal without jumping on the Ghost bandwagon.<\/p>\n

\u2018Last Scorpion\u2019 is doomy in approach, hinting at classic Trouble as it trudges, while \u2018Edge Of The Night\u2019 features a punch bass gallop, and again an infectious melody. And that\u2019s the key here; Nite\u2019s effortless ability to craft dark, engaging heavy metal that sprightly bounds but leaves a trail of black slime.<\/p>\n

The grey haze clank of \u2018Thorns\u2019 is wonderfully discordant, almost and dare I say it, industrial in its trundle, before album closer \u2018The Trident\u2019 strides purposefully, bridging the gap between metal and a niftier, more melodious blackened drizzle.<\/p>\n

Flecks of Iron Maiden can be found in Nite\u2019s sophomore outing, and it\u2019s a record that although lacking any real deviation from its true path remains as mesmerising as a Dennis Wheatley book on a wet Sunday afternoon.<\/p>\n

Neil Arnold<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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