Nocturnal Poisoning

by Xasthur

Nocturnal Poisoning cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: August 2002
  • Label: Blood Fire Death
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 1:09:07
  • Community rating: 3.24/5 from 3 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

A foundational document of the American depressive suicidal black metal subgenre, recorded entirely by solitary multi-instrumentalist Malefic. Utilizing primitive drum machines and blown-out tape distortion, the intensely bleak arrangements bury tortured shrieks beneath a suffocating wall of melancholic fuzz.

Genres

Descriptors: atmospheric, noisy, occult, dissonant

Tracklist

  1. In The Hate Of Battle (9:05)
  2. Soul Abduction Ceremony (7:44)
  3. A Gate Through Bloodstained Mirrors (8:06)
  4. Black Imperial Blood (5:51)
  5. Legion Of Sin And Necromancy (11:39)
  6. A Walk Beyond Utter Blackness (6:28)
  7. Nocturnal Poisoning (15:24)
  8. Forgotten Depths Of Nowhere (4:50)

Credits

  • Xasthur - primary artist
  • No Peace At The Gate - cover
  • M眉tiilation - written-by

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