{"id":19534,"date":"2012-03-31T06:46:34","date_gmt":"2012-03-31T11:46:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hardrockhaven.net\/online\/?p=19534"},"modified":"2013-01-29T09:59:02","modified_gmt":"2013-01-29T14:59:02","slug":"nightrage-insidious","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hardrockhaven.net\/online\/2012\/nightrage-insidious\/","title":{"rendered":"Nightrage | Insidious<\/em>"},"content":{"rendered":"

by Nikiforos Skoumas<\/span>
\nStaff Writer —<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\"\"Greek-Swedish melodic death metal outfit Nightrage is back with its fifth studio album Insidious<\/em>. It is the band\u2019s third album under Lifeforce Records and is being promoted as their best work ever. <\/p>\n

Nightrage is bandleader: guitarist Marios Iliopoulos, lead guitarist Olof Morock (founder of Amaranthe), singer Antony Hamalainen, bassist Anders Hammer and drummer Jo Nunez (also of Firewind). Insidious<\/em> also features guest appearances by former members, Gus G (guitar solos) and Thomas Lindberg (vocals) along with Appollo Papathanasio who performs clean vocals where required. <\/p>\n

One has to admire the niche Nightrage have come to develop; they play down-tuned melodic metal with emphasis on guitar harmonies and staccato tempo, topped by screaming vocals (which for the biggest part are not that hard to make out). So Insidious<\/em> is very much a death metal album, yet one that bares an undeniable mainstream-metal appeal. <\/p>\n

Much like previous Nightrage albums, the song structure of the material featured on Insidious<\/em> is pretty straightforward. The rhythm patterns are fairly consistent within the song while the core instrumental melodies remain simple and memorable. Experienced fans should no be surprised to find riffs and melodies reminiscent of Firewind on this album; for that matter, making out the two spots where Gus G lays his solos should provide quite a challenge for any enthusiast because Olof and Marios seem to share a very similar mentality with the renowned guitar hero as far lead guitar playing is concerned. <\/p>\n

It has to be addressed, however, that after the first three-to-four songs, every track seems similar to the previous or following; that\u2019s not necessarily a bad thing as it does not cause the album to sound tiring, even though melodies, riffs, choruses and rhythm patterns tend to get overly repeated on the fifteen tracks of Insidious<\/em>. <\/p>\n

Having played the album a good number of times, one can pinpoint such highlights as the intensely furious \u201cUtmost End of Pain,\u201d \u201cDelirium of the Fallen\u201d and \u201cHate Turns to Black\u201d. Bottom line you have to be a fan of head-bashing heavy metal to connect with Nightrage. Under this condition, Insidious<\/em> should even satisfy audiences who share a very superficial relationship with the genre of death metal, much like the one writing this review. <\/p>\n

Genre: Melodic Death Metal <\/p>\n

Line Up:
\nAntony H\u00e4m\u00e4l\u00e4inen \u2013 vocals
\nMarios Iliopoulos \u2013 guitar
\nOlof M\u00f6rck \u2013 guitar (bass on 2007 European Tour)
\nAnders Hammer \u2013 bass guitar
\nJohan Nunez \u2013 drums<\/p>\n

Track List:
\n01. So far Away (intro)
\n02. Delirium Of The Fallen
\n03. Insidious
\n04. Wrapped In Deceitful Dreams
\n05. Hate Turns Black
\n06. Sham Piety
\n07. Cloaked In Wolf Skin
\n08. This World Is Coming To An End
\n09. Utmost End Of pain
\n10. Poignant Memories
\n11. Hush Of Night
\n12. Poisoned Pawn
\n13. Solar Eclipse (Prelude)
\n14. Solar Corona
\n15. Emblem Of Light (Outro)<\/p>\n

Label: Lighthouse Records<\/p>\n

Web: http:\/\/www.nightrage.com\/index.asp<\/a><\/p>\n

Hardrock Haven rating: 7.5\/10<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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