RISING HOUR - NOCTURNAL WORSHIP DEMO

 
 
 
     
     
 
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Band: Rising Hour
Album: "Nocturnal Worship"
Label: Son Of Man Records
Year: 2005
Country: U.S.A
Official Site: www.geocities.com/rising_hour
Genre: Atmospheric Black Metal


 

This here is one of my new cds. its from a band called Rising Hour which is Atmospheric Raw Black Metal and their new demo is really worth listening to and its called "Nocturnal Worship". The man behind this is a guy who calls himself Ephphatha (real name Taylor) and he does all the instruments (drum machine/singing/bass/guitar).

The first song is called "Summoning the Holocaust", which is a pretty cool song. I am not a real fan of the singing on this song which is not really black metalish but the instruments are pretty good and make up for it. The next song is by far the best song on this cd and its one of those songs that make you press the repeat button over over again until it breaks. the song is called "Beneath the Full Moon" and it starts off with a pretty cool guitar intro which is then joined by the other instruments to create a very atmospheric feel even though there are no keyboards or female vocals in it! a feat many bands can't do. The best part of the song is that it has a strong Christian message as it talks about Christ being our messiah. The vocals are much better and they are a really creepy echoy dark black metal style which stays with the rest of the album. Song 3 comes along and its called "In Flames Of Glory Rides The Warlord" (awesome title) its also a awesome song with another sweet intro. The pedals are more furious while the song itself is a little calmer than "Beneath the Full Moon". Pretty interesting song with cool beats and even a little surprise in the end. it seems like the song is ending but then its starts up again furious and with heavy pedals for a few more seconds. The closing song on this demo is called "Nocturnal Worship" which shares the albums name. its has more of a melodic intro and the singing does not start until over 2 minutes later. The song itself is almost 9 minutes long. Its mostly instrumental with a little bit of singing. its the slowest and softest of the songs but its still raw black metal so it is intense.

overall this is a awesome cd which anybody who likes raw black metal will love. the only thing is maybe he should get a real drummer instead of drum machines and a little less of the vocals of the first song. the instruments, vocals, and lyrics were awesome though. This demo is only 5 bucks on Son of Man records www.sonofmanrecords.tripod.com including shipping so its a sweet deal but they are limited so don't waste time.


 

 

Reviewed by Serpent Grinder


 

 


 

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Running Time: 20:15

Total Songs: 4

Tracklisting 1. Summoning the Holocaust, 2. Beneath the Full Moon, 3. In Flames Of Glory Rides The Warlord, 4.Nocturnal Worship.

Highlights: Beneath the Full Moon.


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