Lecherous Nocturne/Occultaclysmic/Willowtip Records/2018 CD Review

  Lecherous  Nocturne  are  a  band  from  South  Carolina  that  has  been  featured  before  in  this  zine  and  plays  a  very  brutal  and  technical  form  of  blackened  death  metal  which  they  also  mix  in  with  more  atmospheric  elements  this  time  around  and  this  is  a  review  of  their  2018  album  "Occultaclysmic"  which  will  be  released  in  April  by  Willowtip  Records.

  A  very  heavy  sound  starts  off  the  album  before going  into  a  very  fast  direction  which  also  uses  a  great  amount  of  brutal  blast  beats  while  the  vocals  bring  in  a  mixture  of  black  metal  screams  and  death  metal  growls  along  with  all  of  the  musical  instruments  having  a  very  powerful  sound  to  them.

  Throughout  the  recording  you  can  also  hear  a  great  mixture  of  slow,  mid  paced  and  fast  parts  along  with  the  riffs  also  bringing  in  a  decent  amount  of  dark  sounding  melodies  as  well  as  the  solos and  leads being  done  in  a  very  dark  yet  melodic  fashion  and  at  times  the  music  gets  very  technical  and  as  the  album  progresses  an  instrumental  which  brings  in  elements  of  classical  music  elements  can  be  heard  before  returning  back  to  a  heavier  direction  which  also  shows  the  music  also  adding  in  more  of  an  atmospheric  touch.

  On  this  recording  Lecherous  Nocturne  remain  true  to t heir  technical  and  brutal  style  of  blackened  death  metal  while  the  black  metal  influence  has  a  more  powerful  presence  on  this  recording,  the  production  sounds  very  professional  while  the  lyrics  cover  occultism,  metaphysics  and  quantum  psychic  themes.

  In  my  opinion  this  is  another  great  sounding  recording  from  Lecherous  Nocturne  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  technical  and  brutal  blackened  death  metal,  you  should  check  out  this  album.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "Quantum  Mysticism"  "Occultaclysmic" "Unidimensional  Eclipse"  and  "Planet  Of  The  Crossing".  8  out  of  10. 

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Lecherous Nocturne Interview

1. Can you give us an update on what is going on with the band these days? Were working hard on tightening the screws on this lineup and progressively evolving the compositions. Trying to bring in many new elements to our song writing while keeping true to our roots that are the formula to Lecherous Nocturne.

2. How would you describe the musical sound of the new album and how it differs from previous releases? It has a more moderate tempo throughout the album. We still love blazing blast beats but wanted to have a significant identity to this effort in our discography. It is focused more on the emotion of our hatred and disgust for many things without any extra frill.. Right to the point! Ive heard it said "if your not metal your not gonna like this album" and I beleive thats just what the intention was here. Weve always written and performed our songs the way we wanted to without caring what the "reviewers" would say about it but I feel this one is a knife right to the temple! A good "Fuck You" metal album that we feel this genre is in need of. 

3. What are some of the lyrical topics and subjects the new release explores?

Ranging from many subjects that interest us, some historical, some scientific, some emotional. 

4. What is the meaning and inspiration behind the bands name? Lust... Its a beautiful and drudging topic that facinates us and inspires us. Lecherous Nocturne is defined as a dark lust filled musical composition. Although many of our songs wander far from the meaning behind the name of the band the basic theme is always similar. Reality without any filters.

5. What are some of the best shows that the band has played so far and how would you describe your stage performance? I personally wasnt performing with the band for this one but I believe House of Blues in L.A. on the Cannibal Corpse tour sticks out as a memorable show for the band as all out ruthless and brutal. All shows get the same level of intensity from us whether it be 5 to 5,000 people. The only difference we see is the responses. Were on the stage for the simple and pure reason to play music for the sake of music. We have nothing to gain or lose besides the respect of our peers and metal bretheren.

6. Do you have any touring plans for the future? Not at the moment, we will be out in support of Behold Almighty Doctrine beginning shortly after the release this year but nothing set in stone enough to announce at the present.

7. On a worldwide level how has the feedback been to your newer material by fans of brutal death metal?

Like I said earlier, the fans of brutal music "get it" and all the poser limp wrist wine sippers that like pretty, polished grammy attempts seem to have something negative to say. All in all were very happy with the level of acceptance in the international spectrum.

8. What is going on with the other musical projects these days?

Everyone in this band has their home studio and enjoys delving into other musical endeavors  but I think the main focus for everyone in Lecherous Nocturne is Lecherous Nocturne.

9. What direction do you see your music heading into on future releases? Always trying to innovate and progress musically but were wanting to bring back some of the earlier elements and potions that we love. We want every release to have an identity of its own while maintaining the level of intensity we strive for.

10. What are some bands or musical styles that have influenced your newer music and also what are you listening to nowadays? We love cult bands like 1349, Angel Corpse and Abigail Williams. Our influences span way too far to list them all but you can pretty much sum that one up in one word... Cult...If its real and no frills then chances are we love it. 

11.Outside of music what are some of your interests? Fucking nothing... Sex mabey..

12. Any final words or thoughts before we wrap up this interview? Thanks for taking the time to have a talk with us here today!! Best wishes!!! Cult as Fuck!!! www.lecherousnocturne.net

Lecherous Nocturne/Behold Almighty Doctrine/Unique Leader/2013 CD Review

  Lecherous  Nocturne  are  a  band  from  South  Carolina  that  plays  a  very  heavy,  brutal,  and  technical  form  of  blackened  death  metal  and  this  is  a  review  of  their  2013  album  "Behold  Almighty  Doctrine"  which  was  released  by  Unique  leader.

  Drums  range  from  slow,  mid  paced  to  fast  drumming  with  a  great  amount  of  brutal  sounding  blast  beats  being  thrown  into  the  music,  while  the  bass  playing  has  a  very  dark  tone  with  riffs  that  follow  the  riffing  that  riffing  that  are  coming  out  of  the  guitars,  as  for  the  pianos  they  are  only  used  briefly  and  they  bring  a  very  dark  and  classical  music  sound  to  the  recording.

  Rhythm  guitars  range  from  slow,  mid  paced  to  fast  death  metal  riffs  that  are  very  heavy,  technical  and  brutal  sounding  with  a  great  amount  of  grindcore  and  black  metal  influences  being  thrown  into  the  riffing  and  there  are  no  guitar  solos  or  leads  present  on  this  recording.

   Vocals  are  mostly  deep  death  metal  growls  with  some  high  pitched  screams  being  utilized  at  times  ,  while  the  lyrics  cover  dark  and  philosophical  themes,  as  for  the  production  it h as  a  very  strong,  powerful,  heavy  and  professional  sound  to  it.

  In  my  opinion  Lecherous  Nocturne  are  a  very  great  sounding  heavy,  brutal  and  technical  death  metal  band  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  this  musical  genre,  you  should  check  out t his  album.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "Ouroboros  Chains"  "Those  Have  Been  Hiding  Away"  "Caustic  Vertigo"  and  "Creation  Continuum".  RECOMMENDED  BUY.

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