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Thursday / 02 / February / 2012

So the album's been 'out' (still not physically ha) for a couple of months, and the first handful ofreviews are eking their way out of the cracks of the internet. Check them out.

from www.lordsofmetal.nl

Also within the realms there is such a thing as pure listening music. Think of newer Anathema or newer The Gathering. Nihternnes from England also produces fragile breakable listening music. Even though the band originates from the symphonic black metal realm I am sure the band will appeal to fans of the two mentioned bands. It surprises me that ‘Subterfuge’ is a self released affair because I am sure there will be interest for this sort of music. For a self released product it sounds amazing. Everything is balanced, what of course is a must with this sort of music. Daniel Astley really handles everything on ‘Subterfuge’ from vocals to flute to the production. The man clearly knows what he is doing. Even though this is not my type of music I am sure I will spin ‘Subterfuge’ in future. So fans of new Anathema and new The Gathering come on and support Nihternnes, but do take into account it is more metal than the works of those two bands. 

http://frecuenciasenelespacio.blogspot.com/2012/01/nihternnes-subterfuge-2012.html

(roughly translated in my pigeon spanish - apologies :P)

Formed in 2007, this British project started practicing an avant-garde black metal sound lying a little to the industrial sound and taking a series of elements of old school. Since I started following the band, I have had slight doubts about the cohesion of the concept in general. However since 2009, with the release of the Mouthless Dead (a release of three tracks) Daniel D. Astley was responsible for all instruments and this quite rightly brought about a major shift in the music. The industrial side was somewhat abandoned instead taking a more melodic and atmospheric approach to the sound. For this release there is a much more noticeable dark aspect, where clean vocals are imposed and the development of this peaceful atmosphere (the first trilogy of songs at times reminds me vocally of Ulver, or Opeth when it comes to guitars) resulting in a progressive setting full of black metal but with many more details to discover - with which one listen is simply not enough. Definitely a good release to start the year... with this third album Nihternnes removes any doubt as to whether it is a creative and consistent band.

I will post more as they are brought to my attention. If you find anything worth reading please email me! In the meantime please do check out those websites as they are packed full of excellent metal news and reviews!!

Later

Dan

Monday / 02 / January / 2012

Happy new year to one and all !

As promised album is released via internet already (some torrents were slipped out a few weeks ago to those who knew where to look) but sticking to my original release date I'll post link on here now for everybody!

I'm still eventually looking to put out a printed LP but for now this will do you.

So you can download all seven tracks directly from last.fm free of charge. I'll put the artwork links up later on as well.

Click the link below to access all tracks - you shouldn't have to sign up or anything, i thought this would be the easiest way but if anyone has a better idea please drop me a line.

Cheers all, hope it's a good year

Dan

Thursday / 10 / November / 2011

Have a taste of the tricks

About time I placed some tracks for you guys to sample hey?

Enjoy !

Subterfuge II - A Hint Of Amethyst

Subterfuge II - A Hint Of Amethyst by nihternnes

In The Degree Absolute

In The Degree Absolute by nihternnes

Saturday / 08 / October / 2011

Subterfuge recording sessions finally complete

After four long years the studio sessions for Subterfuge are finally complete!

It has been a touch-and-go process for a long time - with FOUR geographical relocations since 2007 - but we got there in the end.

With this comes the launch of the website, www.nihternnes.co.uk. Also long overdue.

Track listing is also confirmed. Read what you inevitably will into everything.

1. Subterfuge I - Shadows (In Fractured Tourmaline Mirrors)
2. Subterfuge II - A Hint Of Amethyst
3. Subterfuge III - Dance Of Illusions
4. What The Storm Means
5. Silhouettes
6. In The Degree Absolute
7. Evasion

Running time is just over an hour. Some teasers / samples and so on shall be posted as and when production completes itself.

We'll see about a release date for now, but provisionally aiming for a January 2012 release.

Keep an eye out!

Dan