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NOCTURNUS - The Key
Killer 1990 debut from Florida's Nocturnus. A pioneering album and classic of progressive satanic death metal.

01. Lake of Fire

02. Standing In Blood

03. Visions From Beyond the Grave 04. Neolithic 05. Undead Journey 06. BC/AD (Before Christ/After Death) 07. Andromeda Strain 08. Droid Sector

09. Destroying the Manger 10. Empire of the Sands

5.0 out of 5 stars This Is Technical Death Metal Par Excellence,
Considering that this Album is a good few years old now, it still has a tremendous intensity and importantly I think it still sounds fresh next to more modern acts like Nile and Cryptopsy.
In terms of the style in which Nocturnus play, I would say that they are very similar in approach to things as Morbid Angel especially in regards to the high levels of musicianship and technicality of their song structures.

The one major difference between Nocturnus and most other bands in the genre is that they prolifically use keyboards in their material, This would obviously make certain Death Metal Fans a bit wary of the end product.

In the case of this Album The keyboards do nothing to take away the power and heaviness from the music on this album.

If There are any Death Metal enthusiasts out there who don't own this album then I highly recommend that you purchase this, for I believe that it is a true Death Metal Classic.