NOCTEM
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In this episode, we descend into the depths of Xibalba (the Mayan Underworld). We will take a look at an album entitled OBLIVION (2011) by Spanish death/black metal band, NOCTEM. The OBLIVION
record has placed the band on the world stage even attracting the
attention of legendary label METAL BLADE RECORDS. Currently and always
on tour, the band finds itself in the middle of its “EUROPEAN CONQUEST
TOUR” which spans with several dates in Spain and across Europe.
Moreover, the band has toured Europe and Scandinavia supporting extreme
metal acts such as MALEVOLENT CREATION, INCANTATION, HATE, GORGOROTH, FINNTROLL and SAMAEL just to mention a few.
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| OBLIVION 2011 |
Well received by the media. The album OBLIVION has been acclaimed as being one of the best releases for 2011 (Sonic Abuse). METAL HAMMER magazine states about the album’s production as, “…a fantastic production, what a level!” KERRANG magazine adds, “Tracks
like Invictus, Universal Disorder or Unredemption should be, from now,
authentic hymns for the lovers of the most extreme music.” Other accolades for the OBLIVION album include being included in the 3rd position as Best Underground Metal Album/International for The Whiplasher (Austria). Regarding
the album, EXO guitarist states, “I think this is our best album. That
is something a lot bands used to say. But I think, in this record; we
put all the effort; all the inspiration; and all we have learned in
these two years touring. We learned so many things on the road. I think
you can listen to all these kinds of things when you listen to OBLIVION. ”
The OBLIVION
concept record, second in a trilogy of albums that the band plans on
releasing, is based around the mythological corpus of the ancient
inhabitants of Mesoamerica, the Maya. With the album’s epic instrumental opener “Popol Vuh” which is the name given to the sacred text written by the Ki’che’ Maya, the
record’s epic intro concludes with the second track of the album “The
Arrival of The False Gods”. This track defines the heaviness and intensity
experienced throughout the album. Regarding the concept for the album,
EXO states, “It’s a kind of conceptual album. We are talking about
the Spanish Inquisition. It’s a way to apologize for the Spanish
Inquisition to the Mesoamerican Cultures. It’s a kind of tribute because
of the horrible things that happened in the past.”
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| EXO GUITARS |
Continuously touring and writing new material for the next album in 2013; NOCTEM is poised on surpassing the honors received for the OBLIVION album, EXO guitarist states, “…I’m thinking right now on creating the next album; and it’s going to be pretty hard. Because with OBLIVION
we received a lot of outstanding reviews; very great feedback from the
international metal press and metal heads. I think it’s going to be very
hard, you know. For me, it causes some kind of headache, you know, but
do it better than the previous album.”
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| BELETH VOCALS |
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| NOCTEM LIVE |
Inspired by the writings of the ancient Maya and channeled through the sensibilities of extreme metal; the album OBLIVION has been regarded as one of the best productions for 2011 and one of the best NOCTEM has released, yet. We would rate it as ten "horns up" over ten; go get this shit!
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH
DURATION: 56 minutes
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SONGS/ALBUM IN ORDER OF APPEARANCE:
1.) INVICTUS - OBLIVION
2.) POPOL VUH/THE ARRIVAL OF THE FALSE GODS - OBLIVION
3.) DIVINITY - DIVINITY
4.) ABNIGATION AND BRUTALITY - OBLIVION
5.) SONS OF HUN-VACUB - OBLIVION
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NOCTEM VIDEOS
THE ARRIVAL OF THE FALSE GODS
DIVINITY
POPOL VUH
click to download POPOL VUH (English, Simple Version) in PDF
The POPOL VUH
is a corpus of mytho-historical narratives of the Post Classic K'iche'
kingdom in Guatemala's western highlands. The title translates as "Book
of the People." Popol Vuh's prominent features are its creation myth,
and its epic tales of the Hero Twins Hunahpú and Xbalanqué, and their battle against the dark lords of Xibalba.
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