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Nocturnus
Released 1990

Lake of Fire
05:03
947 plays

Standing in Blood
04:19
562 plays

Neolithic
04:50
548 plays

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- 1
- Lake of Fire
- 05:03
- 947 plays

- 2
- Standing in Blood
- 04:19
- 562 plays

- 3
- Visions from Beyond the Grave
- 04:09
- 529 plays

- 4
- Neolithic
- 04:50
- 548 plays

- 5
- Undead Journey
- 04:16
- 341 plays

- 6
- Before Christ / After Death
- 04:56
- 358 plays

- 7
- Andromeda Strain
- 03:42
- 365 plays

- 8
- Droid Sector
- 04:21
- 341 plays

- 9
- Destroying the Manger
- 06:08
- 297 plays

- 10
- Empire of the Sands
- 06:26
- 211 plays

album review

When Nocturnus was formed in the late '80s, the Tampa residents did something that was most unusual for a death metal/thrash outfit at the time -- they employed a keyboardist (Louis Panzer). It wasn't unusual for mainstream metal and hard rock bands to use keyboards, but it was hardly typical in the underground world of death metal, thrash, and grindcore. Nocturnus, of course, didn't want to be typical, which is why The Key is among the more interesting death metal releases of 1990. The Key has all of death metal's trademarks: insanely fast tempos, demonic vocals (which are provided by Mike Browning), occult-minded lyrics, and a love of brute force and sledgehammer aggression. But the tempos do vary, and Panzer's keyboard harmonies set this CD apart from most of the death metal that was recorded in the late '80s and early '90s. This isn't to say that The Key isn't blistering; even though Nocturnus was more musical than many of its death metal contemporaries, no prisoners are taken on this bone-crushing classic. ~ Alex Henderson, All Music Guide