One phrase to describe
Nocturnal Bloodlust's songs: the coordinated beauty within the raging chaos.
The
Omega album is a ambitious one that explores a variety of music styles with deathcore metal as the base, so the good part is that all the songs are very distinct from each other, highlighting the band’s musical talents while the con is that some songs may not be one’s cup of tea.
“Zoey” is just the starter, the real show starts with “
Venom”, an addictive, aggressive, excellent song with multifaceted musical components incorporated. The sense of urgency and ferocity is evident in the start and built-up.
And the fantastic, outstanding guitar works are very attention-grabbing, yet they never steal the limelight away from the brilliant, angry vocals. Instead they accentuate the emotions the vocals seek to bring across. The chorus is tamer but it ties very well together with the rest of song—there is a lining of grace running in the veins of the tunes, thus connecting the whole song together—and brings variations to the entire song. Like the venom, this song gets into the bones and spread its poison through one’s system. It is a poison that induces a euphoria feeling of sweet torture.
“Puppet
Master” starts off really good with that dense feel peppered with the funk elements. It gets better when Hiro’s famous growls come in. Just when I thought things are going to a new high, the song slows down considerably after 1:38 and feels kind of detached from the previous parts. The detachment is the main reason that I only like this song, instead of loving it like I do for “
Venom”.
“V.I.P” has a slight hint of disco vibe in it and is most probably NCBL’s sexiest song, with an edge. Not the romantic, candlelight kind, more towards the grinding variety. Read up the lyrics and see Hiro’s performance of this song—nothing obscene, don’t worry—on one of their lives, available on Gears of
Omega DVD, to see what I mean. It is easy to get hooked on this one due to the great melody and flow. The best part is still the furious, growling portion at the intermission though, which is quality head-banging material.
“Defect in Perfection” is aggressive but I find variations to be somewhat flat. As this is one of the songs from their earlier days, it shows how much the band has progressed musically. “
Fate” puts a nice end to the album with the slow tempo and the feelings of bleakness. The Japanese influence is stronger in this song as compared to the others.
All in all, a solid album.
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