┌───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │■ ■│ │ .-/ .-. │ │ _.-~ / ___ | ~-._ │ │ \:/ -~| / __/| .\:/ │ │ / || (:/:| \ │ │ / /\/| |:\___\| |\ \ │ │ / /:::|.::/:::/:.|:\ \ │ │ / /:::/ \\/:::/::/:::\ \ │ │ / .::\ \-~~~~-/\/:.. \ │ │ /..:::::\ /:::::..\ │ │ /::::::::- -::::::::\ │ │ \:::::-~ ~-:::::/ │ │ \:-~ ~-:/ │ │ METAL CLASSICS ARCHIVE │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ P R E S E N T S │ │ │ │ │ │ + Nothgard - Malady X-(3984-15614-0) + │ │ │ │ │ │╔═════════════════════╗ │ │║ Release Information ║ │ │╠═════════════════════╩══════════════════════════════════════════╗ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Release Date.Dec-25-2018 Encoder......L3.98.4 -V0 --lowpas ║ │ │║ Genre........Metal Graber.......EAC ║ │ │║ Year.........2018 Khz/Bitrate..44,1/ Br ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Ripper.......anthem Songs........13 ║ │ │║ Covers.......Yes Url... www.nothgard.de ║ │ │║ ║ │ │╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │╔═════════════════════╗ │ │║ Release Notes ║ │ │╠═════════════════════╩══════════════════════════════════════════╗ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Artist : Nothgard Rating : You Decide! ║ │ │║ Album : Malady X-(3984-15614-0) Label : Metal Blade ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │╠════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╣ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Description : ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ The story of how I discovered Nothgard is quite ║ │ │║ similar to how I discovered Omnium Gatherum. ║ │ │║ When I saw Equilibrium in Paris earlier this ║ │ │║ year, I got chatting to their lead guitarist, ║ │ │║ Dom R Crey, who is the front-man of Nothgard. At ║ │ │║ the time, I was not aware until I did my ║ │ │║ research post-show and noticed that he was the ║ │ │║ main man in that band. The band then posted ║ │ │║ their new video on the event page for the London ║ │ │║ show and I figured it was worth a listen, given ║ │ │║ that I love Equilibrium. I was not disappointedà ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ And it is that track which plays after a rather ║ │ │║ epic orchestral intro track. Referring to the ║ │ │║ modern world as a TV show, ôMalady Xö sets the ║ │ │║ scene for what is to come on the album. Classic ║ │ │║ riffs, the mid-pitched harsh vocals and superb ║ │ │║ guitar playing of Dom make this a track that you ║ │ │║ just donÆt want to stop playing. ôShades of Warö ║ │ │║ then follows on and could almost be called a ║ │ │║ Sabaton track with a more death metal vibe. Huge ║ │ │║ choruses abound with riffs that would be at home ║ │ │║ on a record from the Swedish powerhouse but ║ │ │║ equally work in this melodic death metal ║ │ │║ situation. The same could be said of ôGuardians ║ │ │║ of Sanityö with the backing keyboard parts and ║ │ │║ uplifting melodies in contrast to the dark and ║ │ │║ expressive melodies that is normally found in ║ │ │║ music of this genre. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Arguably one of my favourite tracks on the ║ │ │║ album, ôEpitaphö takes everything I like in this ║ │ │║ genre and kicks it into overdrive. Epic guitar ║ │ │║ solos, expressive lyrics and a chorus that you ║ │ │║ canÆt help but sing along to, this is a classic ║ │ │║ melo-death track. The next track, ôDeamonium Iö ║ │ │║ however doesnÆt really do it for me. I know itÆs ║ │ │║ meant to be more of a ballad style track and ║ │ │║ Noora Louhimo (Battle Beast) is a very nice ║ │ │║ addition to the track, but IÆm not really a fan. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ôSerpents Hollowö however, now thatÆs an awesome ║ │ │║ track. Sounding like it was lifted from a recent ║ │ │║ Arch Enemy album, the track is more of a modern ║ │ │║ melodic metal track as opposed to a melo-death ║ │ │║ track (in the sense that I refer to it as. To be ║ │ │║ clear, I consider melo-death to be stuff such as ║ │ │║ Dark Tranquility, Insomnium and Kalmah and not ║ │ │║ stuff by Arch Enemy and Black Dahlia Murder). ║ │ │║ Having a faster pace than the other tracks on ║ │ │║ the album, it again is one of my favourites on ║ │ │║ the album due to it being that bit different to ║ │ │║ the other tracks. ôDevil Will Knowö brings back ║ │ │║ more of themes that have been explored on the ║ │ │║ album before with melodic riffing and more crazy ║ │ │║ guitar solos from Dom. Seriously, the guy is an ║ │ │║ impressive guitarist and quite underrated in ║ │ │║ this field in my opinion. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Picking from where the previous track left off, ║ │ │║ ôFall of an Empireö is another modern melodic ║ │ │║ track and one that would go down a storm live. ║ │ │║ With a chorus which could be screamed back by an ║ │ │║ eager crowd and a main riff thatÆs just the ║ │ │║ right speed to windmill too, it could turn out ║ │ │║ to be a fan favourite at shows. The last song ║ │ │║ with vocals on, ôHerald of Deathö continues the ║ │ │║ trend of before but instead of having an epic ║ │ │║ chorus, it has an epic feel throughout the track ║ │ │║ with the guitars and keyboards playing off each ║ │ │║ other to great effect. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Ending the album, ôBlack Horizonö is entirely ║ │ │║ instrumental and is also the first instrumental ║ │ │║ track that Nothgard have written. And IÆll ║ │ │║ admit, for a first time itÆs really damn good. ║ │ │║ The choir that features in points breaks up the ║ │ │║ track quite nicely and it is also not too long ║ │ │║ which some instrumentals are guilty of being. ║ │ │║ Overall, a solid track which ends by fading out. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ But IÆm not done yet! There are two more tracks ║ │ │║ that feature on the special edition of the album ║ │ │║ which are worth mentioning. ôEye For An Eyeö is ║ │ │║ the first one of these and shares a lot of the ║ │ │║ characteristics of the other tracks on the album ║ │ │║ the main being the huge choruses and the ║ │ │║ excellent guitar solos. The other track is ║ │ │║ something a bit different though, a cover of ║ │ │║ ôNinjaö by Europe which sounds like the death ║ │ │║ metal version of Europe. It surprisingly works ║ │ │║ and sounds really rather good. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Having listened to bits and pieces of NothgardÆs ║ │ │║ back catalogue, it is clear that this album is ║ │ │║ different to previous ones from the band. Malady ║ │ │║ X feels much more mature, refined and has a ║ │ │║ sense of purpose about it. I personally feel ║ │ │║ that Nothgard have found their sound with this ║ │ │║ album and I look forward to hearing some of ║ │ │║ these tracks at the show next month in London. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Review written by James for www.moshville.co.uk ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Dom R. Crey - Vocals, Guitars, Keyboards ║ │ │║ Skaahl - Guitars ║ │ │║ Nico Kolja - Bass ║ │ │║ Felix Indra - Drums ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │╔═════════════════════╗ │ │║ Release Tracklist ║ │ │╚═════════════════════╩══════════════════════════════════════════ │ │ │ │ 01 - Voyage To Decay [01:31] │ │ 02 - Malady X [04:41] │ │ 03 - Shades Of War [04:16] │ │ 04 - Guardians Of Sanity [03:42] │ │ 05 - Epitah [03:58] │ │ 06 - Deamonium I [05:04] │ │ 07 - Serpent Hollow [04:44] │ │ 08 - Devil Will Know [05:02] │ │ 09 - Fall Of An Empire [04:13] │ │ 10 - Herald To Death [04:56] │ │ 11 - Black Horizon [04:32] │ │ 12 - Eye For An Eye (Bonus Track) [04:50] │ │ 13 - Ninja (Europe Cover-Bonus Track) [03:50] │ │ │ │ Total Length : [55:19 minn │ │ │ │ │ │ ▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ╔═════════════════════╗ │ │ ║ Greetings To: ║ │ │ ╚═════════════════════╝ │ │ │ │ Too all people who contributes to make this │ │ archive of good music in a exceptional conditions │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │■ ■│ └───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘