Full Length Review: Nocturnal Breed "Carry the Beast" (Dark Essence Records) by Daniel Ryan

Band: Nocturnal Breed

Location: Oslo

Country: Norway

Genre: Thrash/black metal

Full length: Carry the Beast

Format: Digital, transparent red 12" vinyl, black 12" vinyl, CD

Label: Dark Essence Records (Norway)

Release date: June 23, 2023

Starting off with a killer intro and two songs afterwards that make you totally immersed into insane thrashing about, Carry The Beast is so far not letting up. With superb riffing and explosive solos you get the idea that this is the next step up for Nocturnal Breed. Unknown samples here and there, and a steam train rolling on the drums with more solos to top it off, you cannot mistaken these songs being made by someone else. Raise The Flag & The Hordes Will Follow sounds like a DarkThrone track from their later albums in a way. I get Incubus - Serpent Temptations vibes as well. This is a solid and thrill full album that is pure heavy metal darkness. If you like the likes of the bands I mentioned or old Gladiator and old Necrodeath, you will be surprised to listen this one or have it in your fiendish collection. Available on all formats and you can get them all on Nocturnal Breeds Bandcamp page. –Daniel Ryan

Track list:

1. Carry the Beast

2. Thrash Metal Hate Saw (The Last Act of Terror)

3. Knights of Denim

4. Salt the Wounds

5. Atomic Cruiser

6. Raise the Flag..And the Hordes will Follow

7. Nosferata

8. Lady Vampire

9. I Ain't Marching Anymore

10. I Felt Nothing (CD bonus track)

11. Trench Fever (CD bonus track)

12. Blitzhammer (CD bonus track)