Nocturnal - Blue Split

This is one of my favorite albums of all time. There is not a single bad song on this album. I've had a digital version for years, but I wanted a physical copy (I like keeping physicals of my favorites) and it's perfect.Essential metal listening, essential BDM album. Perfection.

I can't stress enough how incredible the vinyl version of this album sounds. If you're a fan of the band, or even just a lover of melodic death metal, I highly recommend that you give this album a listen.

Gave as gift...

The CD its brand new and wrapped in plastic

So glad I was able to add this to my CD collection. The songs are all great, the CD case arrived in good condition. Definitely a must have for lovers of metal

Nocturnal by the Black Dahlia Murder to me is the pinnacle of all melodic death metal albums. Now their are many, many more bands out their than can crush this group. I shall not deny that, But this was the first melo death album i had ever listened to when i was 14 and i loved it. I had to have it. Six years later i finally got it. And even though i know all the songs. They still are amazing to hear over and over again even that many years later. Guitar work is top notch and their are some beautiful riffs on here that destroy me many a time. The drums are intense and amazing, flowing with the album as a whole. But honestly what sets this album apart for me from many other death metal bands. Is the fact that this albums vocalist does a predominately high pitched shriek, compared to the traditional growl. I do not like death growls at all. So whenever i can get to listen to a death metal band with high vocals i love it. Its a shame how short this cd is. I wish it was longer, because it goes by too fast. I recommend you check this out if what i said appeals to you. And if not. Thank you for the read.

This release is just what you'd expect from one of America's best Death Metal bands, with lightning fast guitars, dual-vocals, and killer riffs. I was a little unsure about the packaging concept with album, though. With bands out there like Behemoth and Gorgoroth, who take themselves and their "evilness" so seriously that they can be downright comical at times, I was somewhat surprised by Nocturnal's Black Metal look. While it looks pretty cool, I'm somewhat suspicious of its sincerity.While a little predictable in my opinion, this album far from disappoints. Darkness Spawned simply crushes, while seemingly speeding by without giving you a chance to breath. The surprise track is To Breathless Oblivion, with its epic scope and sweeping guitar lines. Black Dahlia has a bad habit of holding all their cords for the same amount of time on every song, while the cords on this song are held longer giving it a more epic feel. It also has the best lead on the album. For these reasons, this track stands head and shoulders above the rest of the album. I think Nocturnal would have flowed a little better had this track been the closer instead of Warborn, which is somewhat overshadowed by To Breathless Oblivion, despite its unique 3/4 section towards the end. However, there is much here that needs multiple listens to fully digest - another excellent trait of this band. The production on this album is an improvement over Miasma in the same proportion as Miasma was over Unhallowed, and the tone of Nocturnal is darker than both - a big improvement in my book.While the packaging art is certainly a "new" step for Black Dahlia, Nocturnal really doesn't deviate much from Miasma. Judging from the fact that there seems to be a new Black Dahlia clone every week, I can't really blame them for sticking to their guns. But for my money, I'd like to see Black Dahlia take a chance with their forth album. With two excellent releases in their discography, this album is a little safe for my taste.

How in the world did TBDM ever get lumped in to deathcore I will never know. Not one breakdown or pig squeal on this whole album. Or any other album from them. Melodic death metal?? I will buy that. Nocturnal is a quick album. Clocking in at 34 minutes and some change. The record starts off with Everything Went Black and is actually very catchy. The very next track.What A Horrible Night To Have A Curse definitely shows off Trevor's vocal capabilities. Deathmask Divine has awesome soloing and shows off the talent that they are becoming very well known for. Of Darkness Spawned has some heavy catchy riffs. With Nocturnal, The Black Dahlia Murder are actually caught between Gothenburg Death Metal and early eighties thrash. Tons of influences here and they are quickly flexing their death metal muscle. Excellent band and definitely proving to be one of the best death metal bands in the modern era. \m/

Excellent Album

Un must oara cualquier fan del metal extremo, death y similares

Disco bellissimo, secondo me il migliore che abbiano mai fatto; la formula deathcore mischiato a sonorità melodica death, tipiche della scena svedese, sono qualcosa di fantastico. Consiglio vivamente l'acquisto a tutti gli amanti del genere.

米国ミシガン州デトロイト出身のメロデスバンド、The Black Dahlia Murderが2007年に出した3rdアルバムです。ジャケットがネクロロード氏ということで、パッと見北欧のデス／ブラック系のバンドみたいですが、実際彼らの音楽性は北欧メロデス成分がかなり高め。デビューした時期やその音楽性から他のメタルコア・バンドと一括りにされる傾向がありますが、本人たちは自分たちの曲がメタルコア扱いされることを嫌っていて、「我々はデスメタル・バンドであり、断じてメタルコア・バンドではない。それが理解できないのなら死ぬべきだ」と言っています（言ってない）。実際彼らの曲はほぼ走りっぱなし。アメリカのデスメタルと北欧のデスメタルの混合体と言ったところで、クリーンヴォーカルも皆無。サビで突然テンポを落としてクリーンヴォーカルで歌い上げる…などということもありません。リフはひたすら禍々しく、いわゆるビートダウンのパートもない。他のどのバンドにも似ていない唯一無二のスタイルだと言えるでしょう。濃密で情報量の多い内容ながら、全36分でさくっと聴けるちょうどいい分量。メロデスだったりデスラッシュだったりドラマティックな曲があったりと、曲の引き出しも豊富。メンバーのテクニック、そしてエモーショナルな感性も絶品な1枚です。

Really good.