NOCTE OBDUCTA · Umbriel (Das Schweigen zwischen den Sternen) | CD

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Background information about 'Umbriel (Das Schweigen zwischen den Sternen)'

Nocte Obducta have always been a strange, beautiful anomaly in the German metal scene. With "Umbriel (Das Schweigen zwischen den Sternen)", the band delivers a record that feels less like an album and more like a descent into a cold, cosmic void. The title refers to one of Uranus' moons, and the music mirrors that icy, distant atmosphere — but make no mistake, this is not ambient fluff. This is progressive black metal that twists and turns through labyrinthine structures, relentless blastbeats, and moments of haunting, almost fragile melody. The opener "Kerkerwelten - Teil I" sets the stage with eerie tension before the full storm breaks loose on "Gottverreckte Finsternis". The 13-minute epic "Dinner auf Uranos" is a masterclass in dynamic songwriting, shifting between crushing heaviness and atmospheric passages that feel like floating through interstellar dust. There's a theatrical, almost avant-garde edge to the songwriting here — think Arcturus meets early Ulver with a distinctly German philosophical gloom. The production is raw enough to keep the black metal edge intact, yet clear enough to let every intricate riff and tortured shriek land with precision. This is not background music. This demands attention, patience, and a willingness to be taken somewhere dark and vast.

For fans of:
Arcturus, Ulver, Solefald, Ved Buens Ende, Deathspell Omega

Other Versions

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Track listing

1. Kerkerwelten - Teil I
2. Gottverreckte Finsternis
3. 01-86 Umbriel
4. Dinner auf Uranos
5. Mehr Hass
6. Leere
7. Ein Nachmittag mit Edgar
8. Reprise Dinner Auf Uranos
9. Kerkerwelten - Teil II

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