NIGHTWORK

Diabolical Masquerade

Tech/Extreme Prog Metal

4.06 | 25 ratings

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GDA9

Drawing on influences as diverse as King Diamond and Emperor, Diabolical Masquerade is a band I'd highly recommend to any serious prog-metal lover.

The use of odd time signatures, symphonic keyboard arrangements and a wide variety of outlandish avant-garde musical influences make "Nightwork" a rather interesting listen. The music here is a shifting landscape of genres, from orchestral black metal to old-school heavy metal, with plenty of room for trips into very strange musical madness. At times one will find harpsichords and glockenspiels interlacing melodic counterparts over more traditional palm-muted guitar work. The melodies here are immensely complex and unnerving in their avant-garde bombast, at times amusing in their complete freshness.

Guitars and keyboards are the driving force behind this album, all mixed with precision to create a landscape of absolute strangeness that doesn't cease to amaze the listener.

Highly recommended.

GDA9 | 4/5 | 2007-11-8

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