Nite – Cult Of The Serpent Sun
Nite – Cult Of The Serpent Sun
Season Of Mist
14/03/2025
Review by Oli Gonzalez
7/10
It’s 2025. It’s been a while since I’ve checked out anything from Season Of Mist, a label that seems to take great pride in conjuring up the most evil and darkest of acts! As such, their latest offering – “Cult Of The Serpent Sun” by Nite gets an instant seal of approval. A label that never sticks to the conventional path, Nite offer a style rooted in NWOBHM but with a blackened twist. I must get my ears on this to find out more. How will the two diametrically opposite sub-genres be combined in this most intriguing cocktail? How will the vocals pan out? Only one way to find out…
Well there’s some huge riffs to open up the album, with guitar licks screaming of that NWOBHM flavour. Vocally, it’s almost as if David Vincent of Morbid Angel has lent his voice to the project, such is that fierce breathy growl. I’m enjoying this melodic and accessible yet muscular sound. Again, the guitar riffs, the kind to make you want to pick up your air guitar and shred away.
This isn’t the usual fierce and KVLT blackened style I’m used to, but it’s pretty cool to see a different end to this spectrum.
So which song stands out the most ? Well, to be honest I can’t really say, especially in the early stages of the album. Which is a minor problem. Once you’ve listened to one, you may well have listened to all the tracks on this record. On the next release, I’d like to see some more experimentation with compositional ideas. I guess that’s tricky if you’re taking influence from a sound that was prominent over 40 years ago.
Though I may well be totally contradicting myself with these next comments, especially with ‘The Mystic’ blurring it’s way down my headset. This a much slower number, bludgeoning at times and armed with an almost gothic synth attack becoming the melodic centerpiece, reminiscent of the Type O Negative playbook. A much needed injection of creativity. Though sadly may be proving to be the exception to the rule as the remainder of the album just seems to lack variety and diversity. Which is a shame as there’s so much promise. Nite have proven themselves to be creative problem solvers by successfully fusing two opposing genres so I’m very confident they’ll figure this one out on their next record.
TRACKLISTING:
01. Cult of the Serpent Sun
02. Skull
03. Crow (Fear The Night)
04. The Mystic
05. The Last Blade
06. Carry On
07. Tarmut
08. Winds of Sokar
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