One of the oldest and most relentless forces in Portuguese extreme metal, Decayed have been spreading Lusitanian black metal blasphemy since 1990 — and Nockthurnaal, their fourth full-length, remains one of the most ferocious entries in their extensive catalogue. Originally released in 2001 by Drakkar Productions, this Hell Productions reissue makes the album available in an expanded jewel case edition featuring a 16-page booklet with old photos and liner notes, plus 14 bonus tracks that include covers of Possessed (Satan’s Curse), Celtic Frost (Into the Crypts of Rays), Bathory (Call from the Grave, The Return of Darkness and Evil), and Venom (In League with Satan) — a tracklist that reads like a personal altar to the genre’s founding gods. The 13 original tracks deliver over 40 minutes of traditional, anti-trend black metal of death with riffs that never let up, haunting vocals, and drums that pound without mercy. Tracks like Black Metal Onslaught, Infernal Hordes, Hell-Witch, and Burning the Priest are exactly what their titles promise. Fanatics of Possessed, Bathory, Celtic Frost, and Venom need not hesitate.

Una de las fuerzas más antiguas e implacables del metal extremo portugués, Decayed llevan esparciendo blasfemia black metal lusitana desde 1990 — y Nockthurnaal, su cuarto álbum de larga duración, sigue siendo una de las entradas más feroces de su extenso catálogo. Originalmente editado en 2001 por Drakkar Productions, esta reedición de Hell Productions lo pone disponible en una edición jewel case ampliada con libreto de 16 páginas con fotos antiguas y notas, más 14 bonus tracks que incluyen versiones de Possessed (Satan’s Curse), Celtic Frost (Into the Crypts of Rays), Bathory (Call from the Grave, The Return of Darkness and Evil) y Venom (In League with Satan) — un tracklist que se lee como un altar personal a los dioses fundadores del género. Los 13 temas originales entregan más de 40 minutos de black metal de muerte tradicional y anti-tendencia con riffs que no dan tregua, voces fantasmales y una batería que golpea sin piedad. Temas como Black Metal Onslaught, Infernal Hordes, Hell-Witch y Burning the Priest son exactamente lo que sus títulos prometen. Los fanáticos de Possessed, Bathory, Celtic Frost y Venom no necesitan dudarlo.

1. Black Metal Onslaught 03:41
2. Infernal Hordes 03:39
3. Queen of Hades 03:35
4. The Haunting 02:09
5. Crucifixion 03:08
6. Hell-Witch 03:59
7. Decayed (The Heretic) 03:37
8. Chamas Negras 02:18
9. Satan’s Curse (Possessed cover) 03:14
10. Na 13ª Lua Cheia 03:50
11. Burning the Priest 03:34
12. Pentagram in Blood 03:40
13. Through Endless Forest 02:54
14. Toccata d’Orfeo (Henry Purcell cover) 00:18
15. Into the Crypts of Rays (Celtic Frost cover) 03:48
16. Call from the Grave (Bathory cover) 04:19
17. The Return of Darkness And Evil (Bathory cover) 03:50
18. In League With Satan (Venom cover) 03:27
19. Toccata d’Orfeo: Pt II (Henry Purcell) 00:21
20. Touch Too Much (AC/DC cover) 04:01
21. Bad to the Bone (George Thorogood cover) 03:22
22. Toccata d’Orfeo: Pt III (Henry Purcell cover) 00:40
23. In Blasphemy We Rejoice 03:08
24. Memorial (Isovel) 01:38