The Belgium majesty that is Nyrak returns with their second album, ‘’Devourer of All” a release that continues the band’s musical evolution into a progressive orchestral form of black metal.
Musically demanding and riddled with their inherent melancholy, Nyrak burns with an intensity that is inherent in their music. The atmospheric introduction of ‘’ The Eyes of Time’’ is but a microcosm of their true nature, and ‘’Meaningless’’ ventures deep into the realms of funeral-inspired doom yet it is nimble and surprising, the musicianship flawless the percussion of Bram Veldeman excellent and the counterpoint to the orchestrations and guitar work of Guy Van Nieuwenhove.
Classical influences abound on Devourer of All yet the main riff on ‘’The Abstract Shape of Life’’ is pure black metal. It is aligned with a sense of melody and purpose combined with some excellent time changes that make it along with ‘’Oceans of Lies’’ grandiose without being indulgent, this is pure extreme music infused with grander orchestrations that enrichen the compositions and does not distract from them, it is balanced the symphony in harmony with the dynamic guitar leads and the harsh vocals of Lukas Risbourg. “Lament” is yet another technical, demanding emotive piece.
Devourer of All is an album that celebrates its uniqueness without denying its intensity, from horns sections to melodious keyboard breaks, frantic tremolo riffing and a sense of wonderous against a backdrop of pensiveness and melancholia. It is an album where gothic walks in unison with black metal and its classical inspirations. It is grandiose and outstanding.
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Release Year: 2024
Label: Phoenix Mortis Productions
Category: Album
Country: Belgian
Reviewed by Sparky
