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Artist......: Thus Defiled
Album.......: Wings of the Nightstorm
Year........: 2025
Genre.......: Black Metal
Type........: Album [REMASTERED]
Label.......: Vic Records
Language....: EN
Source......: WEB/FLAC (16bit)
Quality.....: 877kbps / 44.1 kHz / Stereo
Tracks......: 11 tracks
Playtime....: 00:58:59
Size........: 383.1 MiB
R.Date......: 2026-06-14
S.Date......: 2025-11-28
Url.........: https://open.qobuz.com/album/x2ihys24y6up2
01. To Yearn That Which Again Shall Be 2:30
02. Rapture of Twilight Burning 6:29
03. (Angelblood) the Tears of an Age Now Dead 7:21
04. Through Eyes of Fire 6:38
05. Illumination Through Darkness (A Calling for 1:52
the Chosen)
06. Winter's Dawn (Crowns My Empire) 3:37
07. Empire of Souls Bleeding 5:43
08. On Ravenwings I Fly 4:54
09. The Final Fall of the Light 10:09
10. The Final Sunrise (Purity Lies Dying) (bonus) 4:17
11. Darkness Rape the Tranquil Shore of Eternity 5:29
(bonus)
The follow-up, 'Wings of the Nightstorm', arrived two
years after the debut, 'Through the Impure Veil of
Dawn', and it was immediately clear that they continued
on the path they had started.
Death Metal influences and guttural vocals are less
noticeable as their musical ideas shift closer to the
Melodic Black Metal of compatriots Hecate Enthroned and
Cradle of Filth. Still, it doesn't quite match the
impact of Hecate Enthroned's 'The Slaughter of
Innocence, a Requiem for the Mighty', or Cradle of
Filth's 'Dusk and Her Embrace', which came out around
the same time. Where the other two bands stepped up
their presentation and catchiness, Thus Defiled seems to
linger in a "direction" on 'Wings of the Nightstorm'. In
comparison to their debut, this record lacks a certain
dark atmosphere; one might expect more moodiness as Thus
Defiled moved towards Melodic Black Metal, but Hecate
Enthroned proved with 'Dark Requiems... and Unsilent
Massacre', in 1998 that a dark atmosphere and this style
can go hand in hand.
Their UK contemporaries surpassed Thus Defiled quite
quickly. Despite performing with major acts at the time
(such as Dissection, Cradle of Filth and Moonspell),
they couldn't keep the spotlight on them in the years
that followed. It's debatable whether a stronger album
would have made a difference, but it feels like there
was more potential here. While 'Through the Impure Veil
of Dawn', has a great deal of charm, a 'what if...'
sensation remains after listening to 'Wings of the
Nightstorm'.
Remastered edition with two bonus tracks, rehearsal
recordings from 1994.