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5.0 out of 5 stars
The score to one of mankinds most devastating creations, Jun 28 2011
By jwipp "Joe" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Radiance Of Shadows (Audio CD)
Well the first song on this album is for sure. It's titled "Now I Am Become Death, Destroyer of Worlds", which is taken from the Bhagavad Gita; a scripture from the ancient Hindu epic, the Mahabharata. Now who said these words was J. Robert Oppenheimer; the father of the atomic bomb. This track fits that phrase perfectly. It's around twenty three minutes long and is one of Nadja's best songs. It progresses perfecty, starting out all quiet then explodes with a massive metallic wall of noise. This song is heavily layered, the more you listen too it you find so much more. This also has to be one of Nadja's heaviest songs, if not the heaviest. The drum programming really stands out being actually loud, and of course the massive sludge riffs with the intensity of the bomb. The last two tracks are really metaphorical, but most likely go along with the first track. The second track is much more ambient based, unlike the first song, which is very conventional (which is one of Nadja's much more traditional doom/sludge metal sounding songs). The last song is really experimental, though Nadja in general is, but it builds up with this kind of catchy acoustic guitar riff/rythm. Which of course explodes in a few minutes with the same rythm going on, and I must say a good amount of this song is very sludge/doom-like. Later on it fades out into that wall of heavy fuzzed out ambience. Overall this is one heavy album and one of Nadja's best. This is definitely worth checking out if like this band and heavy/hypnotic metallic music.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
mind blowing, Dec 12 2010
By bullethead - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Radiance Of Shadows (Audio CD)
A fantastic album, one of Nadja's best works. It's an atom bomb for the mind. The Oppenheimer quote, the reference to the Hindu scripture when he helped create the bomb (now I am become death, the destroyer of worlds), well this album is an explosion of fantastic drone doom electronic bliss. One of the most powerful presentations of this type of music I have ever come across. Not to be missed. Believe me.