Review by Jeger on December 1, 2024.

Since 2021, the prolific Order Of Nosferat have bestowed upon their horde six LPs that realize through sound the perils of life eternal and strike up from the depths of imagination the deepest dungeons - ancient torchlit corridors where the damned dwell - lonesomely haunting and yearning to relive just a single moment of a past life all but completely forlorn. Mourning the warmth of mortal life and unleashing their wrath upon those foolish enough to intrude. Order Of Nosferat's masterful synergy of entrancingly melodic black metal and captivating dungeon synth has earned them a cult following, and a cult following within the realm of BM is the ultimate goal for artists who understand the meaning of true black metal.

Black metal for harkening, for fantasy and for delving into dusty centuries olde volumes by candlelight. The magick of the night! The eternal and internal woes of immortality as detailed in heartfelt records like Order Of Nosferat's forthcoming opus, Towards The Nightrealm Of Orlok, scheduled for a December 25 release via Purity Through Fire. It's in the melancholy of wasted days and in the somberness of existence where the essence of this record pulsates like cold crimson running through vampiric veins. Tracks like 'At The Sea She Longs For His Return' and 'Into The Pale Shadows And Ghostly Dreams' that stir up your mortal passion - a Vampire's lament - churning the spirit and conjuring up images of rain-soaked nights by hearth-light as the desolate ones brood eternally just outside; stalking and awaiting the killing moment.

Modestly produced black metal with earthy tones and ethereal synth underlays that intertwine with the bittersweet melody of it all like Ouroboros serpentinely converging with destiny on this sorrowful eve of redemption lost. A striking mood piece to send you reeling through the annals of time into a simpler era of steed & steel, of heart & soul and of life so fragile. On a stylistic front, Nightrealm is bolstered by a sturdy Suomi backbone - reminiscent of early Sargeist, Horna and Satanic Warmaster, but accentuated by bittersweet synth-driven atmosphere. None too swift or complicated, just simple and impactful black metal crafted with dignity.

This is for the underground black metal enthusiast - the admonisher of the mainstream who sees BM as the finest dark art and who hallows the soil beneath. An album to just let yourself go, to embrace the sanctity of the mortal coil and to pity the eternal ones. A celebration of eves macabre and of the howling of the wolf as it echoes through the moonlit forest canopy into azures of black and silver. With Towards The Nightrealm Of Orlok, Order Of Nosferat snatch you from the dread of the now and pull you through portals of yesteryear into the world of the castle & dungeon, and the soundtrack couldn't be sweeter. Embrace the night! The mystification of Autumnal eves under harvest moon and the sweet sound of true vampiric black metal.

Rating: 8.5 out of 10