Nagash (voz/bajo), Blackheart (guitarras), Astennu (guitarras), Hellhammer (batería), Svard (piano/sintetizador) and Sarah (coros) componen esta banda all-star, ya que sus miembros proceden de grupos tan renombrados como Cradle of Filth, Mayhem, Dimmu Borgir o Arcturus. Considerando el background musical de los miemnbros de la banda, fácilmente puedes adivinar lo que encontrarás detrás de la preciosa portada de la leyenda viviente Andreas Marschall. Y tienes el 99% de probabilidades de haber acertado en tu pronóstico: black-dark metal melódico y sinfónicoide en la vena de Old Man’s Child o Borknagar. Después de su razonablemente aclamada demo “From The Storm Of Shadows” y después de esparar 2 años para que la discográfica Mordgrimm editara en 1995 su primer CD “In Times Before The Light”, ahora Nuclear Blast les saca este “Nexus Polaris”, una pieza de estilo metálico con toques orquestales (como en “Dragonheart”), bellas lineas de piano (como en “Bizarre Cosmic Industries”), voces corales femeninas (como en “Planetary Black Elements” o en “Chariots of Thunder”) e influencias de Heavy Metal clásico, sobretodo en los solos.

Si tus bandas favoritas son Suffocation o Immolation, tirarás el dinero porque este CD te aburrirá, pero si por el contrario te encantan Old Man’s Child o Borknagar, entonces este álbum es altamente recomendable.

Nagash (vox/bass), Blackheart (guitars), Astennu (guitars), Hellhammer (drums), Svard (piano/synth) and Sarah (choruses), compose this all-star band featuring members from so notorious bands such as Cradle of Filth, Mayhem, Dimmu Borgir and Arcturus. Taking in consideration the members’ musical background you can easily guess what lies behind the precious album’s cover designed by living legend Andreas Marschall. And you are 99% likely to be right at your divination: melodyc sympho dark-black metal in the vein of Old Man’s Child or Borknagar. After the reasonablely acclamated demo “From The Storm Of Shadows” released in 1994 and two years waiting for the publication of their first CD through british label Mordgrimm, now Nuclear Blast allows them to edit their highly technical, non-brutal yet aggressive Metal style, a style adorned with several touches of classic 80s’ Heavy Metal influences (mostly in the solos), orchestral arrangements (as in “Dragonheart”), grandiloquent female background choruses (as in “Planetary Black Elements” or “Chariots of Thunder”) and beautiful piano lines (as in “Bizarre Cosmic Industries”). If your fave bands are Suffocation or Immolation you won’t like this CD, but if you love Old Man’s Child or Borknagar then “Nexus Polaris” is a highly recommendable album.