Instinct: Decay
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{{Infobox album
| name = Instinct: Decay
| type = studio
| artist = Nachtmystium
| cover = Nachtystium-instinctdecay.jpg
| alt =
| released = May 30, 2006
| recorded = June – November 2005 at 129103 Studio
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = Black metal, psychedelic rock
| length = 42:55
| label = Battle Kommand, Southern Lord
| producer = Chris Black, Azentrius
| prev_title = Demise
| prev_year = 2004
| next_title = Worldfall
| next_year = 2008
}}
{{Music ratings
|rev1=Allmusic
|rev1score={{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web |url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r821293|pure_url=yes}} |title=Instinct: Decay > Overview |first=Eduardo |last=Rivadavia |publisher=Allmusic |accessdate=May 3, 2010}}
}}
Instinct: Decay is the third full-length album by Nachtmystium. It was rated the 4th best album of the year by Decibel Magazine.{{cite web
|title=Decibel Magazine Review
|work=Decibel Magazine
|url=http://www.decibelmagazine.com/features/jan2007/top40_nachtmystium.aspx
|accessdate=2007-09-29
|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071205174720/http://www.decibelmagazine.com/features/jan2007/top40_nachtmystium.aspx
|archivedate=2007-12-05
|url-status=dead
}} The album was released on CD by Battle Kommand Records and on Vinyl by Profound Lore Records and Autopsy Kitchen Records.
According to Blake Judd, the album is a metaphor for his views on society's decline. In an interview with DEAF SPARROW Zine, Judd stated the album's themes revolve around his idea humans have a natural inclination to harm themselves through "personal greed, lust, and power". Judd considers these vices to be the cause of society's ills, including war, indifference, and one's own self-destruction.DeafSparrow.com, [http://www.deafsparrow.com/NachtmystiumInter.htm Nachtmystium: Spearheading a new wave of extreme American music] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080517051920/http://www.deafsparrow.com/NachtmystiumInter.htm |date=2008-05-17 }}, Retrieved on January 15, 2008.
The album's cover art was designed by Rebecca Clegg.
Track listing
{{track listing
|all_lyrics = Lord Imperial & Azentrius (Blake Judd)
|all_music = Azentrius
|title1=Instinct |length1=1:32
|title2=A Seed for Suffering |length2=7:09
|title3=Keep Them Open |length3=2:56
|title4=Chosen by No One |length4=7:01
|title5=Circumvention |length5=4:13
|title6=Eternal Ground |length6=3:26
|title7=The Antichrist Messiah |length7=2:30
|title8=Here's to Hoping |length8=4:03
|title9=Abstract Nihilism |length9=3:39
|title10=Decay |length10=6:26
}}
Production
- Produced By Azentrius & Chris Black
- Recorded, Engineered & Mixed By Chris Black
- Mastered By Scott Hull
Personnel
- Azentrius - lead & rhythm guitar, vocals
- Sinic - rhythm guitar
- Lord Imperial - bass
- Wargoat Obscurum - drums
- Chris Black - additional lead guitar
- Marcus Launsberry - additional rhythm guitar
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20081231040555/http://www.battlekommand.com/nachtmystium/nachtmystium.html Nachtmystium Website]
- [http://www.metal-archives.com/release.php?id=110959 Instinct: Decay on Encyclopaedia Metallum]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20080517051920/http://www.deafsparrow.com/NachtmystiumInter.htm Nachtmystium Interview]
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