The Key (album)
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| The Key | ||
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| Studio album by Nocturnus | ||
| Released | 1990 | |
| Recorded | Morrisound Studio, Florida, USA |
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| Genre | Death metal | |
| Length | 42:37 | |
| Label | Earache Records | |
| Producer(s) | Tom Morris Nocturnus |
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| Nocturnus chronology | ||
| The Key (1990) |
Thresholds (1992) |
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The Key was the first full-length studio album from Florida, USA death metal band, Nocturnus. It was released on Earache Records in 1990 and was followed by Thresholds two years later.
The band employed the use of keyboards which was virtually unheard of at the time in the broader genre of thrash metal which prided itself in using "real" instruments.
Kam Lee of Massacre provided backing vocals.
[edit] Track listing
- All songs written by Nocturnus
- Lyrics on tracks 1, 2, 3, and 5 by Mike Browning
- Lyrics on tracks 4, 6, 7, and 9 by Mike Browning and Mike Davis
- Lyrics on track 8 by Mike Browning, Mike Davis, and Louis Panzer
- "Lake of Fire" – 4:51
- "Standing in Blood" – 4:13
- "Visions from beyond the Grave" – 4:00
- "Neolithic" – 4:40
- "Undead Journey" – 4:16
- "B.C./A.D. (Before Christ/After Death)" – 4:48
- "Andromeda Strain" – 3:36
- "Droid Sector" – 4:16
- "Destroying the Manger" – 5:59
- "Empire of the Sands" – 6:17
[edit] Credits
- Mike Browning – drums, vocals
- Mike Davis – guitar
- Sean McNenney – guitar
- Jeff Estes – bass
- Louis Panzer – keyboards
- Kam Lee – backing vocals
- Recorded at Morrisound Studio, Florida, USA
- Produced by Tom Morris and Nocturnus
- Engineered by Tom Morris
- Cover art by Dan Seagrave
- Logo by R.P. Roberts
