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Track List
01) Lake of Fire
02) Standing in Blood
03) Visions From Beyond the Grave
04) Neolithic
05) Undead Journey
06) Before Christ/After Death
07) Andromeda Strain
08) Droid Sector
09) Destroying the Manger
10) Empire of the Sands
01) Lake of Fire
02) Standing in Blood
03) Visions From Beyond the Grave
04) Neolithic
05) Undead Journey
06) Before Christ/After Death
07) Andromeda Strain
08) Droid Sector
09) Destroying the Manger
10) Empire of the Sands
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First Released
1990
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The Key is the debut studio album from American technical death metal band Nocturnus. It was released on Earache Records on 1st October 1990.
A concept album, The Key is centered on an occult (the influence of drummer/vocalist Mike Browning) meets sci-fi (influenced by guitarist Mike Davis) theme. The story follows a cyborg who travels back in time to the year 0 B.C. to assassinate Jesus Christ which leads to the destruction of Christianity (highlighted by the controversial track "Destroying the Manger") and the creation of a modern empire.
In addition to their unusual lyrical content, the band employed the use of keyboards which was virtually unheard of at the time in the broader genre of death metal. The keyboards were generally used for song intros and more atmospheric purposes, however, and most of the album was based upon a more conventional guitar and drums approach, with Kam Lee of Massacre providing backing vocals.
Due to the increased complexity and experimentation, some have considered the release to be the first progressive death metal album.
Browning has claimed that he has not seen any royalties from either this album or its follow up since he was kicked out of the band, blaming both former band members and Earache Records.
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The Key is the debut studio album from American technical death metal band Nocturnus. It was released on Earache Records on 1st October 1990.
A concept album, The Key is centered on an occult (the influence of drummer/vocalist Mike Browning) meets sci-fi (influenced by guitarist Mike Davis) theme. The story follows a cyborg who travels back in time to the year 0 B.C. to assassinate Jesus Christ which leads to the destruction of Christianity (highlighted by the controversial track "Destroying the Manger") and the creation of a modern empire.
In addition to their unusual lyrical content, the band employed the use of keyboards which was virtually unheard of at the time in the broader genre of death metal. The keyboards were generally used for song intros and more atmospheric purposes, however, and most of the album was based upon a more conventional guitar and drums approach, with Kam Lee of Massacre providing backing vocals.
Due to the increased complexity and experimentation, some have considered the release to be the first progressive death metal album.
Browning has claimed that he has not seen any royalties from either this album or its follow up since he was kicked out of the band, blaming both former band members and Earache Records.
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