Subject:	1: Aara - Triade III: Nyx
From:		.jh
Date:		2023-12-23T15:26:00Z
Tags:		music blog best\ of best\ of\ 2023 Aara 2023

![Triade III: Nyx](/gfx/1109960.jpg)

According to the stats _Triade III: Nyx_ was my most played album of
2023 which given how early in the year it came out isn't a huge
surprise but should show how much holding power this album has had on
me this year. There are years when something unexpected comes out late
in the year and steals the show however as of the time of writing this
nothing has even come close. I have enjoyed all parts of their trilogy
of _Melmoth the Wanderer_, but I think they really outdid themselves
with the final chapter. The production is a bit warmer and clearer
than on _Hemera_ and has lost most of the rawness one could hear in
part on on _Eos_ I can only assume this was purposefully done, but it
does mean the three albums don't quite flow as a whole (or rather
making each part distinct), again perhaps this is the point, this
isn't even a complaint less an observation. It will be interesting to
see where Aara goes now that they've completed this project, given
their history and how much I've enjoyed everything they've released
I'm fairly certain I'll be writing about them again.

[Aara on Encyclopaedia Metallum](https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Aara/3540451086)

<iframe style="border: 0; width: 100%; height: 42px;" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=2247909345/size=small/bgcol=333333/linkcol=ffffff/transparent=true/"><a href="https://aara.bandcamp.com/album/triade-iii-nyx">Triade III: Nyx by Aara</a></iframe>

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