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
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