Knight of winter9/22/2023 ![]() ![]() Nox Arcana throws dark shadows across the brightest time of year, and unless you have a solid sense of humor or, at the very least, an open mind and/or a fondness for all things goth, this album will puzzle and perhaps even offend. Most definitely, Winter's Knight is not for everybody. Although these holiday chestnuts once were harbingers of hope and grace, Nox Arcana reworks them to cast the eeriest glow across the haunted landscape, all the while retaining the coolest sort of inner beauty. Most pieces are inspired originals, but more intriguing are the ghostly and ghastly renditions of well-loved carols. The orchestration is elegantly creepy and musically astute these gentlemen know their stuff. This ample album (over an hour of music!) travels through 21 holiday numbers that are unlike anything you have ever heard. Although most pieces are instrumental, there are several sinister vocals to chill the soul. ![]() Their intensely creative Winter's Knight takes listeners on a gothic fantasy to the blackest parts of midnight. Nox Arcana is Joseph Vargo and William Piotrowski, musical masters of darkness. No, this is not Tim Burton's ghoulish tale about the Pumpkin King-this is royalty of an entirely different sort. ![]()
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