"All Hallow's Eve. Deep within the Haunted Forest, beyond the old gypsy camp, shadows gather in a place known as Raven's Hollow. Strange chants echo through the trees and join rhythmic drumming, summoning forth creatures of the night. No one enters these woods after dark, for this night begins the Season of the Witch. Nox Arcana invites you on a musical journey into the shadowy realm of witchcraft with spellbinding melodies and wicked orchestrations to enchant the witching hour."
When I delve into the world of Nox Arcana I make sure I allow myself to become lost in the material. It's an experience where you must shut the world off and allow the music to take you on a journey. Due to this I really find it difficult to go track by track as,with any Nox Arcana album, you must base an opinion on the journey it takes you on. I take the theme and let the music take me away. In this case, Joseph Vargo accomplished the goal that he set off on.
We're immediately transported to deep in the dark forest where we are welcomed to Raven's Hollow. As we travel down the path it's as if the magical arts are explained to us as we pass a carnival of gypsies and watch as a coven of witches are dancing around a cauldron. I feel as if the very essence of the forest is joining in these practices and the spirits of nature are watching on in celebration. We bear witness to their rituals and chants as a privilege as we are allowed to learn just a little of ancient Samhain practice that others have made their mission to destroy.
This is essential to a Nox Arcana collection, a fan of ethereal music, or for the more magically inclined. Like the previous "Gothic" I deemed a masterpiece on my short lived website FrightConnect, I feel Nox Arcana is looking forward and not sliding backwards with tremendous music that will be all year worthy listening. Expect this at a local haunted attraction, and blaring from my home on autumn nights.
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