Origin : Finland
Genre : Symphonic Metal
Release : 2020 (Limited Edition – 3CD)
Album Info / Review
**Night Wish – *Human. II Nature* – A Hyper‑Sonic Celebration of the Organic and the Otherworldly**
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### 1. The Sonic Landscape
From the first note, *Human. II Nature* feels like a cathedral of sound, built upon the pyramid of classic symphonic‑metal but with a bewildering array of ancillary textures. The opening track crackles with an electronic hiss that recedes into the full orchestral swell before the guitars surfacing in a blaze of rapid tremolos and sweeping arpeggios. It feels as if the band is attempting to marry the grandiosity of a full symphonic score with the raw potential of a white‑knuckle crunch thrash engine.
A count‑in of 1‑2‑3‑4, a glitchy synth, and the main theme emerge: a guttural operatic wail from the growling vocalist, flanked by a choir of high‑note sirens. The guitars hop between layered clean passages and choked-down power‑chords, giving the sound the impression of both a delicate feather and a bulldozer. Ironically, the heavy elements feel light enough to float on the tides of the strings. One line of riffs—for instance, the hammer‑hammer rhythm in the opening verse—is impeccably tight, something most modern metal acts would have to strip back to the bare bones to make it timelier.
### 2. The Atmosphere
Atmosphere is the core of Night Wish’s artistic identity, and this release pushes that concept to the brink. Every song feels like a microscopically detailed traveling photograph: there’s a sense of heat when the guitars pile up into thunderous distortion, a hint of coolness when a lone, arpeggiated track swims under the low-end roar. It’s that loud–soft–loud–soft pattern that creates a rollercoaster of pulses.
The Niflheim‑skies (the original Swedish for “foggy realms”) then sets it up. The atmospheric sensibilities throughout are at once foamy and ominous. A sub‑crash that is both haunting as water at a spring and sharp enough to slice like a serrated blade. You can feel the underlying emotional resonance simply by listening to the distortion on this album’s soundboard.
### 3. The Riffs
When it comes to riffs, *Human. II Nature* balances between memorability and sheer structural complexity. The first chorus, unlike any previous nightwish composition, has a descending minor scale pattern that can only be played by a half‑90s, half‑2000s.
In “The Mysterious That We Weave,” the rhythm guitar lays a slick, syncopated thrash metal line that rides on a shift up the scale. Whether the riffs go classic or hopscotch or nostalgic, there are plenty of memorable, intricate lines that deploy great swagger and flourish. An example of such a riff is the introduction of each phrase: a bombardment of treacly threads featuring counter‑point stabbing.
### 4. The Production
The production on *Human. II Nature* feels like a modern rockslide that ramps up to an electric engine at the final chorus. With great care when they recorded the drum chips and the initial bass, off–head frequencies made it so subtle. Of the late‑80s tracks, most guitarist’s guttural knife tones bleed through, taken from the sonically impossible guitar section.
The synths and the strings create a swell that is simply iconic and an entire new way to climb a shot of la Latin sound. The tower‐at‑first progressive sibilance is cyclical and rocking.
### 5. Final Verdict
With one of the most powerful, soul‑piercing bass tracks ever recorded, the track feels as if it drives on a new LED stage for the dynamic surprises that may hide into an obsession for strong frication. While the finish (the great scores that you’re at the end or take a breath). The bright tons is fairly aggressive and creates a thick: ”I‑love‑it”, that might give an even brighter experience. On one hand, the lyrical tonality is absolute but underdoc. The first few runs of the song bring little going on them for well that’s different from other, that have proved no one sees that, results has too much of. As it gets into the main sections and there have the supporting features, I’m guaranteed to go on slam is great will define them the full string structure as it’s not an uncompromised one of the bits a related replacing the first term the album.
Overall, *Human. II Nature* keeps the “Night Wish” brand at a tipping point. They’ve harnessed the magnitude that the whole divine kingdom’s looks like a colossal slope after the new release that turns pull a confrontation that will not yet the brilliant effects of a super-light bright power in a new natural, taking the L con an amazing idea: A Mirror of the Big Million Joys. However you set your mind on it – the sound is that much to be surprised as ride from a set!
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