Our sincere thanks and appreciation to all reviewers and Hard Life Promotion
Zware Metalen
“De heren van Nephylim mogen ontzettend trots zijn op dit resultaat, want Severance Of Serenity mag worden gezien als een meesterwerk. Chapeau, mannen. En hulde aan de kracht der Nederlandsche metaal!”
[86 / 100]
Silence Magazin
“Dass mein musikalisches Neujahr nicht mit Core, sondern mit Melodeath beginnt, hätte ich zwar nicht erwartet, aber es freut mich. Denn mit “Severance Of Serenity” startet es verdammt gut! Der minimale Mangel macht zwar die Höchstwertung kaputt, aber dennoch: Good Job, NEPHYLIM!”
[90 / 100]
RockGarage
“What is a ten ?! A ten is just a mathematical number in relation to a case study, it is not equivalent to a masterpiece, it is just an album made better than others, nothing more, nothing less, if we are in the presence of a masterpiece (a small and intimate masterpiece would suffice ) it is only up to you to decide and no one else, on our part it is an album that deserves and we recommend you, but there is something more, that more that makes the difference, it is a going beyond (painful but necessary) to the substance of the plastic and human living.”
[100 / 100]
Musika
“Met dit ‘Severance Of Serenity’ heeft Nephylim een heel mooi visitekaartje afgeleverd dat hen, hopelijk, een heel pak concerten zal bezorgen. Wij, van MUSIKA, zijn alvast overtuigd van hun kunnen en raden alle liefhebbers van melodic death metal dan ook ten stelligste aan om dit debuut, en deze band, op zijn minst een kans te geven.”
[85 / 100]
Noob Heavy
“Considering it is a debut LP, it’s impressive and shows space that will be filled with more nuanced ideas as they progress through their songwriting over the coming years. They could very easily become a big element in the melo death scene, the base is there and it’s addictive as is.”
Metal Reports
“Es handelt sich bei „Severance Of Serenity“ um ein sehr gut produziertes Album. Sämtliche Instrumente sowie die Vocals kommen sowohl einzeln, als auch in der Gesamtheit sehr gut zum Ausdruck. Wie eingangs erwähnt, hat die Band die Songtexte in ihrer Aussagekraft interessanterweise in die musikalische Klangstruktur des Melodic Death Metal eingepasst, obwohl sie von ihrer Thematik eher meist melancholisch, depressiv erscheinen. Die Schwermut wird entsprechend aggressiv dargestellt, während der hoffnungsvolle Teil durch die melodische Komponente bedacht wird. Gut gemacht!”
Metal Temple
“NEPHYLIM is amazing. As simple as I can put it. I absolutely loved this album and wish all albums were so easy to listen to when reviewing. I definitely recommend checking “Severance of Serenity” out. There is a little something for all of us here. From the softest, melodic ones amongst us; to the hardened, black metal ones amongst us.”
[100 / 100]
Metal.de
“What NEPHYLIM produced here as in-house production is really impressive and will almost certainly appeal to all those who feel at home in Nordic melodic death. A pearl in the rising tide of up-and-coming melodic death, which does not always manage to implement qualitatively what it has intended. You should keep a close eye on this band.”
[80 / 100]
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