EMERGENCY GATE Nightly Ray (2006) CD

Germany in the mid-2000s was quietly producing some of the most technically sharp melodic death and metalcore crossover records nobody outside the scene talked about enough. Emergency Gate were part of that wave.

Nightly Ray, released in 2006, sits at that intersection of melodeath hooks and metalcore structure that defined a specific underground moment, tight riffing, melodic urgency, the kind of record that got passed around on burned CDs at shows. It's not trying to reinvent anything, it's just doing the thing with conviction, which is more than most manage. For anyone who lived through that era of the dark alternative and metal underground, this is a solid time capsule at a price that makes it easy to take a chance on.

CD format, jewel case. Full length album. Original pressing, 2006. Country of origin: Germany. Genre: melodic death metal and metalcore.

Fans of: melodeath, metalcore, German metal underground, alternative metal.