Swedish combo Nocturnal Rites started off as death metal, recording some demos and promos in this style. After a few years, their sound gradually became more melodic and by the time they released the first album they were playing power metal. Mattias Bernhardsson played keyboards on the first two albums on a session basis before being added to the official line-up for "The Sacred Talisman", "Afterlife" and "Shadowland", after which he left. Keyboards are now for the most part played by Henrik Kjellberg. Fredrik Mannberg played lead guitar until Nils Norberg joined the band. He has almost exclusively played rhythm since then. He was also the band's vocalist until 1993.
TRACK LISTING
01. New World Messiah
02. Against the World
03. Avalon
04. Awakening
05. Egyptica
06. Break Away
07. End of Days
08. The Flame Will Never Die
09. One Nation
10. Nightmare
