Abyss Rising, the latest album from melodic death metal stars Nightrage, is partly inspired by Dante’s ‘Inferno’ and explores man’s continual destruction of the world we live in until the abyss opens up to consume all before it. The band has embraced a harder, faster and brutal approach, still rich in melodic intent but still heavy and aggressive. Mixed and mastered by Fredrik Nordstrom at Studio Fredman (Architects, In Flames, Opeth), Abyss Rising is a formidable sonic masterpiece.