"His [Scott Conner] stated reference points in bluegrass and country show up in the rhythmic finger-picked guitars and bluesy melodies, and vocalist Robert N. adds some dark Americana in his rough-hewn lines. It's a strange ride, but one that anyone who's spent time exploring the crossroads between country music and heavy metal will enjoy. "Illusion of Worth" is a somber acoustic ballad whose dusky tones bring to mind a gently countrified Steve Von Till." - Pitchfork

"On Doomgrass, his third full-length as Nocturnal Poisoning, Conner takes the acoustic blues and country to a place as murky and treacherous as any he did with Xasthur, only now the veil is lifted and what was ethereal and mysterious is now vulnerable and familiar." - Noisey

MEDIA ALERT New York, NY (September 30, 2014) -Widely known as a pioneer within the often isolated world of black metal, multi-instrumentalist and songwriter Scott Conner has forged ahead to once again reshape what the music community may come to expect from him with Nocturnal Poisoning's third full-length album ' Doomgrass. Today, Pitchfork is proud to give us a first listen to the album in its entirety a week before the official release on October 7th via The End Records.

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"I'm hoping Doomgrass is the beginning of a new genre, but better yet, a genre of my own. It's a collection of many new, old and other things learned. Now is the time where the music of Nocturnal Poisoning is becoming stronger from here on out. Many of the songs came to me naturally and complete, like they ought to, with each of them differing from one another quite a bit. I'm glad with how the vocals fell into place and I don't think there's going to be anything I'm going to want to change tempo-wise in the future." - Scott Conner

Doomgrass is a distinctive, demanding, and altogether rewarding listening experience, one that finds Conner using country and bluegrass guitar playing techniques as well as American folk music weaving dark yet melodious arrangements that are dissonant and melancholic.

Rhythms of finger-picked guitars layered upon each other ebb and flow throughout creating a stirring and galvanic atmosphere, while the vocals are delivered by Robert N. in a bluesy, chant-like style, gritty but clean, adding yet another layer to Nocturnal Poisoning's unconventional sound.

"I think Doomgrass is probably the most fearless record I've done," says Conner. "I think a lot of the 'melancholic and ethereal' elements have taken a backseat and more of a country, western, murky side is coming out in the music more, with a touch of doom, of course. I can learn and change as I go along withNocturnal Poisoning; and this new album is an indication of that. Third time's the charm and I think I have the hang of what I want to do now more than ever and how to get the results."

As the creative force and sole member of Xasthur, the highly influential black metal project that Conner launched back in 1996, while never playing a single show, he went on to release a total of eight studio albums before dissolving the Xasthur project in 2010 to afford him the time to pursue more challenging musical endeavors, namely Nocturnal Poisoning (a name taken from Xasthur's first official album released in 2002).

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