YMMV / Nox Arcana

• Epic Riff: In the rock version of Spellbound.
• Fandom Rivalry: Fans of only Nox Arcana or only Midnight Syndicate (not both) tend to not get along too well, to say the least. While a lot of people like both the bands and want to keep things peaceful, there are a lot of NA fans who will state "Syndicate is shit since Joseph left!" and Syndicate fans who will say "NA is just a Syndicate rip-off!" It ''really' doesn't help matters that Joseph has stated his...distaste for the members of Syndicate, and Douglas and Gozska essentially refuse to admit that Joseph ever existed as part of the band.
• Fan Nickname: "Monolithia" has become the fan nickname of everything relating to Nox Arcana or Monolith Graphics.
• Narm:
  • None of the instrumentals, but many agree that some of the tracks containing Joseph's narration can be incredibly Narmy. Hall Of Mirrors also steps into this territory.
  • In fact, Joseph's narration in general can be Narmy, both in "The Arcanum" on the Nox Arcana website, and in the collaborative short stories. There is a noticeable difference between Joseph's writing and that of other authors' in the Tales of the Dark Tower books.
• Heartwarming Moments: In several of the CD booklets, the band lists who they would like to thank. Other musicians, collaborators, people who helped with the CD...what's this? Specifically naming fans? It's a rare demonstration showing that Nox seems to care about their fans a little more than other groups. Awww...
• Nightmare Fuel: If you're easily creeped out by Halloween soundtracks, Nox Arcana can easily be terrifying.
  • And it may sound silly after listening to them for a while, but for people hearing the songs for the first time, it isn't that hard to get a little freaked. Here's a little experiment if you've never heard the end of Carnival before: Making sure you're the only one home, go to sleep very late at night, all lights out, while playing the last few songs of the album. Make sure you're drifting off right at the last track. "What do you mean? Storm isn't scary!" Wait.
  • "Nocturne" sounds like something's out to get you, and it's got a church bell to beat you to paste with.
  • There is a short hidden track in the middle of "Noctem Aeternus" in the silence separating two instrumental sections. If you don't know it's coming, it is downright terrifying.
  • Blackthorn Asylum. Brr. Do not listen to Blackthorn Asylum and read the bonus material late at night before going to bed. Hell, just listening to "Shock Therapy" might make you want to live off the grid.
  • Nox Arcana are known for ending their albums on a somber note, but "Shadow of the Raven" might just have the most ominous ending of their whole career, with the sound of dirt being shoveled onto a coffin, and the unlucky soul inside pounding the inside of it and shouting that he's still alive.
• Signature Song: Night Of The Wolf and Music Box/Lullaby.

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