Nachtmystium
Nachtmystium is an American psychedelic black metal band formed by Blake Judd, formerly known as Azentrius, and Pat McCormick. The band's name is derived from the German word Nacht meaning "night", and the made-up term mystium which resembles the Latin adjective mysticum. Judd and McCormick combined the words to create the band's name, which they state means "Encompassing Darkness". Nachtmystium released multiple critically praised albums between 2005 and 2012, including Instinct: Decay (2006), Assassins: Black Meddle, Part I (2008), and Silencing Machine (2012). Controversy marred the band's success in 2013 when Judd was arrested for theft charges and publicly admitted he had a severe drug problem. Nachtmystium went on a four-year hiatus until 2017, when Judd reformed the band to record new studio material and perform at four concerts. Judd disbanded Nachtmystium in 2020, but temporarily restarted the project in 2024 to release a new album.
Genre: black-metal, black-n-roll, voidgaze, blackgaze, usbm, experimental-black-metal
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Top Tracks
- Hellish Overdose
- Life of Fire
- Bones
- Pitch Black Cadence
- IV
- Rose Clouds of Holocaust
- Solitary Voyage - Re-recorded Version
- Depravity
- Worldfall
- The Eternal
- As Made
- Gaze Upon Heaven in Flames
- Call of the Ancient
- Embrace Red Horizon
- Come Forth, Devastation
- Cold Tormentor (I've Become)
- The Glorious Moment
- Desert Illumination
- Silver Lanterns
- Resilient
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