Nokturnal Mortum

Nokturnal Mortum

Nokturnal Mortum is a black metal band from Ukraine.

History

Previously known as Suppuration, then Crystalline Darkness and Nocturnal Mortum (with a c), Nokturnal Mortum gained their first Western recognition with the release of their album Goat Horns, their second full length album, notable for having two keyboardists play on the album, often on the same song. The band recorded a cover version of Burzum's My Journey To The Stars in the tribute album Visions – A Tribute to Burzum.

They are associated with the National Socialist black metal movement; such artists are often explicit in their covers (see NeChrist one for example), their lyrics, interviews, shows and through articles on their webpage - Nokturnal Mortum are no different.

In 2002, Varggoth started another project by the name of Aryan Terrorism, to add to his increasingly wide range of projects outside Nokturnal Mortum, and to spread his political beliefs in a more explicit way. Another Nokturnal Mortum side project done by Varggoth is Mistigo Varggoth Darkestra, an ambient/black metal project formed in 1994. The most famous album of this project, The Key To The Gates Of The Apocalypse, is most likely known particularly due to its long runtime (one track in 72 minutes) and combination of dark ambient and fast black metal.

Varggoth has also taken part in the live shows and recordings of the Russian National Socialist black metal band Temnozor, and has participated in the Polish/Ukrainian white nationalist metal band Warhead, which includes members of Poland's skinhead band Honor. He has also taken part in the recordings of Lucifugum and Munruthel.

The band's next album The Voice Of Steel will be released in 2008 and will include a cover of "Valhalla", originally performed by Bathory.

Band members

• Knjaz Varggoth - vocals, guitars
• Saturious - keyboard
• Vrolok - bass
• Astargh - guitars
• Odalv - drums

Former members

• Sataroth - keyboard
• Karpath - guitars
• Munruthel - drums
• Alzeth - Guitar
• Wortherax - Guitar
• Xaarquath - bass

Discography

Albums

• Goat Horns - 1997
• To The Gates Of Blasphemous Fire - 1998
• NeChrist - 1999
• Weltanschauung - 2005 (aka Mirovozzrenie featuring Russian and Ukrainian lyrics)

• The Voice Of Steel - Upcoming

EPs

• Return Of The Vampire Lord - 1997 (re-released with Marble Moon on CD in 2003)
• Marble Moon - 1997 (re-released with Return Of The Vampire Lord on CD in 2003)
• The Taste Of Victory - 2003
• Eastern Hammer - 2007 (4 way split with Graveland, North, and Temnozor featuring a new version of Kolyada)

Demos

• Twilightfall - 1995 (re-released on CD in 2003)
• Black Clouds Over Slavonic Lands - 1995 (re-released as bonus tracks on 2005 CD re-release of Lunar Poetry)
• Lunar Poetry - 1996 (re-released several times in different formats)

Other

• Eleven Years Among The Sheep - 2004 (compilation of old, unreleased, demo, and Suppuration & Crystalline Darkness songs)

External links

• Oriana Music label
• Rockdetector.com Nokturnal Mortum entry
• Nokturnal Mortum discography at MusicBrainz