Nachtmystium was formed by Blake Judd (Azentrius) in early 2000. Some of the music on early demo tapes was written as early as 1998, but the band was not established until early 2000.There have been a slew of session members over the years, but Judd has always been the primary songwriter and the one constant performer.CURRENT MEMBERSBlake Judd - lead and rhythm guitars, vocalsPat Clancy - GuitarsFORMER MEMBERSVocals- Zmij (2000-2001)- Kriglord (2001-2002, also guitars, keyboards)Guitars- Jeff Wilson (2006-2010)- Mike Le Gros- Sinic (on "Instinct: Decay")Bass- Zion Meagher (2000-2001)- Marcus Kolar (2001-2002)- Chris Black (also keyboards)- Gazulmaug (Session, on "Demise")- Neil Jameson (aka Lord Imperial) (Session, 2005)- Will Lindsay (on "Addicts: Black Meddle, Part II")- Jon Woodring (aka Jon Necromancer) (2008-2009, also backing vocals)Drums- Pat McCormick (aka Noctis) (2000-2002)- David Swanson (aka Grave (3), G. Reymond) (2002)- Matt Block (aka Xaphar) (2002-2003)- Wargoat Obscurum (2003-2006)- Jean Graffio- Tony Laureano (Session, 2008-2009)- Zack Simmons (Session, 2008-2009)- Markus Launsburry (Live, 2009; also guitars on "Instinct: Decay", and live bass, 2006)- Bob Fouts (Live, 2009)- Jef Whitehead (aka Wrest) (Session, on "Addicts: Black Meddle, Part II")
Formed in 1999 by guitarist Blake Judd (aka Azentrius), Nachtmystium debuted with their first demo, Holocaust of Eternity, and a split with USBM band Zalnik. Their first full-length, Reign of the Malicious, was released in 2002, and since then, they have released 4 EPs, Nachtmystium (2003), Eulogy IV (2004), Worldfall (2008) and Doomsday Derelicts (2009), and 4 full-length albums, Demise (2004), Instinct: Decay (2006), Assassins: Black Meddle, Part 1 (2008) and Addicts: Black Meddle Part 2 (2010). Nachtmystium has had various splits with the major USBM bands, including Xasthur and Krieg, and an upcoming split with Leviathan. A new song entitled "Pitch Black Cadence" has been posted on their Myspace-page.
Azentrius is the owner of Battle Kommand Records. He also is an active member in USBM supergroup Twilight.
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