---
title: "Nachtmystium"
type: "MusicGroup"
url: "https://themetalnet.com/band/nachtmystium"
genre: "Black Metal"
country: "United States"
formed: 2000
---

# Nachtmystium

**Nachtmystium** is a black metal band, from United States, active 2000 to present.

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).

Biography source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nachtmystium

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Name | Nachtmystium |
| Genre | Black Metal |
| Parent genre | Black Metal |
| Origin | Wheaton, United States |
| Formed | 2000 |
| Releases in catalog | 21 |

## Genres

[Black Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/black-metal) · [Atmospheric Black Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/atmospheric-black) · [Melodic Black Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/melodic-black)

## Line-up

| Musician | Instruments | Years | Status |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Blake Judd](https://themetalnet.com/musician/blake-judd) | Lead vocals, Electric guitar |  | Current |
| [John Porada](https://themetalnet.com/musician/john-porada) |  |  | Former |

## Discography

| Year | Release | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2001 | [The Ancient Battlefield](https://themetalnet.com/album/2835d632-c8e5-44d2-b0f9-60e4c6f51470) | Album |
| 2001 | [Unholy Terrorist Cult](https://themetalnet.com/album/dca10a68-bdf4-4e6b-a9a7-1971333a5c89) | Album |
| 2002 | [Reign of the Malicious](https://themetalnet.com/album/984383d5-ccf9-3991-9f9b-03069ed5303d) | Album |
| 2003 | [Nachtmystium](https://themetalnet.com/album/919d02d9-6c4b-311c-95a2-79ccb84efd51) | EP |
| 2004 | [Demise](https://themetalnet.com/album/02475aa2-28c8-3e93-b687-40de57c3ba88) | Album |
| 2004 | [Eulogy IV](https://themetalnet.com/album/334a4f4a-c959-3817-b838-7aab246dc1df) | EP |
| 2004 | [Nachtmystium / Xasthur](https://themetalnet.com/album/65826788-646c-3ca4-89e6-8c6eadeb561e) | Album |
| 2005 | [Daze West](https://themetalnet.com/album/54377645-6e51-3477-a878-d7eaa952ef1a) | Album |
| 2006 | [Instinct: Decay](https://themetalnet.com/album/71701623-cb8a-3bb9-9cf4-c5f6300c87e1) | Album |
| 2008 | [Assassins: Black Meddle, Part 1](https://themetalnet.com/album/856082b4-baf4-3c78-b6dc-25b2904c1b68) | Album |
| 2008 | [Worldfall](https://themetalnet.com/album/3d2cbfc1-4a34-3302-bbc2-2752b70512c6) | EP |
| 2009 | [Doomsday Derelicts](https://themetalnet.com/album/a714aa85-937f-4b4c-82cd-f261448408d4) | EP |
| 2010 | [Addicts: Black Meddle, Part 2](https://themetalnet.com/album/dfaf321c-2809-4367-b63a-39b082a7988c) | Album |
| 2011 | [Nachtmystium / Murmur](https://themetalnet.com/album/d4a23a0a-9693-466e-8ef2-1ce0f04ab005) | EP |
| 2012 | [Silencing Machine](https://themetalnet.com/album/ce55a104-78d8-4203-acdf-ff8700dd0d4f) | Album |
| 2014 | [The World We Left Behind](https://themetalnet.com/album/86256f9e-4e30-45c4-9dba-047c79431281) | Album |
| 2018 | [Ancient Howls of Dawning Fury](https://themetalnet.com/album/f6604b87-c36d-485d-9006-d84d79500d33) | Album |
| 2018 | [In the Valley of Death, Where Black Metal Is King](https://themetalnet.com/album/f347155c-f218-40cf-a00f-cd74acbf5ebf) | Album |
| 2018 | [Premonitions of Imminent Disaster: The World We Left Behind Demos](https://themetalnet.com/album/2c43e0eb-52b7-4410-9015-d4c08f356ab2) | EP |
| 2018 | [Resilient](https://themetalnet.com/album/eed86e68-38a0-43e2-bf32-3f85a3e33c6e) | EP |
| 2024 | [Blight Privilege](https://themetalnet.com/album/0e5accc4-5269-41f9-917d-1344f2a7e8f2) | Album |

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## Official and external links

- metal archives: https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Nachtmystium/4866
- facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OfficialNachtmystium
- x: https://twitter.com/nachtmystium
- spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/5Cz18ETgjR6kcVMUK0YOqD
- deezer: https://www.deezer.com/artist/12091
- bandcamp: https://nachtmystium-earache.bandcamp.com/

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Source: [TheMetalNet https://themetalnet.com/band/nachtmystium](https://themetalnet.com/band/nachtmystium). Catalog data from MusicBrainz and Metal Archives. Full site index: https://themetalnet.com/llms.txt