Nachtmystium - Black Meddle

So when I first came across Nachtmystium, it was when they released their, "Assassins: Black Meddle Pt. 1" album. From reviews a lot of people enjoyed their psychedelic take on black metal, but after a few listens it was quickly shoved to the back and forgotten about. They never came to my town on tour, so they didn't come up and even when they did it was usually shot down with negative comments. Then their new album, "Addicts: Black Meddle Pt. 2" dropped and out of curiosity I gave it a listen and to my surprise this album is fucking awesome. They have definitely gone more psychedelic on this release and it vaguely reminds me of one of my favorite black metal bands, Oranssi Pazuzu. The black metal on this record has definitely become more abrasive and yet somewhat a breath of fresh air in the black metal community. This album is definitely avant-garde and psychedelic  in nature, but still black as fuck... So I've included both parts of Black Meddle in this post because after a re-listen of Part 1, I've come to love that album as well. The 3 part epic at the end of it is amazing and the song, "No Funeral" on "Addicts: Black Meddle Pt. 2" is fucking insane. It's definitely worth a listen, even if you've already written off Nachtmystium. Enjoy!

2008 - Assassins: Black Meddle Pt. 1

01 - One of These Nights
02 - Assassins
03 - Ghosts of Grace
04 - Away From The Light
05 - Your True Enemy
06 - Code Negative
07 - Omnivore
08 - Seasick (part 1: drowned at dusk)
09 - Seasick (part 2: oceanborne)
10 - Seasick (part 3: silent sunrise)


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2010 - Addicts: Black Meddle Pt. 2

01 - Cry For Help
02 - High On Hate
03 - Nightfall
04 - No Funeral
05 - Then Fires
06 - Addicts
07 - The End Is Eternal
08 - Blood Trance Fusion
09 - Ruined Life Continuum
10 - Every Last Drop

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