Nokturnal Mortum

BAND: Knjaz Varggoth - vocal, guitar, native instruments Saturious - keyboards, native instruments Vrolok - bass Astargh - lead guitar Bairoth - drums BIOGRAPHY 1991 ----- * December - Knjaz Varggoth leaves LEPROSY * December, 31 - Knjaz Varggoth (vocals / guitar), Munruthel (drums) and Xaarquath (bass) form SUPPURATION 1992 ---- * "Ecclesiastical Blasphemy" is recorded at St. Maybe Soundfactory studio (Kharkiv, Ukraina) * "Ecclesiastical is distributed by Shiver Records (Belgium). So SUPPURATION is one from first ex-USSR underground metal bands distributed outside homeland * April - Edward Pichugin joins SUPPURATION as guitarist * Sataroth leaves SMILE OF DEATH and joins SUPPURATION as lead vocalist and Knjaz Varggoth becoms guitarist only 1993 ---- * "Unspeakable Journey Into Subsconscious World" is recorded at St. Maybe Soundfactory studio (Kharkiv, Ukraina) * April - Edward Pichugin leaves SUPPURATION * April - Wortherax leaves SCARECROW and joins SUPPURATION as guitarist * May - "Cosmic Flight Around Astralspher" is recorded at TEF studio (Moscow, Russia) and supposed to be out as 7" EP on The Final Holocaust Records (Russia) * "Cosmic Flight Around Astralspher" releasing is canceled because of The Final Holocaust Records collaps * Summer - SUPPURATION dies * Fall - Knjaz Varggoth - vocals / guitar, Karpath - guitar and Munruthel - drums form CRYSTALINE DARKNESS * "Mi Agama Khaz Mifisto" is recorded * CRYSTALINE DARKNESS negotiates with View Beyond Records (without result) 1994 ---- * Knjaz Varggoth and Munruthel leave CRYSTALINE DARKNESS and form NOCTURNAL MORTUM (with "C" in the first word) with all SUPPURATION's members * Knjaz Varggoth becomes again NOCTURNAL MORTUM's singer and Sataroth turns to keyboardist * NOCTURNAL MORTUM works in St. Maybe Soundfactory studio with "Twilightfall" but original recording was accidentally destroyed 1995 ---- * Band name changes to NOKTURNAL MORTUM (now with "K") for absolute name originality * "Twilightfall" is re-recorded at St. Maybe Soundfactory studio 1996 ---- * "Lunar Poetry" album is recorded at St. Maybe Soundfactory studio (Kharkiv, Ukraina) * April, 22 - NOKTURNAL MORTUM plays Deathrider III festival in Moscow * Spring - "Lunar Poetry" is released on MC by MetalAgen Records (Russia) * Wortherax leaves NOKTURNAL MORTUM * CRYSTALINE DARKNESS dies and Karpath joins NOKTURNAL MORTUM as guitarist * Saturious leaves RENEWAL and joins NOKTURNAL MORTUM as second keyboardist * Summer - "Goat Horns" is recorded at Knjaz Varggoth's home * NOKTURNAL MORTUM and LUCIFUGUM record a joint album entitled "Vetche" * November, 22 - NOKTURNAL MORTUM plays Rarog Fire festival * December - "Return Of The Vampire Lord" song is recorded 1997 ---- * "Goat Horns" album is released on MC by MetalAgen Records * "Return Of The Vampire Lord" album which includes "Return Of The Vampire Lord" song and two songs of CRYSTALINE DARKNESS ("Mi Agama Khaz Mifisto" and "Crystaline Darkness") is released by MetalAgen Records as a split MC with LUCIFUGUM "Path Of Wolf" * April, 30 - NOKTURNAL MORTUM plays Deathrider IV festival in Moscow feat. END ZONE, GORESLEEPS, GODS TOWER, MENTAL HOME * "To The Gates Of Blasphemous Fire" album and "Marble Moon" EP are recorded at Beat Studio (Kharkiv, Ukraina) * "Lastivka" song is included in "Unto A Long Glory..." compilation released by Beverina Productions 1998 ----- * January, 25 - The End Records (USA) signs NOKTURNAL MORTUM * "Unholy Orathania" song is included in "...Until The End of Time " compilation released by The End Records (USA) * March, 31 - "Goat Horns" is released on CD by The End Records (USA) and Nuclear Blast (Germany) for European distribution * "Vetche" is released on MC by Oriana Production (Ukraina) * "Goat Horns" and "To The Gates Of Blasphemous Fire" is released in MC format by Oriana Production (Ukraina) * December - NOKTURNAL MORTUM plays Kolovorot I festival in Kharkiv 1999 ---- * January - Karpath is fired from NOKTURNAL MORTUM * March, 1 - "To The Gates Of Blasphemous Fire" is released on CD by The End Records (USA) and for Europe - by Nuclear Blast (Germany) * May, 9 - NOKTURNAL MORTUM records next album entitled "Nechrist" * September - "Perun's Celestial Silver" song is included in "White:Nightmares In The End" compilation released by The End Records (USA) * Fall - "Nechrist" and "Lunar Poetry" is releasing in MC format by Oriana Production (Ukraina) 2000 ---- * Spring - Munruthel is fired from NOKTURNAL MORTUM in first time for attempt of steal and Saturious leaves NOKTURNAL MORTUM too in support of Munruthel * July, 4 - "Nechrist" CD is released by The End Records (USA) and by Last Episode (Germany) for Europe * Vrolok (a member of RUNES OF DIANCEHT) joins NOKTURNAL MORTUM as a new guitarist * Istukan (DUB BUK) and afterwards Khaoth (KHORS/ ASTROFAES / TESSARACT) is auditioned for drummer place but their level fall short of NOKTURNAL MORTUM. Nevertheless band appreciate for their help in hard time * Fall - Munruthel asks about returning in NOKTURNAL MORTUM and get one more chance * Saturious returns to NOKTURNAL MORTUM 2001 ---- * "Return Of The Vampire Lord / Marble Moon" is released in MC format by Oriana Production (Ukraina) * NOKTURNAL MORTUM members worked with their own projects: MISTIGO VARGGOTH DARKESTRA - Knjaz Varggoth, MUNRUTHEL (first name - SILENTIUM) - Munruthel and FINIST - Saturious and Munruthel. Also Knjaz Varggoth, Munruthel and Saturious are members of the Polish band PIORUN * three songs are recorded: “Thurisaz” (cover version of GRAVELAND's song), “ My Journey to the Stars” of BURZUM and “As The Steel Eagle Into Golden Svarga” 2002 ---- * Spring - start with "Mirovozzrenie / Weltanschauung" recording * July - Xaarquath leaves NOKTURNAL MORTUM and Vrolok replace him with bass * Alzeth joins NOKTURNAL MORTUM as guitarist * Cover version of BURZUM's“ My Journey to the Stars” is included in "Visions: A Tribute to Burzum" compilation released by Unholy records (USA) 2003 ---- * December - Munruthel is fired from NOKTURNAL MORTUM. Munruthel's fatal weakness played fateful role in his relations with NOKTURNAL MORTUM * April - Odalv joins NOKTURNAL MORTUM as drummer 2004 ---- * “Eleven Years among the sheep” is released by Unholy Records (USA). It's compilation dedicated to the 11th anniversary of NOKTURNAL MORTUM's activity (incl. proto-NOKTURNAL MORTUM bands such as SUPPORATION and CRYSTALLINE DARKNESS) * “The Taste of Victory” MC & CD, “Return of the Vampire Lord” CD and “Twilightfall” CD are released by Oriana Music (Ukraina) * “Nechrist” CD, “To the Gates of Blasphemous Fire” CD, “Goat Horns” CD and “Lunar Poetry” CD are re-released by Oriana Music (Ukraina) * June,6 - “Nechrist” double LP is released by Ledo Takas Records (Lithuania) 2005 ---- * No Colours Records (Germany) signs NOKTURNAL MORTUM * “Weltanschauung” is released in CD, A5 digi CD and 3-Gatefold LP formats by No Colours Records (Germany) and “Mirovozzrenie” - in MC and CD format by Oriana Music (Ukraina) * 3 gatefold LPs (“Lunar Poetry”, “To the gates of Blasphemous Fire” and “Goat Horns”) is released with No Colours Records (Germany) supporting 2006 ---- * June - "Night Before the Fight" song is included in "THE DARK PSYCHE: An Aural Exhibition of Black Metal from Top Scholars in the Genre" compilation released by The End Records (USA) * Cover version of GRAVELAND's “Thurisaz” is included in "Chronicles Of Tyranny & Blood [tribute To Graveland]" released by Totenkopf Propaganda Records (Greece) 2007 ---- * Alzeth leaves NOKTURNAL MORTUM and Astargh replaces him as guitarist * December, 22 - NOKTURNAL MORTUM plays Kolovorot IX festival in Kharkiv, Ukraina with TEMNOZOR, REUSMARKT, KRODA 2008 ---- * December, 19 - NOKTURNAL MORTUM plays Kolovorot X festival in Kharkiv, Ukraina with TEMNOZOR, DUB BUK, REUSMARKT, SVARGA, KRODA, MOLOTH, VELIMOR 2009 ---- * February - first official video "Live In Katowice" is released by No Colours Records (Germany) as DVD, DVD+audio CD and digi DVD * April - Odalv is fired and Bairoth replaces him as drummer * May - “Lunar Poetry” is released in A5 digi CD format by No Colours Records (Germany) * December, 26 - "The Voice of Steel" is released in CD by Oriana Music (Ukraina) NOKTURNAL MORTUM plays Kolovorot XI festival in Kharkiv, Ukraina with DJUR, DUB BUK, REUSMARKT, KHORS Дискография: 1995 Twilightfall demo 1995 Black Clouds Over Slavonic Lands demo 1996 Lunar Poetry demo 1997 Return of the Vampire Lord split with Lucifugum) 1997 Return of the Vampire Lord EP 1997 Marble Moon EP 1997 Goat Horns LP 1998 To the Gates of Blasphemous Fire LP 1999 Nechrist LP 2004 The Taste of Victory EP 2005 Weltanschauung, Мировоззрение (полноформатный) 2007 Eastern Hammersplit with Graveland, North и Темнозорь 2007 Live in Katowice DVD/CD 2009 The Voice Of Steel LP