[UPDATE: In reaction to this post and similar reports elsewhere, Blake Judd has stated that Nachtmystium is NOT kaput and is in fact re-grouping to record a new album for release in 2013. Details here.]
Over the weekend, the news made the rounds on the interwebz (e.g., here) that Chicago’s Nachtmystium is no more (although, as you’ll see in a minute, this news actually broke in March). The following “official statement” was re-published by various sources:
“We are sorry to inform you that NACHTMYSTIUM have decided to cancel all their live activities in the foreseeable future. The band has parted ways with their long time lead guitarist, Andrew Markuszewski, and their recording engineer/synth player, Sanford Parker. The remaining three bandmembers of NACHTMYSTIUM as of today are going to bring the band to a state of hiatus.”
Although I didn’t see it at the time, the handwriting appeared on the wall via a March 7 article on Stereogum, in which writer Michael Nelson reported the following message he received from Nachtmystium’s Blake Judd: “Hate Meditation is my main focus currently as Nachtmystium is on somewhat of a hiatus for the time being.”
I guess it’s now more than “somewhat of a hiatus”. Among other things, Nachtmystium’s official Facebook page has disappeared.
I’ve been spamming the hell out of Hate Meditation at NCS (most recently here) since discovering their existence in early January, but I obviously didn’t do quite enough homework before writing my most recent piece last week or I would have picked up on that Nachmystium hiatus thing.
Anyway, I’m going to miss Nachtmystium — but I have high hopes for Hate Meditation’s debut album Scars based on what I’ve heard so far. To learn more about the new band and their forthcoming debut, check out last week’s post, or just listen to this:
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That is just sad!!!! Loved their last record. Still looking forward for this new band
Does anyone know when the project with Thurston Moore is going to release the album they’ve been working on???
Thurston Moore joined Twilight last summer. Latest word (from March of this year) is that recording is done and mixing has begun. No release date has yet been announced. Updates can be found here:
https://www.facebook.com/TwilightBlackMetal
Band had a bad rep… but man, they had some killer albums. The last one was particularly great.
Man, that bums me out. Addicts is just plain one of my favorite albums. No one else was really making music like that to my knowledge.
Definitely disappointing news. Assassins had a big impact on my music listening habits and I’m a big fan of Silencing Machine also.
Guess the plot is thickening because now they’re saying they aren’t on hiatus.
Yup. It appears I misinterpreted events and band statements. The new info is here:
https://www.nocleansinging.com/2013/04/16/blake-judd-says-nachtmystium-is-not-dead-new-album-to-be-released-in-2013/