Nachtblut Explained

Nachtblut
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Origin:	Osnabrück, Germany
Genre:	Dark metal, melodic black metal, gothic metal
Years Active:	–present
Label:	Napalm Records
Current Members:	Askeroth AblaZ Skoll Greif

Nachtblut ("night blood" in German) is a German gothic/melodic black metal band formed in Osnabrück in 2005. They signed a deal with Napalm Records for their third album. In 2013 they performed during Wacken Open Air^[1] and Summer Breeze Open Air.^[2] In 2014, 2017, and 2022 Nachtblut lined up Wave-Gotik-Treffen festival in Leipzig.^[3] To date, Nachtblut has released six studio albums.In October 2020 Nachtblut released their sixth album called Vanitas. Vanitas had 500 special edition wooden boxes with playing Cards, leather wrist band, a Satanic certificate in addition to the album itself.

Members

Current members

• Skoll – drums (2005–present)
• Greif – guitars (2005–present)
• Askeroth – vocals (2005–present)
• Ablaz – bass (2016–present)

Former members

• Sacerdos – bass, backing vocals (?-2012)
• Lymania – keyboards (2006–2015)
• Trym – bass (2012–2016)
• Amelie – keyboards (2016–2018)

Discography

• Das Erste Abendmahl (self-release, 2007)
• Antik (self-release, 2011 reissued by Napalm Records with bonus material, 2009)
• Dogma (Napalm Records, 2012)
• Chimonas (Napalm Records, 2014)
• Apostasie (Napalm Records, 2017)
• Vanitas (2020)

External links

• • Metal Storm
• Metal.it
• 2017 Album Review – Metal Hammer
• Sputnikmusic
• Album Review – Metal.de

Notes and References

1. Web site: Wacken Open Air – Band-Detailansicht 2013. www.wacken.com. de-DE. 12 November 2018.
2. News: NACHTBLUT Summer Breeze. 28 June 2013. Summer Breeze. 12 November 2018. de-DE.
3. Web site: ~ Official Website Wave-Gotik-Treffen Leipzig ~. WGT. wm. www.wave-gotik-treffen.de. 12 November 2018.