Nachtmystium

Founded by Chicago musician Blake Judd and aided by a rotating cast of backing players, Nachtmystium took black metal's extremity to more psychedelic places, often experimenting with structure, production and stylistic approach. From the beginning of 2000 until their 2014 dissolution, the project evolved from traditional raw black metal into more progressive and boundary pushing territory, changing incrementally over the course of prolifically released albums and building their fan base with standout releases like 2006's Instinct: Decay and 2010's Addicts: Black Meddle, Pt. II...