Nightbringer is the name of more than one artist.

1. An occult black… Read Full Bio ↴Nightbringer is the name of more than one artist.

1. An occult black metal band formed in 1999 by Nox Corvus and Alcameth in Colorado (and joined by their third member, Ophis, a year later),

In 2000/2001, Nightbringer partook in a Horde of Darkenwood compilation CD with two songs and then recorded another two songs in 2002, “The Void” and “Mors Philosophorum”. These later two tracks were eventually used for the Nightbringer / Temple of Not “Rex Ex Ordine Throni” Split CD released on FMP in 2005, with the addition of two new songs recorded between 2003 and 2004 entitled, “The Dark and the Silence” and Nightbringer's “Vir Sapiens Dominabitur Astris”. Nightbringer's music on the Nightbringer / Temple of Not “Rex Ex Ordine Throni” Split CD has been described as "dark, scathing occult black metal of a higher caliber." Temple of Not is a project of Nightbringer's members and appears on the release with two lengthier tracks of amorphic black ambient. The Nightbringer / Temple of Not “Rex Ex Ordine Throni” split album was also released on gatefold double LP vinyl by Forever Plagued Records, U.S.A.

Nightbringer recorded their debut full-length "Death and the Black Work" late 2008. Nightbringer describe “Death and the Black Work” as a “major undertaking” and a “more complete vision of what we began with ‘Rex ex Ordine Throni'; descent into the corrosive waters of Lethe, falling into the two-fold death.”

The second full-length album titled "Apocalypse Sun" was released May 2010 featuring ten tracks which are comparatively shorter than on previous works.

2. Nightbringer is also a hardcore punk band from Ann Arbor, MI.
(http://www.myspace.com/keepupthefight)
Featuring ex-members of Ruination, Earthmover, and Life Set Struggle. Nightbringer seamlessly blend 70's metal bands such as Black Sabbath, Motörhead, Detroit Garage rock such as the MC5 with newer hardcore bands such as Cursed, Burning Love and The Holy Mountain.

Et Nox Illuminatio mea in Deliciis Meis
Nightbringer Lyrics

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My pleasure is melancholy - God above me - God below me - My heart the fulcrum between
I am of you - You are the lord - I am of you - That makes the darkness shine
I am of you - Glorious as the sun - I am of you - Our father who art in me
You draw me up! - EHEI - Death! - EHEI - Daimon! - EHEI - Fire! - EHEIYou draw me up! - Athanor! - EHEI - Serpent! - EHEI - horns! - EHEII - Draw you - Down -I long for the gift of profound death - So I pray before your mask
Bowing down before this self I cannot know - Least I open the temple's door
I could never approach your mirror - Your blessing is ecstatic reverie
So jubilant within your Night of Light - The Dark Noontide And he sayeth unto me! - And he sayeth! - I am your lord!
And he sayeth unto me! - And he sayeth! - I am your lord!

Your pleasure is melancholy - God below me
Your pleasure is melancholy - God above me
My heart crucified between - My heart crucified between
Our father who art in me - Whose inverse light shall set me free
God above me - - My heart crucified between!
God below me - Shaitan! - My heart crucifed between!
God within me - And I sayeth - I am your lord!
God within me - Shine! - I am your lord!
I drink the black-bile philtron - Of your Saturnine cup
Upon your earth - I do sup

My nourishment commeth - My nourishment cometh
My nourishment commeth from doing the will of my father

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of the song Et Nox Illuminatio Mea in Deliciis Meis by Nightbringer signify the singer's submission to his Lord, who he perceives as both above and below him. The singer is the fulcrum between the two divine entities that he perceives, and he longs for the gift of profound death, which he can attain only by bowing before his Lord's mask. The singer admits that he could never approach the mirror of his Lord, and his blessing is an ecstatic reverie with his Lord's Night of Light.

Moreover, the Lord draws the singer up towards him, and he invokes the names of Death, Daimon, Fire, Athanor, Serpent, and Horns to entice his Lord. The singer reiterates that he is of his Lord, and since he acknowledges his Lord's glory as the sun, he says, "I am of you glorious as the sun, our father who art in me." Finally, the singer believes that he derives his nourishment by doing the will of his father from upon the earth, who he follows faithfully.

Line by Line Meaning

My pleasure is melancholy - God above me - God below me - My heart the fulcrum between
I find my pleasure in sadness, with God both above and below me, my heart serves as a balance between the two.

I am of you - You are the lord - I am of you - That makes the darkness shine
I am a part of you, and you are my lord. Together, we make the darkness light up with glory.

I am of you - Glorious as the sun - I am of you - Our father who art in me
I am yours, radiant as the sun. Our father resides within me.

You draw me up! - EHEI - Death! - EHEI - Daimon! - EHEI - Fire! - EHEIYou draw me up! - Athanor! - EHEI - Serpent! - EHEI - horns! - EHEII - Draw you - Down -
You elevate me with death, daimon, and fire. You lift me up even more with Athanor, serpent, and horns. I draw you down, completing the cycle.

I long for the gift of profound death - So I pray before your mask
I yearn for the gift of deep, meaningful death, so I plead before your emblem.

Bowing down before this self I cannot know - Least I open the temple's door
I submit before my own enigmatic self, taking care not to reveal the secrets of the temple.

I could never approach your mirror - Your blessing is ecstatic reverie
I can never face your image directly, but your blessing brings me ecstatic bliss.

So jubilant within your Night of Light - The Dark Noontide And he sayeth unto me! - And he sayeth! - I am your lord!
I am ecstatic in your radiant darkness, the despairing zenith. And you tell me, over and over, that you are my lord.

And he sayeth unto me! - And he sayeth! - I am your lord!
You repeat to me, affirming your position as my lord.

Your pleasure is melancholy - God below me
You find pleasure in sadness, with God beneath you.

Your pleasure is melancholy - God above me
You find pleasure in sadness, with God above you.

My heart crucified between - My heart crucified between
My heart is sacrificed as the balance between the two worlds.

Our father who art in me - Whose inverse light shall set me free
Our father resides within me, his inverse light bringing my liberation.

God above me - - My heart crucified between!
God is above me, with my heart serving as the balancing point.

God below me - Shaitan! - My heart crucifed between!
God is below me, and the demon Shaitan, with my heart still balancing between the two.

God within me - And I sayeth - I am your lord!
God resides within me, and I declare that I am your lord.

God within me - Shine! - I am your lord!
God within me shines brightly, and I repeat that I am your lord.

I drink the black-bile philtron - Of your Saturnine cup
I imbibe a potion of black bile from your cup of Saturnian lore.

Upon your earth - I do sup - My nourishment commeth - My nourishment cometh
I feast upon your earthly realm, finding nourishment in your teachings and wisdom.

Writer(s): Kyle Spanswick

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