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.
Serpent Sun
Nightbringer Lyrics
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the soul's awakening, and closing
of the eyes - true vision"
Awake my void-drunk eyes
Amidst the tumult of filth and rats
Awake amidst the waves of dismal Lethe
And behold in truth at last
Sunk and sunk and sunk have I
Into skin and sin and sleep
Yet this wasteland has revealed a gate
And my heart holds its key
O pierce the webs of dream
Pierce my cold lifeless heart
Nightbringer, lightbringer
Infernal firstborn spark
Ignite my funeral altar
And let me rise like the dawn
From the dregs of darkest ignorance
To the blinding light of your throne
So grant me now that sacred drink
From the spring of memory
Grant me those secret songs
That shall lull the stars to sleep
And when the night falls blackest
in the slumbering underground
Shall my woken soul take flight
On the rays of the serpent sun
I dance in maddest fervor
Ever backwards through death's door
And beneath my hooves of steel
Break the masks that I once wore
O, see how bright it burns
That fire for which I seek
That the faces of angels boil off
and their ashes sing its majesty!
Praise thee!
Mystery!
The muses of the ogdoad!
That thine secret psalmody
Paeon! Apollon!
Speak through me thine prophecy!
Higher and higher! Beyond the seven I shall reach
Blind my sight with gold and blood and lapis lazuli
Deeper and deeper! Into the very heart of the sun
Below the shadows fall in multitude
but here the light is one
The lyrics of Nightbringer's song "Serpent Sun" are rich in symbolism and evoke a sense of inner transformation and enlightenment. The opening lines, "For body's sleep became the soul's awakening, and closing of the eyes - true vision," suggest a departure from the physical realm into a spiritual awakening. The invocation to the "Nightbringer, lightbringer, Infernal firstborn spark" reinforces the idea of a journey through darkness towards illumination. The singer seeks to pierce the illusions of dreams and awaken their heart to the truth, seeking the sacred drink and secret songs that lead to transcendence. The use of the serpent as a symbol of transformation and renewal is also prevalent throughout the song, as the singer's soul takes flight on the rays of the "Serpent Sun".
The lyrics continue to describe the singer's journey, dancing through death's door and shedding their old masks. The intense passion and fervor with which the singer seeks enlightenment culminates in a call to the "muses of the ogdoad" and Apollon to "Speak through me thine prophecy!". The final lines, "Higher and higher! Beyond the seven I shall reach / Blind my sight with gold and blood and lapis lazuli / Deeper and deeper! Into the very heart of the sun / Below the shadows fall in multitude but here the light is one" suggest a complete transcendence of physical and spiritual boundaries as the singer reaches towards the ultimate goal of enlightenment.
Line by Line Meaning
For body's sleep became
the soul's awakening, and closing
of the eyes - true vision
As I awaken my void-drunk eyes, the closing of my physical eyes allows my soul to truly see amidst the filth and rats of this dismal wasteland.
Sunk and sunk and sunk have I
Into skin and sin and sleep
Yet this wasteland has revealed a gate
And my heart holds its key
I have sunk deeply into the slumber of the physical world and its sins, but this wasteland has revealed a gate that can be unlocked by the key held in my heart.
Pierce my cold lifeless heart
Nightbringer, lightbringer
Infernal firstborn spark
Ignite my funeral altar
I call upon Nightbringer, the lightbringer, to pierce through my cold and lifeless heart and ignite my funeral altar with the infernal firstborn spark.
And let me rise like the dawn
From the dregs of darkest ignorance
To the blinding light of your throne
May I be raised like the dawn from the depths of my ignorance, to bask in the blinding light of Nightbringer's throne.
So grant me now that sacred drink
From the spring of memory
Grant me those secret songs
That shall lull the stars to sleep
Grant me the sacred drink from the spring of memory and the secret songs that can lull the stars to sleep.
And when the night falls blackest
in the slumbering underground
Shall my woken soul take flight
On the rays of the serpent sun
When the night falls darkest in the slumbering underground, my awakened soul shall take flight on the rays of the serpent sun.
I dance in maddest fervor
Ever backwards through death's door
And beneath my hooves of steel
Break the masks that I once wore
I dance in mad fervor, moving backwards through death's door, breaking the masks I once wore with the hooves of steel.
That the faces of angels boil off
And their ashes sing its majesty!
Praise thee!
Mystery!
May the faces of the angels boil off and sing the majesty of Nightbringer. Praise be to the mysterious deity.
The muses of the ogdoad!
That thine secret psalmody
Paeon! Apollon!
Speak through me thine prophecy!
May the muses of the ogdoad speak Nightbringer's secret psalmody through me, Paeon and Apollon, thus revealing his prophecy.
Higher and higher! Beyond the seven I shall reach
Blind my sight with gold and blood and lapis lazuli
Deeper and deeper! Into the very heart of the sun
Below the shadows fall in multitude
but here the light is one
I shall surpass the seven and soar higher and higher, blinded by the brilliance of gold, blood, and lapis lazuli. Deeper I shall go into the heart of the sun where the light is one, unlike the multitude of shadows below.
Contributed by Charlotte J. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@TheCryptCrawler
Lyrics:
"For body's sleep became
the soul's awakening, and closing
of the eyes - true vision"
"Awake my void-drunk eyes
Amidst the tumult of filth and rats
Awake amidst the waves of dismal Lethe
And behold in truth at last
Sunk and sunk and sunk have I
Into skin and sin and sleep
Yet this wasteland has revealed a gate
And my heart holds its key
O pierce the webs of dream
Pierce my cold lifeless heart
Nightbringer, lightbringer
Infernal firstborn spark
Ignite my funeral altar
And let me rise like the dawn
From the dregs of darkest ignorance
To the blinding light of your throne
So grant me now that sacred drink
From the spring of memory
Grant me those secret songs
That shall lull the stars to sleep
And when the night falls blackest
in the slumbering underground
Shall my woken soul take flight
On the rays of the serpent sun
I dance in maddest fervor
Ever backwards through death's door
And beneath my hooves of steel
Break the masks that I once wore
O, see how bright it burns
That fire for which I seek
That the faces of angels boil off
and their ashes sing its majesty!
Praise thee!
Mystery!
The muses of the ogdoad!
That thine secret psalmody
Paeon! Apollon!
Speak through me thine prophecy!
Higher and higher! Beyond the seven I shall reach
Blind my sight with gold and blood and lapis lazuli
Deeper and deeper! Into the very heart of the sun
Below the shadows fall in multitude
but here the light is one"
@Twinkling_Stars_123
Awake my void-drunk eyes
Amidst the tumult of filth and rats
Awake amidst the waves of dismal Lethe
And behold in truth at last
Sunk and sunk and sunk have I
Into skin and sin and sleep
Yet this wasteland has revealed a gate
And my heart holds its key
O pierce the webs of dream
Pierce my cold lifeless heart
Nightbringer, lightbringer
Infernal firstborn spark
Ignite my funeral altar
And let me rise like the dawn
From the dregs of darkest ignorance
To the blinding light of your throne
So grant me now that sacred drink
From the spring of memory
Grant me those secret songs
That shall lull the stars to sleep
And when the night falls blackest
In the slumbering underground
Shall my woken soul take flight
On the rays of the serpent sun
I dance in maddest fervor
Ever backwards through death’s door
And beneath my hooves of steel
Break the masks that I once wore
O, see how bright it burns
That fire for which I seek
That the faces of angels boil off
And their ashes sing its majesty!
Praise thee!
Mystery!
The muses of the ogdoad!
That thine secret psalmody
Paeon! Apollon!
Speak through me thine prophecy!
Higher and higher! Beyond the seven I shall reach
Blind my sight with gold and blood and lapis lazuli
Deeper and deeper! Into the very heart of the sun
Below the shadows fall in multitude
But here the light is one
@UponThisAltar
I haven't heard Nightbringer in years... how did I forget about this amazing band?
@tdogg1281
Nightbringer is so good. Everything they put out is solid.
@yyperi
One of the best black metal songs of all time.
@PaoloBrunoThyLight
Perfect like every work from Nightbringer. Loved the cover artwork with the light connected to the pineal gland.
@mpefkos84
Any idea who is the artist behind this cover art?
@Luemm3l
The talented David Herrerias
@TheCryptCrawler
Such a Dark and haunting tone. Gave me Goosebumps from the start to the finish.
What a Masterpiece.
@Cadaveric666
Nothing but pure greatness from these guys...
Best Black Metal band from USA with Absu !
@fleshvessel6193
Agree'd...you should definitely checkout Helleborus, they are friends with these guys and have a similar aesthetic.
https://fleshvessel666.bandcamp.com/album/fv01-the-carnal-sabbath-2xlp
@jamesmaxwell1146
Inquisition would like a word with you