Nox Arcana is renowned for creating haunting, gothic-themed soundscapes wit… Read Full Bio ↴Nox Arcana is renowned for creating haunting, gothic-themed soundscapes with classic horror references, strong literary influences, original and captivating storylines, and hidden riddles and elaborate puzzles. The band is the musical manifestation of gothic fantasy artist Joseph Vargo. After successfully producing several gothic, horror-themed concept albums for other bands, Vargo formed Nox Arcana with fellow musician William Piotrowski in 2003. The name Nox Arcana is derived from two Latin words, which roughly translate to "mysteries of the night."
Nox Arcana's debut album, Darklore Manor, was featured as the musical score for the WB's televised special of the 1922 silent film classic, Nosferatu, and has spawned a book of original horror stories, The Legend of Darklore Manor and Other Tales of Terror. Their haunting Gothic soundtracks have also been used in theatrical productions of Bram Stokers' Dracula, Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, and Lewis Carrol's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. During the Halloween season the music of Nox Arcana can be heard throughout haunted attractions and theme parks around the world, including Universal Studios, Busch Gardens, Six Flags, and Knott’s Berry Farm.
In keeping with Vargo's literary interests, several concept albums pay tribute to many of his favorite authors. The darkly seductive album, Transylvania, ventures into the land of vampires, musically expounding upon Bram Stoker's Dracula. The sinister Necronomicon is brought to life in Nox Arcana's homage to H.P. Lovecraft. And the unsettling Blackthorn Asylum explores the horrors of a forsaken 19th century sanitarium with an original storyline that expands upon Lovecraft's "From Beyond." Carnival of Lost Souls takes listeners inside an old-fashioned traveling circus that harbors living nightmares and sinister secrets, in the tradition of Bradbury’s “Something Wicked This Way Comes." The morbid and melancholy Shadow of the Raven pays tribute to the great Edgar Allan Poe, and the darkly enchanting Grimm Tales album brings the childhood nightmares of the Brothers Grimm to life. Theater of Illusion conjures a realm of mystery and dark magic, set in an old Vaudeville theater, hidden from the outside world, where master magicians gather to display their talents every Halloween night. The Dark Tower is a sinister symphony based on Joseph Vargo's original book series, Tales From The Dark Tower, and its sequel, Beyond The Dark Tower, which follows an epic saga of the vampire Lord Brom and his quest to solve the ancient mysteries of the accursed keep.
Nox Arcana also delves into the realms of fantasy with the medieval sword and sorcery epic, Blood of the Dragon, which stormed in at #4 on Amazon's New Age chart, and Phantoms of the High Seas, a ghostly adventure steeped in pirate lore that explores mysteries of the deep. The gothic-Christmas release Winter's Knight peaked at #8 on the Billboard Music Chart for Best Holiday Album in 2006. Winter's Eve continued the celebration of the magic and wonder of the winter season. Nox Arcana returned to the wintery realm of Ebonshire forest with Winter's Majesty, marking the third and final installment of winter-holiday albums.
Since the early stages of Blackthorn Asylum, Nox Arcana has been the solo project of Joseph Vargo, who has been the sole composer and musician on all subsequent albums, including Winter's Eve, Theater of Illusion, The Dark Tower, Winter's Majesty, Legion Of Shadows and Ebonshire. Vargo has also composed the music for two Buzz-Works CDs (Zombie Influx and House of Nightmares), as well as the musical scores for the cable series Eerie America and the upcoming computer game The Cabinets of Doctor Arcana.
As with all of Nox Arcana’s albums, the concepts and themes are of personal interest to Joseph Vargo, who also creates the lavish artwork, captivating storylines and hidden puzzles that accompany each CD. The section called The Arcanum offers entertaining information about Nox Arcana's favorite authors and arcane subjects.
Over the past decade, Nox Arcana has released a total of 18 full-length albums, comprising more than 380 compositions, and have never re-released any of their material on other albums. The latest release, Legion of Shadows, marks the band's 10 year anniversary, with 21 all new instrumental tracks dedicated to Nox Arcana's fans and all creatures of the night.
Nox Arcana's debut album, Darklore Manor, was featured as the musical score for the WB's televised special of the 1922 silent film classic, Nosferatu, and has spawned a book of original horror stories, The Legend of Darklore Manor and Other Tales of Terror. Their haunting Gothic soundtracks have also been used in theatrical productions of Bram Stokers' Dracula, Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, and Lewis Carrol's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. During the Halloween season the music of Nox Arcana can be heard throughout haunted attractions and theme parks around the world, including Universal Studios, Busch Gardens, Six Flags, and Knott’s Berry Farm.
In keeping with Vargo's literary interests, several concept albums pay tribute to many of his favorite authors. The darkly seductive album, Transylvania, ventures into the land of vampires, musically expounding upon Bram Stoker's Dracula. The sinister Necronomicon is brought to life in Nox Arcana's homage to H.P. Lovecraft. And the unsettling Blackthorn Asylum explores the horrors of a forsaken 19th century sanitarium with an original storyline that expands upon Lovecraft's "From Beyond." Carnival of Lost Souls takes listeners inside an old-fashioned traveling circus that harbors living nightmares and sinister secrets, in the tradition of Bradbury’s “Something Wicked This Way Comes." The morbid and melancholy Shadow of the Raven pays tribute to the great Edgar Allan Poe, and the darkly enchanting Grimm Tales album brings the childhood nightmares of the Brothers Grimm to life. Theater of Illusion conjures a realm of mystery and dark magic, set in an old Vaudeville theater, hidden from the outside world, where master magicians gather to display their talents every Halloween night. The Dark Tower is a sinister symphony based on Joseph Vargo's original book series, Tales From The Dark Tower, and its sequel, Beyond The Dark Tower, which follows an epic saga of the vampire Lord Brom and his quest to solve the ancient mysteries of the accursed keep.
Nox Arcana also delves into the realms of fantasy with the medieval sword and sorcery epic, Blood of the Dragon, which stormed in at #4 on Amazon's New Age chart, and Phantoms of the High Seas, a ghostly adventure steeped in pirate lore that explores mysteries of the deep. The gothic-Christmas release Winter's Knight peaked at #8 on the Billboard Music Chart for Best Holiday Album in 2006. Winter's Eve continued the celebration of the magic and wonder of the winter season. Nox Arcana returned to the wintery realm of Ebonshire forest with Winter's Majesty, marking the third and final installment of winter-holiday albums.
Since the early stages of Blackthorn Asylum, Nox Arcana has been the solo project of Joseph Vargo, who has been the sole composer and musician on all subsequent albums, including Winter's Eve, Theater of Illusion, The Dark Tower, Winter's Majesty, Legion Of Shadows and Ebonshire. Vargo has also composed the music for two Buzz-Works CDs (Zombie Influx and House of Nightmares), as well as the musical scores for the cable series Eerie America and the upcoming computer game The Cabinets of Doctor Arcana.
As with all of Nox Arcana’s albums, the concepts and themes are of personal interest to Joseph Vargo, who also creates the lavish artwork, captivating storylines and hidden puzzles that accompany each CD. The section called The Arcanum offers entertaining information about Nox Arcana's favorite authors and arcane subjects.
Over the past decade, Nox Arcana has released a total of 18 full-length albums, comprising more than 380 compositions, and have never re-released any of their material on other albums. The latest release, Legion of Shadows, marks the band's 10 year anniversary, with 21 all new instrumental tracks dedicated to Nox Arcana's fans and all creatures of the night.
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Abracadabra Abracadabra. The realm of illusion is steeped in centurie…
Ancient Legacy In the time of the ancient gods, dragons ruled the…
Angels Are Weeping Meet my obsession, my opium dream. Lost in indulgence, I'm n…
Aquilon's Wish The Winter King sat upon his throne within his crystal…
Ashes To Ashes Standing here in the dust of dreams Can't recall my name Whi…
Azathoth From his Black Throne at the center of ultimate chaos,…
Banshee Wolves and ravens share the night An omen for the morrow The…
Bloodstained Legacy In my exile, I have been visited by shadows that…
Circus Diabolique Ladies and gentlemen, allow me to direct your attention to…
Coventry Carol Lullay, thou little tiny child, Sleep well, lullay, lullay.…
Cthulhu Hail mighty Cthulhu, high priest of the Great Old Ones.…
Curse Beware all ye who trespass here For there is much to…
Dagon Behold mighty Dagon, the great leviathan, risen from the bla…
Dark Surrender The house beyond the graveyard Is no place to stay…
Darkest Hour Ye who read these words are still among the living,…
Darkly Everafter Mirror, mirror on the wall Who dares intrude upon my hall? M…
Darkness Rising Born of the Night, they lurk in the shadows—gargoyles of li…
Dead Men Tell No Tales Yo-ho, Yo-ho Avast ye pirates and black-hearted sea dogs …
Eternal Champions Fearless mortals You have come far and overcome many perils …
Fable Welcome children, gather 'round, To heed grim tales of whis…
Fade to Black The cellar ward houses our most deranged and dangerous inmat…
Fate of the Tempest Twas many a misty morning past That the Tempest left Black…
From Dusk Till Dawn From dusk till dawn, beware night's call, For Nightmares ri…
Ghosts of the Midway Welcome ladies and gentlemen to the circus of the strange,…
Hall of the Witch Queen Who dares to intrude into my dark domain?…
Heart of Darkness For years I have waited Concealed in darkness and shadow Ama…
Hypnos Look deep into my eyes. Surrender to the sound of my…
Incantation From the beginning of Time, To the threshold of Death, and…
Lair of the Vampire Beware, ye who dare to venture where angels fear to…
Legacy of Darkness Dementia, horrific delusions, psychotic paranoia, violent so…
Legend Along a dark, forsaken road, There stands a stark and grim…
Lord of Illusions You discover a secret door behind the theater stage You ente…
Madame Endora Step closer, allow me to show you the path of…
Mythos Long before mankind existed, the Old Ones trod upon the…
Nevermore And the raven, never flitting, still is sitting, still is…
Night of the Wolf Lightning cracks the sky Hear a lonely cry Eyes full of pa…
Noctem Aeternus We are watching you We've been waiting for you Stay with us …
Nursery Rhyme Sandman, come to me tonight, Comfort me till morning light…
Nyarlathotep To Nyarlathotep must all things be told. For he is the…
Omen Ghostly whispers fill the air, Chanting omens to beware S…
Past Time with Good Company Pastime with good company, I love, and shall until I…
Resurrected Vae Mortem Ad Aeternum E Corpus Rex Malorum Vae Mortem Ad Ae…
Scarborough Fair Are you going to Scarborough Fair? Yesterday holds memories…
Sentinels of Stone We are the sentinels of stone. We are the guardians…
Skull and Crossbones Twelve o'clock, the midnight hour It was on this date two…
Something Wicked With every breath The air grows stale Deathly cold winds Ho…
Spellbound The witching hour's drawing near, And my tragic fate is cle…
Storm Pandora's box is open wide And there's no trace of hope…
Testament Welcome to Grimstone Manor I hereby bequeath to you, my last…
The Awakening That is not dead which can eternal lie And with strange…
The Dark Tower Abandon all hope, ye who enter here... No one is certa…
The Great Old Ones From the wells of night to the gulfs of space,…
The House Beyond The Graveyard The house beyond the graveyard Is no place to stay…
The Howling Listen to them—the children of the night. What music they…
The Shire Path On a dark winter's night in the forest Where candles line…
Transylvania Overture Darkness descends upon the land to wrap the world in…
Treasure of the Four Crowns Within the Vale of Forgotten Kings Beyond the Warrior's Gate…
Veni Veni Emmanuel Veni, veni Emmanuel; Captivum solve Israel, Qui gemit in e…
Vigil Alone at tranquil twilight, A distant churchbell tolls, Th…
We Are Legion We are the children of the night. We are the denizens…
Whispering Shadows Aleister Aleister Surrender to the dark To the dark Surren…
Winter's Eve When the trees glisten like crystals at night, and catch…
Yog-Sothoth From across the black seas of infinity and beyond the…
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Astyth the Grey
Whenever I hear this, I imagine an old abandoned house with floors of grey wood and funiture covered in a soft layer of dust. There is an old clock in the hallway, a soft gold that is broken and yet still plays this tune. A girl, full of vibrate colour, sits next to this clock, unable to fix it, unable to stop listening, and remains where she is for the whole of time.
Alaric
If I ever have kids, this is the song I'm going to play as a lullaby when they're babies
Rudson Silva Pelaes
Simplesmente maravilhoso... soa como sinfonia aos ouvidos... há muito tempo tenho procurado por uma banda exatamente como essa... ♡
Edga Bello
hermosos sonidos...mieterisos y místicos. ....muy bueno
Elvira Garofalo
Me encanta!!
UchihaHakura64
Holy shit, I just listened to this for the first time and it is AMAZING! The music definitely has an undertone of darkness; it's sorta creepy. Probably not the best music to be listening to at 1 AM...but anyway, I really can't listen to any more. I am so creeped out but at the same time I am gawking at this awesome composition. (Sorry for going overboard but...yeah...it's 1 AM...)
Elliot Jeanne
it's literally 1 am for me too and the exact thing is happeninggg,, also i just realized this is from 11 years ago so like hope you're doing well n stuff
Black Rose
Instrumental beauty with a slightly dark air. I love it!
Samantha Gonzalez
This song really gives me the chills. I love it so much. It's like a dark ballad.
Lux Wolf
Merci pour cette musique vraiment agréable à écouter ❤️