Nachtengeist (Washington state, U.S.)

Listen to the recording Mirthless Laugh of the Night Spirit by the black metal band Nachtengeist. This publication does not have much information about this entity that Metal Archives says is based in the state of Washington, U.S. Metal Archives shows the following information about the personnel (keep in mind that the information may not be fully accurate): Aredux on drums and guitars; Drajier on vocals, bass, and keyboards; H'aodha on guitars.

This music would be of interest to devoted fans of DIY black metal. In this particular case, the music tends to be midtempo, raw black metal with keyboards. The vocals are traditional/prototypical black metal. The music does launch into bursts of speed at times, so it's not midtempo all the time, but it is for a good portion of the time. The recording, it seems, is real, live drums and in general it can be stated that the purpose is to have the sensation of real, live human beings playing the instruments, and without the computers and studio magic stepping in to make everything clinically perfect. In other words, fans of human-sounding black metal, and therefore a more unpolished form of rock and roll, would be advised to check into this music, as it is very likely that you will enjoy the sounds of this endeavor.

Mirthless Laugh of the Night Spirit by Nachtengeist