Twilight (band)
Encyclopedia
Twilight is an American
black metal
band formed in 2005 and originally commissioned by the Swedish
underground
label
Total Holocaust Records. Members of the band all go by pseudonym
s: "Azentrius" (real name Blake Judd
), "Hildolf" (real name Tim Lehi), "Imperial" (real name Neill Jameson
), "Malefic" (real name Scott Conner) and "Wrest" (real name Jef Whitehead).
Although Twilight has so far released two albums and have not performed in public, they have been described as a "supergroup
" of sorts on the American black metal underground. The band members have, namely, gained their recognition with such outfits as Draugar, Krieg
, Leviathan
, Nachtmystium
and Xasthur
.
An announcement was made that Twilight disbanded. Battle Kommand Records
had previously issued a statement that recordings for a second album commenced in the Spring of 2007, but no release date was ever announced. For their second album Malefic (Scott Conner) was supposed to be replaced by Aaron Turner
(of Isis
and Old Man Gloom
).
In 2009 Twilight reformed with original members Blake Judd (having dropped the "Azentrius" alias), Imperial (now called "N. Imperial"), and Wrest (referred to simply as "W.") joined by new members Sanford Parker, Aaron Turner, and Stavros Giannopolous (along with guest Robert Lowe of Lichens
) to record a new album called Monument to Time End, recorded in 2009 and released in 2010 by Southern Lord Records
.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
black metal
Black metal
Black metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal music. Common traits include fast tempos, shrieked vocals, highly distorted guitars played with tremolo picking, blast beat drumming, raw recording, and unconventional song structure....
band formed in 2005 and originally commissioned by the Swedish
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
underground
Underground music
Underground music comprises a range of different musical genres that operate outside of mainstream culture. Such music can typically share common values, such as the valuing of sincerity and intimacy; an emphasis on freedom of creative expression; an appreciation of artistic creativity...
label
Record label
In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. Most commonly, a record label is the company that manages such brands and trademarks, coordinates the production, manufacture, distribution, marketing and promotion,...
Total Holocaust Records. Members of the band all go by pseudonym
Pseudonym
A pseudonym is a name that a person assumes for a particular purpose and that differs from his or her original orthonym...
s: "Azentrius" (real name Blake Judd
Blake Judd
Blake Judd is an American musician and co-founder of Battle Kommand Records. He previously performed under the stage name "Azentrius".-Biography:...
), "Hildolf" (real name Tim Lehi), "Imperial" (real name Neill Jameson
Neill Jameson
Neill Jameson is a vocalist and multi-instrumentalist, hailing from Somers Point, N.J., who has recorded and performed under the pseudonym N. Imperial . He has gained most recognition as the front-man for black metal band Krieg . Presently he is active in the ambient black/doom metal duo N.I.L....
), "Malefic" (real name Scott Conner) and "Wrest" (real name Jef Whitehead).
Although Twilight has so far released two albums and have not performed in public, they have been described as a "supergroup
Supergroup (music)
In the late 1960s, the term supergroup was coined to describe "a rock music group whose performers are already famous from having performed individually or in other groups"....
" of sorts on the American black metal underground. The band members have, namely, gained their recognition with such outfits as Draugar, Krieg
Krieg
Krieg is a black metal band from Somers Point, New Jersey in the United States of America. They play a low-fi, "raw" style, drawing influence from the Darkthrone-esque style of black metal and did not use synthesizers or folk instruments, in their recordings. The band formed in 1995, initially as...
, Leviathan
Leviathan (band)
Leviathan is an American black metal band formed in 1998 by Wrest . In Leviathan, Wrest records and plays all instruments including vocals entirely on his own. Additionally, Wrest has collaborated with the band Sunn O))), and is an active member of the U.S. black metal supergroup Twilight...
, Nachtmystium
Nachtmystium
Nachtmystium is an American psychedelic black metal band formed by Blake Judd, formerly known as Azentrius, and Pat McCormick. The band's name is derived from the German word Nacht meaning "night", and the made-up term mystium which resembles the Latin adjective mysticum...
and Xasthur
Xasthur
Xasthur was a Californian one-man black metal band formed in 1995 by Scott Conner, who goes by the pseudonym "Malefic". Although similar in terms of low-fi production and the wearing of corpse paint, musically and lyrically Xasthur's focus is usually not on paganism, Satanism or anti-Christian...
.
An announcement was made that Twilight disbanded. Battle Kommand Records
Battle Kommand Records
Battle Kommand Records is an American underground record label founded by Blake Judd and Rebecca Clegg in 2004, based in St. Charles, Illinois...
had previously issued a statement that recordings for a second album commenced in the Spring of 2007, but no release date was ever announced. For their second album Malefic (Scott Conner) was supposed to be replaced by Aaron Turner
Aaron Turner
Aaron Turner is a musician, singer, graphic artist, and founder of label Hydra Head Records. He is most widely known for his role as guitarist and vocalist for the post-metal band Isis, while also participating in several other bands and projects such as Old Man Gloom and Lotus Eaters.Though raised...
(of Isis
Isis (band)
Isis was a Los Angeles, California-based post-metal band, founded in Boston, Massachusetts, with a career spanning from 1997 to 2010...
and Old Man Gloom
Old Man Gloom
Old Man Gloom is a sludge/doom metal/post-metal band originally formed in Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States, but now based in Massachusetts. The group, formed by Aaron Turner of Isis and Santos Montano, has now expanded to become a sort of supergroup in the Boston hardcore and metalcore scene....
).
In 2009 Twilight reformed with original members Blake Judd (having dropped the "Azentrius" alias), Imperial (now called "N. Imperial"), and Wrest (referred to simply as "W.") joined by new members Sanford Parker, Aaron Turner, and Stavros Giannopolous (along with guest Robert Lowe of Lichens
Lichens (musician)
Lichens is the name of Robert A.A. Lowe's musical project, created for performance and recording solo and with collaborators.Lowe was previously a member of 90 Day Men before beginning his solo project. In live performances, Lichens commonly features looping wordless vocals, acoustic and electric...
) to record a new album called Monument to Time End, recorded in 2009 and released in 2010 by Southern Lord Records
Southern Lord Records
Southern Lord is an American record label that was founded in 1998 by Greg Anderson, specializing in what could broadly be classified as experimental heavy metal, particularly the doom metal, stoner rock, and drone metal sub-genres. Some of the more notable artists on the label include Earth, Om,...
.
Current Line-Up
- Wrest (Jef Whitehead) – drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
, guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
, bassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
, synthesizer and E-bow (LeviathanLeviathan (band)Leviathan is an American black metal band formed in 1998 by Wrest . In Leviathan, Wrest records and plays all instruments including vocals entirely on his own. Additionally, Wrest has collaborated with the band Sunn O))), and is an active member of the U.S. black metal supergroup Twilight...
, Lurker Of Chalice) - Blake JuddBlake JuddBlake Judd is an American musician and co-founder of Battle Kommand Records. He previously performed under the stage name "Azentrius".-Biography:...
(formerly known as Azentrius) – guitar, bass, and vocalsSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...
(NachtmystiumNachtmystiumNachtmystium is an American psychedelic black metal band formed by Blake Judd, formerly known as Azentrius, and Pat McCormick. The band's name is derived from the German word Nacht meaning "night", and the made-up term mystium which resembles the Latin adjective mysticum...
) - Imperial (Neill JamesonNeill JamesonNeill Jameson is a vocalist and multi-instrumentalist, hailing from Somers Point, N.J., who has recorded and performed under the pseudonym N. Imperial . He has gained most recognition as the front-man for black metal band Krieg . Presently he is active in the ambient black/doom metal duo N.I.L....
) – vocals and bass (KriegKriegKrieg is a black metal band from Somers Point, New Jersey in the United States of America. They play a low-fi, "raw" style, drawing influence from the Darkthrone-esque style of black metal and did not use synthesizers or folk instruments, in their recordings. The band formed in 1995, initially as...
, N.I.L.N.I.L.N.I.L. is an American ambient black/doom metal band formed in 2004 by N. Imperial . Initially, N. Imperial conceived of N.I.L. as a one-off solo project after his departure from black metal outfit Krieg. When the band consolidated into a duo, with the arrival of J...
) - Sanford Parker - guitars, synths, production (MinskMinsk (band)Minsk is a doom metal/post-metal band from Peoria, Illinois founded in 2002. They are signed to Relapse Records. Self described as "psychedelic metal", their songs tend to start out as slow and simple, and become heavy and complex towards the end...
, Nachtmystium, Buried At Sea) - Stavros Giannopolous- guitars (The Atlas Moth)
- Aaron TurnerAaron TurnerAaron Turner is a musician, singer, graphic artist, and founder of label Hydra Head Records. He is most widely known for his role as guitarist and vocalist for the post-metal band Isis, while also participating in several other bands and projects such as Old Man Gloom and Lotus Eaters.Though raised...
– guitar and vocals (IsisIsis (band)Isis was a Los Angeles, California-based post-metal band, founded in Boston, Massachusetts, with a career spanning from 1997 to 2010...
, Old Man GloomOld Man GloomOld Man Gloom is a sludge/doom metal/post-metal band originally formed in Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States, but now based in Massachusetts. The group, formed by Aaron Turner of Isis and Santos Montano, has now expanded to become a sort of supergroup in the Boston hardcore and metalcore scene....
, House of Low CultureHouse of Low CultureHouse of Low Culture is a musical project which is fronted by Aaron Turner, and includes other members of the band Isis. The ensemble also includes Stephen O'Malley from Sunn O))) and Luke Scarola from Old Man Gloom...
, Lotus Eaters, Jodis)
Former member(s)
- Malefic (Scott Conner) – guitar, synthesizer and vocals (also see: XasthurXasthurXasthur was a Californian one-man black metal band formed in 1995 by Scott Conner, who goes by the pseudonym "Malefic". Although similar in terms of low-fi production and the wearing of corpse paint, musically and lyrically Xasthur's focus is usually not on paganism, Satanism or anti-Christian...
) - Hildolf (Tim Lehi) - Vocals, guitar (Draugar)
Discography
- 2005: Twilight
- 2010: Monument to Time End
Interview
- Interview (2006) by J. Bennet with Blake Judd on Decibel Magazine
Reviews
- Review (2006) by J. Bennet on Decibel Magazine
External links
- Twilight Bandpage on Southern Lord Records
- Twilight Bandpage on Battle Kommand Records
- [ Twilight] on Allmusic