Twilight (band)
| Twilight | |
|---|---|
| Origin | California, United States |
| Genres | Black metal, post-metal |
| Years active | 2005–2014 (small break from 2008–2009) |
| Labels | Total Holocaust, Southern Lord, Battle Kommand |
| Associated acts | Isis, Krieg, Leviathan, Nachtmystium, N.I.L., Xasthur, Minsk, Lichens, The Atlas Moth, Buried at Sea, Lurker of Chalice, Draugar, Sonic Youth |
| Website | Website on Southern Lord Records |
Not to be confused with the progressive metal band of the same name who changed their name to Beyond Twilight.
Twilight is an American black metal supergroup formed in 2005 and originally commissioned by the Swedish underground label Total Holocaust Records. Members of the band are all a part of well known projects within the black metal genre or otherwise including Xasthur, Leviathan, Krieg, Isis, Nachtmystium and Sonic Youth.
Members of the group have included "Azentrius" (real name Blake Judd of Nachtmystium), "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 three 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. The first album was "recorded on four-track cassettes sent back and forth through the mail by the five members" and "captures the myriad sonic idiosyncrasies of the individual players, from Xasthur’s charred synth ambience and Leviathan’s expert d-drum patterns to Draugar’s cavernous vocals and Nachtmystium’s ruthless guitar torture".Metal Hammer journalist Gunnar Sauermann listed Twilight as an essential US black metal album.
An announcement was made that Twilight disbanded.Battle Kommand Records had previously issued a statement that writing for a second album had begun in 2006 and that recordings commenced in the Spring of 2007, but no release date was ever announced. Malefic left the band in 2007 and was supposed to be replaced by Aaron Turner (of Isis and Old Man Gloom).
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