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Nargaroth is a black metal band from Germany. The main and only member is Kanwulf. Kanwulf's statements are often very contradictory; he is believed to have a split personality, mental instability, and many other issues.

NARGAROTH was formed in 1989 by Kanwulf, who remains the only member of this project. In 1991, the demo "Orke" was recorded, consisting of an intro and seven instrumental tracks, as Kanwulf lacked the equipment to record vocals. However, this did not affect demand. The "Orke" edition of 150 copies was completely sold out.
In 1993, Kanwulf recorded the now quite rare demo "Herbstleyd," which was released in an edition of 200 copies. Since black metal at that time largely consisted of posers playing a trend, Kanwulf decided to keep part of the "Herbstleyd" edition for better times.
In 1998, people from the German label No Colours contacted Kanwulf and offered him to re-record "Herbstleyd" and release it on CD and vinyl. After much persuasion, Kanwulf agreed, and the promised discs were released for sale in 1999. Many consider this recording a classic of black metal, while the author himself calls his music "German Misanthropic Metal."
The following year, another NARGAROTH album, "Amarok," was released, containing some old recordings, including a cover of the song "Black Spell of Destruction" by the band BURZUM.
In 2000, Kanwulf recorded a rather controversial demo titled "Fuck Off Nowadays Black Metal."
"Fuck Off Nowadays Black Metal" was released on cassettes (333 copies) and vinyl (100 copies) by the label Sombre Records and contained various songs from the "Herbstleyd" demo and the future album "Black metal ist Krieg," as well as two previously unreleased tracks: "Tod den Feinden" and "Fuck Off: Last Episode!"
In 2001, the album "Black Metal ist Krieg" was released on the No Colours Records label, which Kanwulf dedicated to his favorite genre. This disc differed significantly from Kanwulf's earlier works. It was released in the format of a regular CD and a digipak.
In 2002, the album "Rasluka Part II" was released, which Kanwulf dedicated to his best friend, who committed suicide in 1995, and Bon Scott, the vocalist of the Australian rock legend AC/DC, who died in 1980.
There is also "Rasluka Part I," which was initially planned to be released as a split with recordings by the band MOONBLOOD, but due to problems with Sombre Records, Kanwulf decided to release this album on No Colours.
2003 was marked by the release of "Black metal ist Krieg" on vinyl and the release of the album "Geliebte des Regens," which finally came out on October 26, 2003, after a two-year delay. In 2004, the first part of the album "Rasluka," called "Rasluka Part I," was released. The release of the third part of this album has not yet been released. Also, in 2004, Kanwulf released the albums "Prosatanica Shooting Angels" and "Crushing Some Belgian Scum."
Discography:
Herbstleyd Demo, 1998
Orke Demo, 1998
Herbstleyd Full-length, 1999
Amarok Best of/Compilation, 2000
Fuck Off Nowadays Black Metal Demo, 2000
Black Metal Ist Krieg (A Dedication Monument) Full-length, 2001
Black Metal Endsieg II Split, 2001
Rasluka Part II EP, 2002
Geliebte des Regens Full-length, 2003
Crushing Some Belgian Scum EP, 2004
Rasluka Part I EP, 2004
Prosatanica Shooting Angels Full-length, 2004
Nargaroth / Sarvari Split, 2007
Semper Fidelis Full-length, 2007
Jahreszeiten Full-length, 2009

An idiot's dream came true! I attended his concert! The concert was 99.999% successful – he didn't shake anyone's hand, unlike the drummer and guitarist. But they did an encore twice! The third time, they didn't let us call them back – they just turned on the music. Photos should appear later.

I've listened to this band many times. One of my favorite black metal bands. They have extremely long songs, but I don't fall asleep to them; on the contrary, I even sing along to them repeatedly. And besides that, the black metal riffs, Kanwulf's hysterical vocals, the atmosphere, the monologues, and the excerpts from obscure films are all beneficial to me. My three favorite albums are: Herbstleyd, Prosatanica Shooting Angels, and Semper Fidelis. That's about it.