Blake Judd

...opening track, "One of These Nights", is a homage to the Meddle's "One of These Days." According to the Chicago Tribune, Blake Judd, the band's founder, claims the idea for the album's name came from his desire to reestablish...

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Nachtmystium is an American psychedelic and extreme 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...

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Battle Kommand Records (BKR) is an American underground record label founded by Blake Judd and Rebecca Clegg in 2004, based in St. Charles , Illinois. The company's stated intent is "to bring some of the world's most extreme music to the...

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Judd was raised in Wheaton, Illinois, and took an early interest in music due to his parents' taste in classic rock. He saw The Allman Brothers Band perform live when he was in the second grade, and cites it as a major influence on his...

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...album was released on CD by Battle Kommand Records and on Vinyl by Profound Lore Records and Autopsy Kitchen Records. According to Blake Judd, the album is a metaphor for his views on the society's decline. In an interview with DEAF SPARROW...

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...ultratechnical instrumental flourishes, shredding guitars and vocal cords with equally sadistic relish. Led by guitarist/vocalist Blake Judd (aka Azentrius), they build up a helluva symphonic ruckus. If composer Richard Wagner were born...

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...metal band Nachtmystium, originally scheduled to play the fest, were absent from the lineup. According to a statement from frontman Blake Judd-- first posted by Brooklyn Vegan and later verified via a press release-- Scion's parent company...

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...on their own branch of the black metal tree, there's Nachtmystium. When Nachtmystium started in the late 1990s, frontman/cofounder Blake Judd was a corpse-painted youngster going by the moniker "Azentrius," and the band was little more than...

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...wanted to make a big statement right from the starting gate, the mission was definitely accomplished! Vocalist/guitarist, Blake Judd, steers the band with daring confidence that serves the material's wandering spirit well. On "Your True...

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...of your for your speedy responses.) It's always interesting to me to see what other folks are listening to and I think the playlists of Blake Judd (Nachtmystium), Kristoffer Rygg (Ulver), Neige, Dominick Fernow (Prurient), and members of...

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