Lucifugum

Lucifugum is a black metal band from Ukraine.

 History 
Lucifugum is a popular black metal band from Ukraine. They and Nokturnal Mortum are two of the best-known exponents of the East European black metal scene. Lucifugum was formed in 1995 by poet/composer Khlyst and musicians Bal-a-Myth (guitar, bass) and Faunus (vocals). The band continues to perform, despite Faunus having left the band in 2001, and Bal-a-Myth having died in his sleep on October 5, 2002; the albums Back to Chopped Down Roots and Sociopath: Philosophy Cynicism were recorded in 2003 by numerous session musicians which, however, did not join the band. In 2004 Khlyst moved to the Ukrainian town Mykolaiv to continue the activity of Lucifugum and Propaganda together with local black metal musician Elena (aka Stabaath) (ex-Namtar, ex-Hesperus). Vector33 is the first album with Stabaath (she recorded vocals, guitar, bass, and keyboards). All lyrics are written by Khlyst, and music is composed by Stabaath and Khlyst. Khlyst and Stabaath (real names Igor and Elena Naumchuk) are married. They are the owners of black metal label Propaganda.

The music of Lucifugum was different and changed during the years. The early period can be described as symphonic black metal (1996-2000), later it was black/thrash metal, sometimes with death metal touches (2001-2003), and after 2004 the music of the band has transformed into pure black metal style.

According to Propaganda web site (details to album “Sublimessiah”) Khlyst performs vocals since 2014. The critical problems with Stabaath’s throat have stopped her during the record of the vocal. So, there are just 3 tracks (1,3,5) with Stabaath’s vocals on “Sublimessiah”.

 Band members 
 Khlyst (Igor Naumchuk) – vocals (2014-), lyrics (1995-), drum programming (2008-)
 Stabaath (Elena Naumchuk) – guitars, bass (2004-), vocals (2004-2014), keyboards (2005)

 Former members 
 Bal-a-Myth (deceased) – guitars, bass (1995-2002)
 Faunus – vocals (1995-2001)

 Discography 
 Gates of Nocticula - 1996
 Path of Wolf - 1996
 Through the Indifferent Sky - 1997
 on the sortilage of Christianity - 1999 
 On hooks to pieces! - 2000
 …and the Wheel keeps crunching… - 2001
 Stigma Egoism - 2002
 …back to chopped down roots - 2003
 Sociopath: philosophy cynicism - 2003
 Vector33 - 2005
 The Supreme Art of Genocide - 2005
 Involtation - 2006
 Sectane Satani - 2007
 Acme Adeptum – 2008
 Xa Heresy – 2010
 Od Omut Serpenti – 2012
 Sublimessiah – 2014
 Agonia Agnosti – 2016
 Infernalistica – 2018
 Tri nity limb ritual – 2020

 Music videos 
2000 - "Vse Materi Umirayut"
2003 - "Sociopath: Philosophy Cynicism"
2005 - "Na Smertj"

 Other websites 
 Lucifugum interview for Ophiolatry Zine (Russia) 
 Lucifugum at Metal Archives
 Lucifugum at Discogs
 Black metal label Propaganda (owned by Khlyst and Stabaath)
 Lucifugum biography @ Rockdetector
 Adipocere records 
 BlackMetal.Com
 Drakkar productions

Category:Black metal bands