Nazg?l was a mysterious two-piece band formed in 1996 in Monreale, a small village right outside of Palermo, Sicily. Their peculiar history and the consequent 'cult' status they built within the extreme metal scene makes them a story all their own. Inspired by Tolkien's literature (Nazg?l is a word from the Black Speech used to indicate the nine men corrupted by Sauron, and transformed into his dark and deathless servants) and the first wave of European black metal, Zakrathor (Vocals, Keyboard, Drums) & Thornset (Guitar, Bass) released their Omne est Paratum demos (consisting of two 15-minutes long songs) in 1998. These demos got them noticed by the Sicilian cult label Elegy, who released their astonishing first full length (on CD only!) in 2002. The sound of total mayhem and pure black metal craziness, mixed with medieval melodies sung completely in Latin make De Expugnatione Elfmuth impossible to imitate. Probably the most wonderful example of folk-black metal that ever existed, De Expugnatione Elfmuth is finally released on vinyl, nearly 15 years after its original release in this deluxe, gatefold, 180 gram vinyl version that finally gives justice to this authentic underground legend.
