NargarothIntroduction to NargarothNargaroth is a German black metal band led by René "Ash" Wagner, formerly known as“Kanwulf”.== History ==Wagner had earlier claimed that Nargaroth was formed in 1989, the seven-trackinstrumental demo Orke was released in 1991, and the demo Herbstleyd in 1993. Yearslater, after many accusations from the international black metal scene, he stated on hiswebsite () that the genesis of Nargaroth was in 1996 after the bandExhuminenz, formed by himself, R.S., Charoon and Darken (not to be confused with RobDarken of Graveland fame) split up. The aforementioned Nargaroth demo tapes werecompleted and recorded no earlier than 1998 with the aid of Charoon on guitar and a drummachine. Nargaroth's first album, Herbstleyd (Autumnal Suffering), was released by NoColours Records in December 1998, followed in 2000 by the Amarok compilation of olderand unreleased material including the promo version of the song "Herbstleyd" and aBurzum cover, among others. The demo Fuck Off Nowadays Black Metal got released on thesame year. This demo is said to be limited to 333 tapes and 100 LPs by the label SombreRecords; it was re-released by No Colours Records on picture LP limited to another 333copies in 2005.