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Crystaline Darkness." Nokturnal Mortum gained their first Western recognition with the release of their album
447:(NSBM) and has played in various NSBM bands, like Aryan Terrorism, Warhead and Temnozor. Nokturnal Mortum's albums "Weltanschauung" and the live album "Live in Katowice" were released by
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