Nox Arcana

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Nox Arcana
General information
founding 2003
Website www.noxarcana.com
Founding members
Joseph Vargo
William Piotrowski

Nox Arcana is a Cleveland , Ohio- based musical group formed in 2003 by Joseph Vargo and William Piotrowski.

style

The nature of their music is based on classic horror literature by numerous authors such as HP Lovecraft , Brothers Grimm , Ray Bradbury and Edgar Allan Poe , with some of their albums also going in the direction of the Middle Ages and ancient mythology .

Further influences came from the New Age genre as well as from classical music , rock and film music . John Carpenter , Danny Elfman , AC / DC , Wojciech Kilar , Enya , Loreena McKennitt , Beethoven , Jerry Goldsmith , and Hans Zimmer are well-known personalities from various musical styles who influenced the band's style through their works.

history

Before Nox Arcana was founded, Joseph Vargo was a famous Gothic / Fantasy artist. He produced covers for books and CDs, posters and other products, which were distributed by his publisher Monolith Graphics . He also made two albums with Midnight Syndicate , which he left in 2000 to write books. His first book, Tales of the Dark Tower, is about the tales of a vampire during the first crusade . He later wrote Dark Realms Magazine and then published the book The Gothic Tarot , which was a bestseller. William Piotrowski, however, was working on a video documentary entitled Ghosts from Ohio about Mary Ann Winkowski , which was the inspiration for the Ghost Whisperer series .

Discography

  1. Darklore Manor (2003 Monolith Graphics)
  2. Necronomicon (2004 Monolith Graphics)
  3. Winter's Knight (2005 Monolith Graphics)
  4. Transylvania (2005 Monolith Graphics)
  5. Carnival of Lost Souls (2006 Monolith Graphics)
  6. Blood of Angels (2006 Monolith Graphics)
  7. Blood of the Dragon (2006 Monolith Graphics)
  8. Shadow of the Raven (2007 Monolith Graphics)
  9. Grimm Tales (2008 Monolith Graphics)
  10. Phantoms of the High Seas (2008 Monolith Graphics)
  11. Blackthorn Asylum (2009 Monolith Graphics)
  12. Zombie Influx (2009 Monolith Graphics, Buzz-Works)
  13. Winter's Eve (2009 Monolith Graphics)
  14. Theater of Illusion (2010 Monolith Graphics)
  15. House of Nightmares (2010 Monolith Graphics, Buzz-Works)
  16. The Dark Tower (2011 Monolith Graphics)
  17. Winter's Majesty (2012 Monolith Graphics)
  18. Legion of Shadows (2013 Monolith Graphics)
  19. Crimson Winter (2013 Monolith Graphics)
  20. Ebonshire (2013 Monolith Graphics)
  21. Ebonshire - Volume 2 (2014 Monolith Graphics)
  22. The Cabinets of Doctor Arcana-Game Soundtracks (2019 Monolith Graphics)
  23. The Haunted Symphony (2019 Monolith Graphics)

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