![]() Aldritch performs his inhumane experiments to gain insight into another dimension. Theater of Illusion features the shadow realm, which is a mysterious dimension hidden between space and time.The Darklore Manor book and the Tales from the Dark Tower trilogy provide more context for their respective albums.All There in the Manual: An extreme example with the puzzles inside the CDs, and a more mild example with the stories and the contents of The Arcanum.Abandoned Hospital: Blackthorn Asylum, which has been abandoned ever since a mysterious tragedy.Nox Arcana provide examples of the following: House of Nightmares (2010): Another collaboration with Buzz-Works for the Halloween season.Zombie Influx (2009): Collaboration with Buzz-Works. ![]() Blood of Angels (2006): Collaboration with Michelle Belanger.The Dark Tower and Darklore Manor have books that tie into their stories, and Monolith Graphics released in 2018 a point-and-click puzzle game that ties into Theater of Illusion called The Cabinets of Dr. On the official website, an interactive area known as "The Arcanum" allows listeners to enter the world of the music through solving puzzles hidden in the CDs. Vargo's artwork adorns the album covers and booklets. The band creates stories that tie in with the album's concept, often including vocals and sound effects that help to tell the story. The music is only one part of the whole (albeit the most important part). Perhaps the most unique aspect of Nox Arcana's work is that it is not simply music. As of 2019, twenty-two albums have been released, with the most recent being The Haunted Symphony. In 2010, House of Nightmares, the band's second collaboration with Buzz-Works was released. In 2009, the band put out two more albums ( Blackthorn Asylum and a second Holiday album, Winter's Eve), within a few months of each other. ![]() Lovecraft and Edgar Allan Poe to dark carnivals, Transylvania, pirates, fairy tales, and (surprise!) four Holiday albums. With the albums being published by Vargo's company Monolith Graphics, the group put out new album after new album, each with an entirely new concept. The group's first album Darklore Manor introduced the music world to what would become Nox Arcana's signature style - a darkly beautiful, but wonderfully eclectic sound that centered around the brilliantly realized backstory of the album's concept. The treasure yet lies buried, awaiting anyone clever enough or bold enough to discover it.The cd booklet is also filled with stunning fantasy artwork by Vargo and contains several paintings of dragons, warriors, and exotic enchantresses.Nox Arcana, a Gothic Classical group creating self described music from the shadows, formed in 2003 as a collaboration between gothic fantasy artist Joseph Vargo (of ex- Midnight Syndicate fame) and musician William Piotrowski. According to arcane lore, the treasure was gathered by the kings of the four ancient realms and hidden deep in the earth long ago. The album also contains a legendary quest for an ancient prize known as the Treasure of the Four Crowns. Blood of the Dragon conveys a musical story along the lines of classic movie soundtracks like Conan, The 13th Warrior, and The Lord of the Rings. These haunting and majestic themes evoke forgotten realms, from the stormy Celtic highlands to ancient Egyptian temples, from mystical towering citadels to the Stygian depths of the Underworld. This spellbinding soundscape sets the perfect mood, as you traverse dark kingdoms ruled by wizards and warriors to battle alongside barbarian hordes, elven mages and knights of legend, with powerful, chanting choirs, medieval melodies, war horns, heavy drums, bagpipe, harp, acoustic guitar and fiddle, with battle sound effects. For it was said that those who answered the call were possessed of the warrior spirit, and the blood of the dragon flowed through their veins. For honor and vengeance they ventured forth with steel and sorcery to combat the merciless legions of darkness. Legendary quests beckoned with the promise of danger and glory, and only a brave few dared to answer the call. ![]() In the time of the ancient gods, dragons ruled the skies and kingdoms rose and fell at the end of a sword. ![]()
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