Origin: Spain / Serbia
Formed: 2007
Genre: Black Metal / Ambient (early) ā Blackened Folk Metal (later)
Status: Active
Label: Independent
Themes: Ancient Aliens, Conspiracy Theories, AntiāNWO
Naakhum is one of the most unusual, prolific, and conceptually eccentric projects in the Iberian extremeāmetal underground. Founded in 2007 by Naakhurz, the project has moved between Catalonia and Serbia, absorbing influences from both regions while maintaining a fiercely individualistic identity. Naakhum’s music began as raw black metal infused with dark ambient textures, but over time evolved into a hybrid of blackened folk metal, ritual electronics, and conspiratorial mythāmaking.
The project’s early worksāProcella (2008), Anunnaki (2010), and the first fullālength Backward in the Times: Part I (2010)āestablished Naakhum’s fascination with ancient astronaut theories, Sumerian mythology, and esoteric cosmology. These releases blended loāfi black metal with atmospheric synths and a conceptual framework centered on extraterrestrial origins of humanity. The 2012 sequel, Backward in the Times: Part II, expanded this mythos with a more refined sound and stronger folk elements.
Between 2014 and 2016, Naakhum entered a highly experimental phase, releasing singles and collaborations that incorporated Serbian folk influences (ŠŠ¼Š°ŃŠµŠ²ŃŠŗŠø ŃŠµŠ·ŠøŠŗ, Ancestral Serbia) and politically charged themes (Ecofascism, AlāCIAāda). This period marked a shift toward a more eclectic, genreāfluid approachāstill rooted in black metal, but increasingly shaped by folk instrumentation, electronic textures, and ideological provocation.
From 2020 onward, Naakhum entered its most prolific era. Albums like Cathalunya ancestral (2020), Perspectiva cĆ²smica (2021), Crisi de civilitzaciĆ³ (2022), Vells ressons (2023), and the 2024 double strike Llums i ombres and FerĆ©stec show a project constantly mutating. These works blend blackened folk metal with ambient passages, field recordings, Catalan folk motifs, and a conceptual obsession with cosmic cycles, societal collapse, and antiāglobalist narratives.
Naakhum’s discography is vast, restless, and defiantly unconventional. It stands as a personal cosmology expressed through metal, folklore, and conspiratorial imaginationāan ongoing chronicle of one artist’s attempt to reinterpret myth, history, and politics through sound.
Current
(Naakhum is a oneāperson project; all composition, instrumentation, and conceptual direction come from Naakhurz.)
Demos
Singles
EPs
Fullālength albums
Splits / Collaborations