Negură Bunget
| Country | Romania |
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| Formed | 1995, Timișoara, Timiș County, Romania |
| Disbanded | 2017 |
| Genres | Black Metal, Atmospheric Black Metal, Progressive Black Metal, Pagan Black Metal, Folk Metal |
| Labels | Sub Pop Records, Southern Lord Recordings, Sargent House |
| Years active | 1994-1995 (Wiccan Rede), 1995-2017 |
| Website | https://web.archive.org/web/20171209160811/http://www.negurabunget.com |
Line-up (members)
- Tibor Kati : Vocals, Guitars, Keyboards, Programming (2013-2017)
- Adi "OQ" Neagoe : Guitars, Vocals, Keyboards (2013-2017)
- Ovidiu Corodan : Bass (2013-2017)
- Negru : Drums, Percussion (1995-2017), Toacă, Xylophone, Dulcimer (2002-2017)
- Petrică Ionuţescu : Nai, Kaval, Bucium, Trumpet, Duduk, Keyboards (2013-2017)
- Daniel Dorobanțu : Visual Design (2013-2017)
Former members
- Hupogrammos : Vocals, Guitars, Bass, Keyboards (1995-2009), Bucium, Nai (2002-2009)
- Sol Faur : Guitars, Bass, Keyboards, Backing Vocals (1998-2005, 2006-2009)
- Inia Dinia : Keyboards (2006-2013)
- Gădineț : Bass, Nai (2009-2013)
- Spin : Guitars (2009-2010)
- Corb : Vocals, Guitars, Dulcimer (2009-2010)
- Ageru Pământului : Vocals, Kaval, Nai, Bucium, Percussion, Xylophone (2009-2012)
- Urzit : Guitars (2010-2013)
- Fulmineos : Guitars, Vocals (2010-2013)
- Chakravartin : Vocals (2012-2013)
- Vartan Garabedian : Percussion, Vocals (2013-2016)
- Mihai Neagoe : Sound Design, Backing Vocals (2013-2016)
Negură Bunget Discography
| Album title | Lyrics | Type | Released | Rating | Votes | Reviews | |||
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Zîrnindu-să (1997) |  |
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Studio | 1997-02 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| Promo 98 (1998) | Demo | 1998 | - | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Sala Molksa (1998) | |
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EP | 1998-10 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
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Măiastru sfetnic (2000) | |
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Studio | 2000-11 | - | 0 | 0 | |
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'n crugu bradului (2002) | |
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Studio | 2002-10-03 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| Trilogy (2004) | |
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Boxed set | 2004 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| Sala Molksa / From Transilvanian Forest (2004) | |
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Compilation | 2004 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| Inarborat kosmos (2005) | |
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EP | 2005-05-18 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
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Om (2006) | |
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Studio | 2006-10-27 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| Negură Bunget Box (2008) | |
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Boxed set | 2008 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| From Transilvanian Forest (2008) | |
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Compilation | 2008-11-21 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
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Măiestrit (2010) | |
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Studio | 2010-03-15 | - | 0 | 0 | |
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Vîrstele pamîntului (2010) | |
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Studio | 2010-03-31 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| Focul viu (2011) | |
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Live | 2011-03-25 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| Poartă de dincolo (2011) | |
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EP | 2011-04-25 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gînd a-prins (2013) | Single | 2013-10-04 | - | 0 | 0 | ||||
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Tău (2015) | |
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Studio | 2015-02-27 | - | 0 | 0 | |
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Zi (2016) | |
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Studio | 2016-09-30 | - | 0 | 0 | |
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Zău (2021) | |
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Studio | 2021-11-26 | - | 0 | 0 |
Additional notes
"Negură Bunget" means "Dark Foggy Forest" in Romanian. According to founding member Negru, "[...] the name tries to picture somehow the kind of atmosphere, both musical and spiritual we'd want to create through our music. [...] The two words are also from the Tracic substrate of the Romanian language [...] as the interest for our local history and spirituality is something of crucial importance and meaning for us as a band".
Negură Bunget started as a black metal project back in 1995 as a duo, with Edmond Karban on vocals, guitars and keyboards and Negru on drums. After a disagreement between Cristian Popescu, Hupogrammos and Negru, the band parted ways in 2009 and Negru decided to continue the project with a new line-up, though some allegations have been made suggesting that the band agreed to split-up and Negru himself contradicted an agreement with Hupogrammos and Sol Faur, who started a new project called Dordeduh.
Negru completely reshuffled the band's line-up again in 2013 in order to pursue a different musical approach, stating that apart from some permanent members "we'll add another layer of musicians who will join us just for special events and studio projects. This more flexible approach will allow us to increase the use of authentic traditional instruments adding new elements and to explore new musical territories, both live and in studio". After Negru's unexpected death in 2017, all the booked shows have been cancelled and the status of the band had remained unknown for some time, until they decided to disband.
Following the disbandment, Ovidiu Corodan, Petrică Ionuţescu, Tibor Kati and former member Stefan Zaharescu formed a new band called Sur Austru.
Negură Bunget started as a black metal project back in 1995 as a duo, with Edmond Karban on vocals, guitars and keyboards and Negru on drums. After a disagreement between Cristian Popescu, Hupogrammos and Negru, the band parted ways in 2009 and Negru decided to continue the project with a new line-up, though some allegations have been made suggesting that the band agreed to split-up and Negru himself contradicted an agreement with Hupogrammos and Sol Faur, who started a new project called Dordeduh.
Negru completely reshuffled the band's line-up again in 2013 in order to pursue a different musical approach, stating that apart from some permanent members "we'll add another layer of musicians who will join us just for special events and studio projects. This more flexible approach will allow us to increase the use of authentic traditional instruments adding new elements and to explore new musical territories, both live and in studio". After Negru's unexpected death in 2017, all the booked shows have been cancelled and the status of the band had remained unknown for some time, until they decided to disband.
Following the disbandment, Ovidiu Corodan, Petrică Ionuţescu, Tibor Kati and former member Stefan Zaharescu formed a new band called Sur Austru.