vocalist Zingultus joined Nagelfar. They recorded the self-produced 2-track MCD Garzweiler II which was published as an exclusive Wód-Ván release and limited to one copy. After the recordings, Chaos left the band in March 2000. The same month, Nagelfar signed a contract for two albums Ars Metalli from Frankfurt (Oder). The three remaining members recorded their third album, Virus West, in June 2000, again at the Stage-One-Studio. It was followed by a contribution to a limited split EP with Bluttaufe released in autumn 2000 via Christhunt Productions. Virus West was released in summer 2001. As the band could not find a suitable bass player, they decided to continue with the remaining lineup and hired Gnarl from the band Graupel as a constant session bassist for live performances. In April 2002, Nagelfar disbanded, a decision that surprised the scene. Years later, Meilenwald explained that Zorn had told Zingultus and him that he lacked the energy and motivation he would have needed for Nagelfar, and Zorn and Meilenwald had decided that the band would not exist without one of them. Nagelfar refuse any offers for reunion concerts. Nagelfar are often referred to as an important or legendary band. Legacy journalist Johannes Paul Köhler wrote they have achieved "world fame". Rock Hard journalist Wolf-Rüdiger Mühlmann called them the "kings of the Westwall", "legendary protagonists" and "by far the most important German black metal band of the so-called second generation" whose three albums "let the scene […] explode". He called their debut album "the most important German black metal album", placed on rank 16 of 25 on the magazine's list Die 25 wichtigsten Black-Metal-Alben aller Zeiten ('the 25 most important black metal albums of all times'). Their two following albums were featured on the magazine's list 250 Black-Metal-Alben, die man kennen sollte ('250 black metal albums you should know'). After the band's breakup, drummer Alexander von Meilenwald went on to form the one-man band The Ruins of Beverast and became the drummer of Heemat and a session member of Kermania (whose leader Weigand is influenced by early Nagelfar) and Truppensturm. He, Zingultus and Hackelnberg founded the Wòd-Ván, a group of black metal fans mainly (but not exclusively) from the region around Aachen. Zingultus also plays in the bands Graupel and Graven. Zorn formed Simple Existenz. Musical style In 2002, when asked about the band's influences, Alexander von Meilenwald once replied that comparisons with diverse