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Nocturne (band)

{{Short description|American industrial rock band}}

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{{Primary sources|date=February 2007}}

{{Infobox musical artist

| name = Nocturne

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| origin = Dallas, Texas, U.S.

| genre = Industrial rock,{{cite web|first= Jeff |last= Brinn |title= Nocturne: Guide To Extinction |work= Schwegweb |accessdate= December 13, 2015 |url= http://schwegweb.com/oldsite/reviews/rw_nocturne-gte.html}} industrial metal,{{cite journal|title= NOCTURNE To Release New Album In April |journal= Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles |date= March 22, 2005 |accessdate= December 13, 2015 |url= http://bravewords.com/news/nocturne-to-release-new-album-in-april}} nu metal{{cite web|first= Greg |last= Prato |title= Nocturne – Artist Biography |publisher= AllMusic. All Media Network |accessdate= December 12, 2015 |url= http://www.allmusic.com/artist/nocturne-mn0001876980}}

| years_active = 1995–Present

| label = Triple X Records
Invisible Records
Underground, Inc.
Hollows Hill

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| current_members = Lacey Sculls
Chris Telkes
Rotny Ford

| past_members = Ivan McRoy
Ben Graves
Jason Epperley
Clay Fagan
David Gee
Benji Kauth

}}

Nocturne was an industrial rock band formed in 1995 in Dallas, Texas. The band's core members were Lacey Sculls and Chris Telkes, and several touring musicians, usually Ben Graves of the Murderdolls and "Rotten" Rotny also guitar player of the industrial/metal band Psyclon Nine.

Band members

  • Lacey Sculls (Vocals, Songwriting)
  • Chris Telkes (Guitar, Programming, Songwriting, Production)
  • Rotny (Live Bass)

Discography

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! colspan="4" style="background: LightSteelBlue;" | Nocturne's Studio Albums

Year

! Album

! Label

| Other notes

1999

| Twilight

| Triple X Records/Hollows Hill

| Studio album (debut)

2001

| Welcome To Paradise

| Triple X Records/Hollows Hill

| Studio album

2002

| Paradise Wasted

| Invisible Records/Underground, Inc.

| Re-release album

2003

| Axis of Evil: Mixes of Mass Destruction

| Invisible Records/Underground, Inc.

| Remix album

2005

| Guide to Extinction

| Triple X Records

| Studio album

=Twilight=

Nocturne was originally picked up by Triple X records and Hollows Hill. Twilight, Nocturnes debut CD was a blend of dark wave and industrial music and received mixed reviews. After its release, they toured with Ministry, Genitorturers, Christian Death, Godhead, Switchblade Symphony, Ohgr, and even Marilyn Manson.

Track listing

  1. Seeing Things
  2. Dead Sea
  3. Spookius Mortem
  4. A Happy Death
  5. Monarch
  6. Hallucination
  7. Pride Must Be Sacrficed [P.M.S.]
  8. Sub-Mission
  9. Underworld
  10. Shock
  11. Pyrrhic Victory
  12. Embrace
  13. Lament
  14. They Come
  15. Twilight's Madness

=Welcome To Paradise=

After heavy touring in support of Twilight, Nocturnes second album, "Welcome to Paradise" was released. The band received a nomination for "Best Industrial Band" in the Dallas Observer.

  • Track listing
  1. Happy
  2. My Bitch
  3. Head Trip
  4. Dissolute
  5. Vortex
  6. Waiting for Anything
  7. Sad
  8. It Burns
  9. Final Hour
  10. If I Could Leave, I Would
  11. Empty Inside
  12. Flirt (Part 1)
  13. Flirt (Part 2)

=Paradise Wasted=

In a breakaway move, Nocturne was signed onto Invisible Records/Underground, Inc. One year later, "Paradise Wasted" was released. This CD was one of two "filler CDs" to bridge the gap between "Welcome to Paradise" and "Guide to Extinction". Paradise Wasted was essentially Welcome To Paradise with a new cover, now remastered, with two new bonus songs added, "Whore", and "Digit."{{cite web|url= http://www.nocturne.cc/discography.htm|title= Nocturne Discography}}

  • Track listing
  1. Happy
  2. My Bitch
  3. Whore
  4. Head Trip
  5. Dissolute
  6. Vortex
  7. Waiting for Anything
  8. Digit
  9. Sad
  10. It Burns
  11. Final Hour
  12. If I Could Leave, I Would
  13. Empty Inside
  14. Flirt (Part 1)
  15. Flirt (Part 2)

=Axis of Evil: Mixes of Mass Destruction=

After another year, Axis of Evil: Mixes of Mass Destruction was turned out in 2003, again, to pass the time for the band, working forward for its third album. Axis of Evil was more limited in its edition, now out of print. Axis was a remix album of Paradise Wasted. The entire CD consisted of only 13 songs, but included a grand total of five versions of "Whore" and two versions of "My Bitch."

  • Track listing
  1. Happy [Bile Meets the Inbred Brothers Free Hat Pull the Plug Mix]
  2. My Bitch [Joolz Mix]
  3. Whore [the Big Fat Whore on Dope Remix]
  4. Dissolute [Etulossid Murder]
  5. Happy [Mattress Factory Mix]
  6. Whore [Hate Dept Mix]
  7. Dissolution [Torrent Vaccine Mix]
  8. My Bitch [All Fours Mix]
  9. Happy [in the Flesh Mix]
  10. Whore [Whorrific Mix]
  11. Whore [Dkay.com Remix]
  12. Whore [Whoreniest Show on Earth Remix]
  13. Waiting for Anything [Everything Now Mix]

=Guide to Extinction=

{{Main|Guide to Extinction}}

Guest appearances

:* "Anthems of Rust and Decay:A Tribute to Marilyn Manson" (performing Get Your Gunn)

:* "Easy Listening..." (Lacey performing Closer To Heaven)

:* "Dim View of the Future'' (Chris Telkes performing Emily's Humming Mix)

:* "The Broken Machine: A Tribute to Nine Inch Nails" (performing Kinda, I Want To)

:* Lacey was a contestant on VH1's reality show Rock of Love with Bret Michaels from the 80's rock band Poison. Several of her housemates criticized her for her tactics in trying to win and nicknamed her "The Devil". On the Rock of Love Reunion Show, Nocturne performed "Shallow" from the album Guide to Extinction.

Tours

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! colspan="4" style="background: LightSteelBlue;" | Nocturne's Live Tours

Year

! Title

! Headline act

2002

| The Demon Machine Tour

| Bile

2003

| The Puppet Master Tour

| King Diamond

2004

| The Sexecution Tour

| Bozo Porno Circus

2005 (spring)

| The Free For All Tour

| Pigface

2005 (summer/fall)

| The Music For Freedom Tour

| Dope & Mushroomhead

References

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External links

  • [http://www.LaceySculls.com Official webpage for frontwoman Lacey Sculls]
  • [http://www.fromoutofnowhere.com/nocturne0505.html A small interview with Lacey on various topics about the band]
  • [http://www.nocturne.cc/discography.htm Nocturne's discography page]
  • [http://www.nocturne.cc/bio.htm Nocturne's biography page]
  • [http://www.fromoutofnowhere.com/nocturne0405.html Review on the Guide to Extinction album]
  • [http://www.discogs.com/artist/Nocturne+(6) Page listing Nocturne's other contributions]
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20090216190918/http://nocturne.cc/ Nocturne's official website (archived)]
  • [http://www.myspace.com/nocturne Nocturne's official MySpace]

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Category:American industrial metal musical groups

Category:American nu metal musical groups

Category:Musical groups established in 1999

Category:Underground, Inc. artists

Category:1999 establishments in Texas