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Nocturne (band)

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Years active
  
1995–Present

Active until
  
2005

Nocturne (band) httpsuploadwikimediaorgwikipediaenthumba

Labels
  
Triple X Records Invisible Records Underground Inc. Hollows Hill

Past members
  
Ivan McRoy Ben Graves Jason Epperley Clay Fagan David Gee Benji Kauth

Origin
  
Dallas, Texas, United States

Members
  
Lacey Sculls, Chris Telkes, Filip Abbey, Rotney Ford

Albums
  
Guide to Extinction, Paradise Wasted, Midnight Dancer

Genres
  
Industrial rock, Industrial metal, Nu metal

Similar
  
Martin Atkins, Pigface, Genitorturers, Urilia, Bozo Porno Circus

Profiles

Nocturne was an industrial 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.

Contents

Band members

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

  • 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

    For this album the band returned to their roots by signing back with Triple X Records. The CD was finally released in 2005, shortly after the break-up of the romantic relationship between Chris Telkes and Lacey Sculls. The album was considered Nocturne's best showcase, and features a variety of tracks that hint at their past sound. The band did a few months of touring, and afterward broke up.

  • Track listing
    1. Shallow
    2. I Lie
    3. Alibi
    4. Passion
    5. Walk Away
    6. Indulge
    7. Class War
    8. Nothing
    9. Dirty Sanchez
    10. No Way Out
    11. Dead Man
    12. Cocaine Sex
    13. They'll Never Find Your Body

    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.
  • Songs

    Cocaine SexGuide to Extinction · 2005
    They'll Never Find Your BodyGuide to Extinction · 2005
    If I Could Leave - I WouldWelcome to Paradise · 2001

    References

    Nocturne (band) Wikipedia