Nocturne was an
industrial rock
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band formed in 1995 in
Dallas, Texas
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. The band's core members were Lacey Sculls and Chris Telkes, and several touring musicians, usually Ben Graves of the
Murderdolls
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and "Rotten" Rotny also guitar player of the industrial/metal band
Psyclon Nine
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.
Band members
* Lacey Sculls (Vocals, Songwriting)
* Chris Telkes (Guitar, Programming, Songwriting, Production)
* Rotny (Live Bass)
Discography
Twilight
Nocturne was originally picked up by Triple X records and Hollows Hill. ''Twilight'', Nocturnes debut CD was a blend of
dark wave
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and
industrial music and received mixed reviews. After its release, they toured with
Ministry
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,
Genitorturers
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,
Christian Death
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,
Godhead,
Switchblade Symphony
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,
Ohgr
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, and even
Marilyn Manson.
Track listing
#Seeing Things
#Dead Sea
#Spookius Mortem
#A Happy Death
#Monarch
#Hallucination
#Pride Must Be Sacrficed
.M.S.#Sub-Mission
#Underworld
#Shock
#Pyrrhic Victory
#Embrace
#Lament
#They Come
#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
#Happy
#My Bitch
#Head Trip
#Dissolute
#Vortex
#Waiting for Anything
#Sad
#It Burns
#Final Hour
#If I Could Leave, I Would
#Empty Inside
#Flirt (Part 1)
#Flirt (Part 2)
Paradise Wasted
In a breakaway move, Nocturne was signed onto
Invisible Records
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/
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
#Happy
#My Bitch
#Whore
#Head Trip
#Dissolute
#Vortex
#Waiting for Anything
#Digit
#Sad
#It Burns
#Final Hour
#If I Could Leave, I Would
#Empty Inside
#Flirt (Part 1)
#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
#Happy
ile Meets the Inbred Brothers Free Hat Pull the Plug Mix#My Bitch
oolz Mix#Whore
he Big Fat Whore on Dope Remix#Dissolute
tulossid Murder#Happy
attress Factory Mix#Whore
ate Dept Mix#Dissolution
orrent Vaccine Mix#My Bitch
ll Fours Mix#Happy
n the Flesh Mix#Whore
horrific Mix#Whore
kay.com Remix#Whore
horeniest Show on Earth Remix#Waiting for Anything
verything Now Mix
Guide to Extinction
For this album the band returned to their roots by signing back with
Triple X Records
Triple X Records was a Los Angeles-based record company started by three former employees of the bankrupt Greenworld Distribution: Dean Naleway, Peter Heur and Charley Brown.
The label was known for "a fearlessly eclectic catalogue that broke away ...
. 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
#Shallow
#I Lie
#Alibi
#Passion
#Walk Away
#Indulge
#Class War
#Nothing
#Dirty Sanchez
#No Way Out
#Dead Man
#Cocaine Sex
#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
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'' 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
References
External links
Official webpage for frontwoman Lacey Sculls*
ttp://www.nocturne.cc/discography.htm Nocturne's discography pageNocturne's biography pagePage listing Nocturne's other contributionsNocturne's official website (archived)Nocturne's official MySpace
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American industrial metal musical groups
American nu metal musical groups
Musical groups established in 1999
Underground, Inc. artists
1999 establishments in Texas