Nocturne (band)

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Nocturne
Origin U.S. flag Dallas, Texas, United States
Genre(s) Heavy Metal
Industrial Metal
Gothic Metal
Years active 1999–Present
Label(s) Triple X, Invisible Records, Underground, Inc, Hollows Hill
Website http://www.nocturne.cc
Members
Lacey Conner
Chris Telkes
Rotny Ford
Ben Graves
Former members
Ivan McRoy
Jason Epperley

Nocturne was a metal/industrial band that was formed in 1999 in Dallas, Texas. The band is formed of two core members, Lacey Conner and Chris Telkes, and several touring musicians, usually Ben Graves of the Murderdolls and "Rotten" Rotney formerly of Psyclon Nine.


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[edit] Band members

  • Lacey Conner (Vocals, Songwriting)
  • Chris Telkes (Guitar, Programming, Songwriting, Bass (studio), Production)
  • Rotny (Bass (live))
  • Ben Graves (Drums)

[edit] Discography

  • Twilight Triple X / Hollows Hill (1999)
  • Welcome To Paradise Triple X (2001)
  • Paradise Wasted Underground Inc. / Invisible Records (2002)
  • Axis of Evil: Mixes of Mass Destruction Underground Inc. / Invisible Records (2003)
  • Guide To Extinction Triple X Records (2005)

[edit] Bio

[edit] Twilight

Nocturne was originally picked up by Triple X records and Hollows Hill (the same label that signed on Jane's Addiction. "Twilight", a blend of Darkwave and Industrial music, Nocturnes debut CD, received hopelessly mixed reviews, most faulting its "groundlessly grim themes" in songs such as "A Happy Death." However, as a debut CD, the job was done, and a good fan base was formed following the new, up-and-coming band giving some room to grow. After its release, they spent a good deal of time touring with the likes of Ministry, Genitorturers, Christian Death, Godhead, Switchblade Symphony, Ohgr, and even Marilyn Manson

[edit] Welcome To Paradise

After heavy touring in support of Twilight, Nocturnes second album, "Welcome to Paradise," was released in an effort to win more fans over effectively popularized them, making them one of the more popular bands in Texas for quite sometime. The band emphasized this success with another bout of heavy touring, as well as receiving a nomination for "Best Industrial Band" in the Dallas Observer.

[edit] Paradise Wasted

In a breakaway move, Nocturne was signed onto Invisible Records/Underground Records. One year later, "Paradise Wasted" was released. This CD was one of two "filler CDs" to bridge the gap between "Welcome to Paradise" and the long waited for "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."

[edit] Axis of Evil

After another year, "Axis of Evil" 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 and extremely hard to purchase. 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."

[edit] 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 Conner. Even with this emotional stress upon the band's core members, the album was considered Nocturne's best showcase, and features a variety of tracks that quietly hint at the past, the band did a few months of touring, and afterward, was "put on hold for an indefinite period of time." However, the band has been expected to play a few shows in 2007 as hinted at on their official myspace page.

[edit] Other Appearances

  • "Anthems of Rust and Decay:A Tribute to Marilyn Manson" (performing Get Your Gunn)
  • "Easy Listening" (Lacey performing on Closer to Heaven)
  • "Dim View of the Future (Chris Telkes performing Emilys 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 a song from the album Guide to Extinction.

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