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Nocturne (band)
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Nocturne is an industrial rock
Industrial rock
Industrial rock is a musical genre that fuses industrial music and specific rock subgenres. Industrial rock spawned industrial metal, with which it is often confused...
band that was formed in 1999 in Dallas, Texas
Dallas, Texas
Dallas is the third-largest city in Texas and the ninth-largest in the United States. The Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex is the largest metropolitan area in the South and fourth-largest metropolitan area in the United States...
. The band is formed of two core members, Lacey Conner
Lacey Conner
Lacey Conner is a musician and reality television participant best known for her appearance as a contestant on Rock of Love with Bret Michaels and Rock of Love: Charm School...
and Chris Telkes, and several touring musicians, usually Ben Graves of the Murderdolls
Murderdolls
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and "Rotten" Rotny also guitar player of the industrial/metal band Psyclon Nine
Psyclon Nine
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. According to the band's website, they are on indefinite hiatus.
Band members
- Lacey ConnerLacey ConnerLacey Conner is a musician and reality television participant best known for her appearance as a contestant on Rock of Love with Bret Michaels and Rock of Love: Charm School...
(Vocals, Songwriting) - Chris Telkes (Guitar, Programming, Songwriting, Production)
- Rotny (Live Bass)
Discography
| Nocturne's Studio Albums | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Album | Label | Other notes |
| 1999 | Twilight | Triple X Records Triple X Records Triple X Records is a Los Angeles based record company. They are the label for bands such as Bo Diddley, The Vandals, Jane's Addiction, Social Distortion, Human Drama, Of Cabbages And Kings, Angry Samoans, Bad Manners, Stephen Pearcy, Dr... / Hollows Hill |
Studio album (debut) |
| 2001 | Welcome To Paradise | Triple X Records Triple X Records Triple X Records is a Los Angeles based record company. They are the label for bands such as Bo Diddley, The Vandals, Jane's Addiction, Social Distortion, Human Drama, Of Cabbages And Kings, Angry Samoans, Bad Manners, Stephen Pearcy, Dr... / Hollows Hill |
Studio album |
| 2002 | Paradise Wasted | Invisible Records Invisible Records Invisible Records is a Chicago based record label founded by Martin Atkins to support and distribute the works of artists who preferred to work with a smaller, artist driven label.-Artist Roster:* Ashtrayhead* Attrition* Bagman* Bizarre Sex Trio... / Underground Records |
Re-release album |
| 2003 | Axis of Evil: Mixes of Mass Destruction | Invisible Records Invisible Records Invisible Records is a Chicago based record label founded by Martin Atkins to support and distribute the works of artists who preferred to work with a smaller, artist driven label.-Artist Roster:* Ashtrayhead* Attrition* Bagman* Bizarre Sex Trio... / Underground Records |
Remix album |
| 2005 | Guide to Extinction | Triple X Records Triple X Records Triple X Records is a Los Angeles based record company. They are the label for bands such as Bo Diddley, The Vandals, Jane's Addiction, Social Distortion, Human Drama, Of Cabbages And Kings, Angry Samoans, Bad Manners, Stephen Pearcy, Dr... |
Studio album |
Twilight
Nocturne was originally picked up by Triple X records and Hollows Hill (the same label that signed on Jane's AddictionJane's Addiction
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. "Twilight", a blend of Darkwave
Darkwave
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and Industrial music
Industrial music
Industrial music is a style of experimental music that draws on transgressive and provocative themes. The term was coined in the mid-1970s with the founding of Industrial Records by the band Throbbing Gristle, and the creation of the slogan "industrial music for industrial people". In general, the...
, 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
Ministry (band)
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, Genitorturers
Genitorturers
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, Christian Death
Christian Death
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, Godhead
Godhead (band)
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, Switchblade Symphony
Switchblade Symphony
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, Ohgr
OhGr
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, and even Marilyn Manson
Marilyn Manson
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.
- Tracklisting
- Seeing Things
- Dead Sea
- Spookius Mortem
- A Happy Death
- Monarch
- Hallucination
- Pride Must Be Sacrficed [P.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.- Tracklisting
- 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 RecordsInvisible Records
Invisible Records is a Chicago based record label founded by Martin Atkins to support and distribute the works of artists who preferred to work with a smaller, artist driven label.-Artist Roster:* Ashtrayhead* Attrition* Bagman* Bizarre Sex Trio...
/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."
- Tracklisting
- 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 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."- Tracklisting
- Happy [Bile Meets the Inbred Brothers Free Hat Pull the Plug Mix]
- My Bitch [Joolz Mix]
- Whore [the Big Fat Whore on Dope Remix]
- Dissolute [Etulossid Murder]
- Happy [Mattress Factory Mix]
- Whore [Hate Dept Mix]
- Dissolution [Torrent Vaccine Mix]
- My Bitch [All Fours Mix]
- Happy [in the Flesh Mix]
- Whore [Whorrific Mix]
- Whore [Dkay.com Remix]
- Whore [Whoreniest Show on Earth Remix]
- Waiting for Anything [Everything Now Mix]
Guide to Extinction
For this album the band returned to their roots by signing back with Triple X RecordsTriple X Records
Triple X Records is a Los Angeles based record company. They are the label for bands such as Bo Diddley, The Vandals, Jane's Addiction, Social Distortion, Human Drama, Of Cabbages And Kings, Angry Samoans, Bad Manners, Stephen Pearcy, Dr...
. 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.
- Tracklisting
- 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..." (LaceyLacey ConnerLacey Conner is a musician and reality television participant best known for her appearance as a contestant on Rock of Love with Bret Michaels and Rock of Love: Charm School...
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 VH1VH1VH1 or Vh1 is an American cable television network based in New York City. Launched on January 1, 1985 in the old space of Turner Broadcasting's short-lived Cable Music Channel, the original purpose of the channel was to build on the success of MTV by playing music videos, but targeting a slightly...
's reality show Rock of Love with Bret MichaelsRock of Love with Bret MichaelsRock of Love with Bret Michaels is an American reality television dating game show. It stars Bret Michaels, the lead singer from the band Poison. The show closely resembles its sister show Flavor of Love. The first season featured 25 women competing to be Michaels' girlfriend. Each week, the women...
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
| Nocturne's Live Tours | |||
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| Year | Title | Headline act | |
| 2002 | The Demon Machine Tour | Bile Bile (band) Bile is an industrial metal project based in the New York City, USA area. Although there has been many different members throughout the bands career, Krztoff is the songwriting, recording and conceptual leader... |
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| 2003 | The Puppet Master Tour | King Diamond King Diamond Kim Bendix Petersen , better known by his stage name King Diamond, is a Grammy Award nominated Danish heavy metal musician. As a vocalist, he is known for his extensive vocal range, in particular his usage of falsetto. He is the lead vocalist for both Mercyful Fate and the eponymous King Diamond... |
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| 2004 | The Sexecution Tour | Bozo Porno Circus | |
| 2005 (spring) | The Free For All Tour | Pigface Pigface Pigface is an industrial rock supergroup formed in 1990 by Martin Atkins and William Rieflin.-History:Pigface was formed from Ministry's The Mind is a Terrible Thing to Taste tour, which produced the In Case You Didn't Feel Like Showing Up live album and video. For the tour, Al Jourgensen brought... |
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| 2005 (summer/fall) | The Music For Freedom Tour | Dope Dope (band) Dope is an American rock band from Villa Park, Illinois, formed in 1997 in Chicago, Illinois.To date, the band has released five full-length studio albums, their most recent being No Regrets which was released on March 10, 2009.-History:... & Mushroomhead Mushroomhead Mushroomhead is an American industrial metal band from Cleveland, Ohio. Formed in 1993 in Cleveland Warehouse District, the band's music can be described as a synthesis of alternative music, heavy metal, and electro-industrial... |
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