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Nocturnal Breed is a Norwegian blackened thrash metal band, formed in Oslo in 1996 by singer/bassist Kenneth Svartalv (S.A. Destroyer) and guitarist Sven Atle Kopperud (Ed Damnator).
Nocturnal Breed | |
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Origin | Oslo, Norway |
Genres | Thrash metal,[1] black metal[2] |
Years active | 1996−present |
Labels | Agonia, Hammerheart |
Members | S.A Destroyer I. Maztor Tex Terror |
Past members | Ed Damnator V. Fineideath Jamie Stinson Rick Hellraiser Tom Thrawn |
Musical style
editThe band plays a mixture of thrash and black metal, with small traces of rock 'n' roll also audible in places.[3] The thrash metal is based on the 1980s work by bands such as Sodom, Destruction, Vulcano, and Sarcófago.[1] Eduardo Rivadavia of AllMusic described Nocturnal Breed as "what comes about when a bunch of (supposedly) humorless black metal musicians get tired of acting so grim and nihilistic all the time, and decide to have some fun for a change".[1]
Members
edit- S.A. Destroyer (Kenneth Svartalv): lead vocals, bass (1996–present), guitars (1996–1998)
- I. Maztor (Eivind Berre): guitars (1997–2001, 2011–2019, 2022–present)
- Tex Terror (Thomas Ødegaard): drums, backing vocals (1998–present)
Former members
edit- C. Demon (Rune Kristiansen): guitars (1996)
- Andy Michaels (Kenneth Hjorth): drums (1997)
- Bitch Molester (Stian Tomt Thoresen): keyboards (1996)
- Ed Damnator (Sven Atle Kopperud): guitars, bass (1996–1998)
- Tom Thrawn (Tom Kvålsvoll): guitars (2002–2005)
- Ben Hellion (Stian Andreassen): guitars (1998–2011) (died 2022)
- A.E. Rattlehead (Atle Egil Knoff Glomstad): guitars (2006–2011)
- V. Fineideath (Vidar Fineidet): guitars (2011–2022)
- Tommy Jacobsen: guitars (2019–2022)
Session members
- Astennu (Jamie Stinson): session guitars (1997)
- Tjodalv (Ian Kenneth Akesson): session drums (1997)
- Rick Hellraiser (Stian Andre Hinderson): session/live drums (1997)
Timeline
editDiscography
edit- Aggressor (1997)
- Triumph of the Blasphemer EP (1998)
- No Retreat...No Surrender (1999)
- Tools of the Trade (2000)
- Warthog – 7-inch EP, Prostata Records (Ltd. 500) (2004)
- Motörmouth – 7-inch EP, Neseblod Records (Ltd. 100 Yellow vinyl / Ltd. 400 black vinyl) (2004)
- Überthrash – 7-inch Split, Duplicate Records (Split w. Audiopain / Aura Noir / Infernö, Ltd. 500) (2004)
- Überthrash II – 7-inch Split, Duplicate Records (Split w. Audiopain / Aura Noir / Infernö) (2005)
- Remasters – 5-piece Boxset, Painkiller Records (Ltd. 1000) (2005)
- Fields of Rot – LP, Agonia Records (2007)
- Napalm Nights – LP, Agonia Records (2014)
- We Only Came for the Violence – LP, Folter Records (2019)
- Carry the Beast – LP, Dark Essence Records (2023)
References
edit- ^ a b c "Nocturnal Breed Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio". AllMusic. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
- ^ Nakos, Nikos (2017). "Nocturnal Breed: Signs with Folter Records". Metal Invader. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
- ^ Loga, Martin (10 October 2007). "NOCTURNAL BREED - Fields Of Rot". Powermetal.de (in German). Retrieved 1 September 2024.
External links
edit- Nocturnal Breed at AllMusic
- Nocturnal Breed discography at Discogs
- Nocturnal Breed on Encyclopedia Metallum