Nokturnl

Nokturnl
Origin Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia
Genres Rap metal
Years active 1996–present
Labels Sputnik, Shock
Website http://www.nokturnl.com
Members Craig Tilmouth : Singer, guitar, drums, bass guitar
Damien Armstrong : Lead guitar, bass guitar, vocals
Past members Sorbz : Bass guitar
Paul Kelly : Drums
Nick Guggisberg : Drums
Martin Lee : Drums
Michael Barker : Drums
Douglas Pipe : Drums
Jamie Ramzan : Bass guitar
Brendon Lundstrom : Bass guitar
Cameron McGlinchey : Drums
Matt Cornell : Bass guitar

Nokturnl is a band formed in 1996 in Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia. Sometimes called rap metal their music is hard to categorise,[1][2] but their lyrics are influenced by their experience as Indigenous Australians. Nokturnl won "Band of the Year" at The Deadlys in 1998, 2000 and 2003.[3][4][5]

They signed with Festival Mushroom offshoot Sputnik Records in December 1999. Their first release, Neva Mend, was nominated for an Aria Award for Best Alternative Release in 2000. The video for Neva Mend also received a nomination for Best Video.[6]

They have toured in Europe[7] and in Brazil.[8][9] They toured Australia with Spiderbait,[10] and have supported Powderfinger and Regurgitator, they have recorded with Spiderbait, Machine Gun Fellatio and Primary, and have performed at the Survival Festival Concert (1998) and Big Day Out (2000).[11] On 3 July 2000 they performed a live set for TripleJ's Live at the Wireless. Channel V aired an hour-long documentary on 16 October 2000 featuring live footage shot on 28 July 2000 at a show with Midnight Oil in Alice Springs.

Their music has been featured in the films Radiance, Yolngu Boy and Saturday Night, Sunday Morning.

Discography

Albums

Singles and EPs

Compilation appearances

External links

References

  1. Kerrang!, Time Flies review
  2. TE Archive, Nokturnl Digs Into Perception
  3. 1998 Deadlys, Winners list
  4. 2000 Deadlys, Winners list
  5. 2003 Deadlys, Winners list
  6. Aria Awards, Nokturnl's award history
  7. Nokturnl. Australian Musician.
  8. Deadly Sounds, Show Archive, 3/10/2003
  9. RadiMidia
  10. Vibe Australia, Celebrity Vibe - Nokturnl
  11. TE Archive, Nokturnl - Something to Say, at Full Tilt
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