Nocturnal Breed

Nocturnal Breed
OriginOslo, Norway
GenresThrash metal,[1] black metal[2]
Years active1996−present
LabelsAgonia, Hammerheart
MembersS.A Destroyer
I. Maztor
Tex Terror
Past membersEd Damnator
V. Fineideath
Jamie Stinson
Rick Hellraiser
Tom Thrawn

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).

Musical style

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The 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

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  • 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

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  • 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

Timeline

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Discography

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  • 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

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  1. ^ a b c "Nocturnal Breed Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio". AllMusic. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
  2. ^ Nakos, Nikos (2017). "Nocturnal Breed: Signs with Folter Records". Metal Invader. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
  3. ^ Loga, Martin (10 October 2007). "NOCTURNAL BREED - Fields Of Rot". Powermetal.de (in German). Retrieved 1 September 2024.
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