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]

Nokturnl
OriginAlice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia
GenresRap metal
Years active1996–2005
LabelsSputnik, Shock
MembersCraig Tilmouth : Singer, guitar, drums, bass guitar
Damien Armstrong : Lead guitar, bass guitar, vocals
Past membersSorbz : 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
Websitehttp://www.nokturnl.com (2003 archive)

They signed with Festival Mushroom offshoot Sputnik Records in December 1999. Their first release, "Neva Mend", was nominated for the ARIA Awards for Best Alternative Release and 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

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Studio albums

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List of studio albums, with Australian chart positions
Title Album details Peak chart positions
AUS
Time Flies
  • Released: July 2003
  • Label: Festival Mushroom Records (336422)
  • Formats: CD
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Extended Plays

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List of EPs, with Australian chart positions
Title Album details Peak chart positions
AUS
Unveiled
  • Released: October 2000
  • Label: Sputnik Records (MUSH019742)
  • Formats: CD
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Singles

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List of singles
Title Year
"Neva Mend" 2000
"Haterz" 2001

Awards and nominations

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ARIA Music Awards

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The ARIA Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony that recognises excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of Australian music. They commenced in 1987.

Year Nominee / work Award Result Ref.
2000 "Neva Mend" Best Alternative Release Nominated [12][6]
Bart Borghese – Nokturnl – "Neva Mend" Best Video Nominated [6]

Deadly Awards

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The Deadly Awards, (commonly known simply as The Deadlys), was an annual celebration of Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander achievement in music, sport, entertainment and community. They ran from 1996 to 2013.

Year Nominee / work Award Result (wins only) Ref.
1998 NoKTuRNL Band of The Year Won [3]
2000 NoKTuRNL Band of The Year Won [4]
2003 NoKTuRNL Band of The Year Won [5]

References

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  1. ^ Kerrang!, Time Flies review
  2. ^ TE Archive, Nokturnl Digs into Perception
  3. ^ a b 1998 Deadlys Archived 28 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine, Winners list
  4. ^ a b 2000 Deadlys Archived 31 August 2007 at the Wayback Machine, Winners list
  5. ^ a b 2003 Deadlys, Winners list
  6. ^ a b c Aria Awards, Nokturnl's award history
  7. ^ Nokturnl. Australian Musician.
  8. ^ Deadly Sounds, Show Archive, 3 October 2003
  9. ^ "Radimídia". Archived from the original on 15 January 2008. Retrieved 11 January 2008.
  10. ^ Vibe Australia, Celebrity Vibe – Nokturnl
  11. ^ TE Archive, Nokturnl – Something to Say, at Full Tilt
  12. ^ "ARIA Awards – History: Winners by Year 2000". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Archived from the original on 26 September 2007. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
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