Nocturnal Breed

Norwegian thrash metal band

Nocturnal Breed
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

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

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

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

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

Discography

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

^ ^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.