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Nokturnl
Origin Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia
Genres Rap metal
Years active 1996–2005
Labels Sputnik, Shock
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, 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.

They signed with Festival Mushroom offshoot Sputnik Records in December 1999. Their first release, "Neva Mend", was nominated for ARIA Award ARIA Award for Best Adult Alternative Album and ARIA Award for Best Video.

They have toured in Europe and in Brazil. They toured Australia with Spiderbait, and have supported Powderfinger and Regurgitator, they have recorded with Spiderbait and Primary, and have performed at the Survival Festival Concert (1998) and Big Day Out (2000). 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

Studio albums

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

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

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

Awards and nominations

ARIA Music Awards

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" ARIA Award for Best Adult Alternative Album Nominated
Bart Borghese – Nokturnl – "Neva Mend" ARIA Award for Best Video Nominated

Deadly Awards

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.
Deadly Awards 1998 NoKTuRNL Band of The Year Won
Deadly Awards 2000 NoKTuRNL Band of The Year Won
Deadly Awards 2003 NoKTuRNL Band of The Year Won
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