NOCTURNAL - GERMANY

The Burning Of Ranstadt – 2004 – Deathlike Silence
Arrival of the Carnivore – 2005 – From Beyond
Violent Revenge – 2009 - Displeased
Storming Evil – 2014 – High Roller
Serpent Death - 2021 - Dying Victims

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Members
Vocals
Stone Cold>>Mayhem [Andy]>>Witchburner - Necrosadistic Goat Torture >>Tyrannizer>>Necrosadistic Goat Torture - Compulsive Slaughter, Unscared, Witchburner, Terrorazor>>INVOKER [NORMAN HEGGER]>>Unscared, Witchburner, Terrorazor

Guitar
Bestial Desecration, Stormhunter, Necroslaughter, Angel Of Damnation, Front Beast, Exorcism, Terrorazor, Black Priest Of Satan, Shrine, Phantom, Hekate, Szarlem, The Fog, Witches Sabbath, Moon, Atrocious Devastation, Nuctemeron, Sacrifixion, Ancient Lore>>EVIL AVENGER [DANIEL CICHOS]>>Bestial Desecration, Stormhunter, Necroslaughter. Angel Of Damnation, Front Beast, Exorcism, Terrorazor, Black Priest Of Satan, Shrine, Phantom, Hekate, Szarlem, The Fog, Witches Sabbath, Moon, Atrocious Devastation, Nuctemeron, Sacrifixion, Ancient Lore – Vexed, Hellstorm>>Jex [Jessica]>>Bleeding Fist, Into Darkness, Terrorsaw

Bass
Cruel Force, Old>>Nils Vmtr>>Cruel Force, Old, Nocturnal Witch, Possession - Obscure Infinity, Warcrown, Wound>>INCINERATOR>>Wound

Drum
Angel Of Damnation, Heretic, Black Evil, Stone Cold>>Hellbastard>>Angel Of Damnation, Heretic, Black Evil - Angel Of Damnation, Cross Vault, Terrorazor, Halphas>>Skullsplitter [Benjamin Fritsch]>>Angel Of Damnation, Cross Vault, Terrorazor, Halphas - Gae Bolga, Powerstone, Slaughter Messiah, Ancient Rites, Sacrilegious Rite>>JOHN BERRY>>Slaughter Messiah, Ancient Rites, Sacrilegious Rite




History & Biography
Formed in the year 2000, the black metal issued several demos with titles like Rites Of The Black Mass and Promo Tape 2001. The EP Thrash With The Devil was out through Deathstrike Records in 2001. The debut album was a live one and recorded in 2002. Several split records later lead to Arrival Of The Carnivore. Many more EPs, demos and split records followed until Violent Revenge. Storming Evil was delayed by quite a bit. Invoker became the singer in 2016.

Nuctemeron and Nocturnal shared a single called Unholy Thrash Metal/Eternal Proscription in 2020. Daniel climbed the stage with Nuctemeron as well. The band was playing several shows in Germany and touring Brazil in 2023. The act appeared at the Nights Of The Possessed Festival at the end of 2023. The show saluted Hellish Crossfire’s bassist Sigi/Sick and featured groups like Cruel Force, Aura Noir, Die Hard, Mechanix and Desaster. The group was booked for Storm Crusher festival for 2024 alongside Fifth Angel, Witherfall and others. The band was also booked for Forest Fest. The band was booked for Enter The Eternal Fire Fest 2024. The group was booked for Metal Threat Festival in the US in 2025. Others billed were Hecate Enthroned, Unleashed, Ancient Rites and Soulburn.

By the time you read this Daniel is in another six bands. He also runs Deathstrike Records.


Reviews

NOCTURNAL - ARRIVAL OF THE CARNIVORE - FROM BEYOND/DISPLEASED
Two minutes into Nocturnal's debut album and past the John Carpenter-ish intro the German hellraisers attack the senses with metal that is both pure and golden. The German metal machine has everything it takes to irrefutably be labelled pure and true to the paradigms of the style. Adorned with a true metal image, title, art and music the gang of Mayhem, Vomitor, Avenger and Hellbastard recall what it was like to be a true metal fan and unabashedly rub it in the face of the mutant naysayers. It is amazing what keeps the spirit of the glory days alive, but the way Nocturnal looks and acts the part is proof of the timelessness of the music. The band has elements of Slayer, Kreator, Sodom and Razor (all early), while the drummer makes sure he has the Ventor drum roll down pat. The singer can vary his vocals to be either like Baloff-era Exodus or Iron Angel which means he can do no wrong. Some tracks are a tad too close to the original trailblazers for comfort - Megadeth for example on the song Nuclear Strike - but frankly no one cares when headbanging in the middle of this powerful speed-o-rama. - Ali "The Metallian"


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