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Nocturna (band)

Not to be confused with Nocturne (band).

Nocturna is an Italian symphonic power metal band,[1] founded in 2021 by Grace Darkling, Rehn Stillnight and Federico Mondelli. They have released two albums, Daughters of the Night and Of Sorcery and Darkness. Production of the former was affected by the COVID-19 lockdowns in Italy. The band's sound has been compared to that of Nightwish and Frozen Crown.

Nocturna
Grace Darkling and Rehn Stillnight at the "Scarlet Records Fest"
Background information
OriginItaly
GenresPower metal, symphonic metal, gothic metal
Years active2021 (2021)–present
LabelsScarlet Records
Members
  • Grace Darkling
  • Rehn Stillnight
  • Antares
  • Deimos
  • Hedon

History

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Grace Darkling and Rehn Stillnight, both former frontwomen of StarWards who left after conflicting with other members,[2] met Frozen Crown's Federico Mondelli in 2021 and started a band with him. The initial demos were all home-recorded as a result of the COVID-19 lockdowns in Italy.[3] All other communications between the band members took place remotely, and the full band only met in person at the studio when recording the first album.[2] The other members of the band wear face-concealing masks and use stage names.[4] In 2021, they signed a deal for several albums with Scarlet Records,[5] with whom Frozen Crown was already signed,[2] and both later mounted a joint concert.[6] Their first single, "New Evil", was released on October 2021 and received more than a million views in a couple of months.[2] Its corresponding video clip was directed by Mondelli, who subsequently directed others.[2] "New Evil" was followed by the album Daughters of the Night,[7] which was named after two characters described in the lyrics to "New Evil."[3] The album was recorded, mixed and mastered by Andrea Fusini at Fusix Studio, with artwork by Rehn Stillnight.[8]

By the end of 2022, they had performed at the Scarlet Records Fest at the Legend Club in Milan.[9] In February 2023, they mounted a concert in Bergamo with Hellfox and Deathless Legacy,[10] which they followed the month after with an acoustic concert, at which Frozen Crown released its album Call of the North and Nocturna played "In the Dark", "Across the Sea", "Forever", and a cover of Helloween's "I Want Out".[11] Darkling later provided guest vocals for the song "I3" by Reasons Behind, from their 2023 album "Architecture of an Ego".[12]

The band released the single "Seven Sins" in February 2024. It was released ahead of their second album, "Of sorcery and darkness", which they released on 19 April on Scarlet Records.[13] The production of the album was focused on the voices of Darkling and Stillnight to make them clearly distinguishable.[14] The album was recorded and mixed by Andrea Fusini at Fusix Studio. Rehn Stillnight made the artwork and illustrations. The fourth single of the album is "Creatures of Darkness.[15] In the following tours they closed the Strigarium festival alongside death metal band Ulvedharr.[16]

Reception

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Checo Mejia from The Dark Melody likened the band's sound to that of Nightwish and Frozen Crown, Darkling's voice to that of Frozen Crown's Giada Etro, and Stillnight's voice to that of Tarja Turunen.[17] The band's song "Sapphire" was influenced by Nightwish and Savatage.[18]

Members

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Current members

  • Grace Darkling - Vocals (2021-present)
  • Rehn Stillnight - Vocals (2021-present)
  • Antares - Bass (2021-present)
  • Deimos - Drums (2021-present)
  • Hedon - Guitars (2021-present)

Discography

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  • Daughters of the Night (2022)
  • Of Sorcery and Darkness (2024)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Gossen, Stephan (19 February 2024). "Nocturna: Details zum neuen Album und erste Single online - News". Metal1.info (in German). Retrieved 4 November 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d e Stillnight, Rehn (January 2022). "Nocturna" (Interview). Interviewed by Jeffrey. Metalfan. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
  3. ^ a b Miriam Cadoni (10 October 2022). "NOCTURNA – An interview with Rehn Stillnight and Grace Darkling". Femme Metal. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
  4. ^ Andy Barker (21 January 2022). "Nocturna – Daughters Of The Night (Scarlet Records)". Ave Noctum. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
  5. ^ "NOCTURNA: deal with Scarlet Records". Femme Metal. 6 October 2021. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
  6. ^ "FROZEN CROWN ANNOUNCE FIRST LIVE SHOW IN TWO YEARS; REASON BEHIND AND NOCTURNA CONFIRMED AS SUPPORT". Brave Words. 26 December 2021. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
  7. ^ "NOCTURNA: new music video". Femme Metal. 27 October 2021. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
  8. ^ "Nocturna Conjures Up "Seven Sins" – The Brand New Single From Upcoming Album "Of Sorcery And Darkness"". Shield maidens of metal. 16 February 2024. Retrieved 31 March 2024.
  9. ^ Jennifer Carminati (29 December 2022). "Live Report: Scarlet Records Fest 2022 @ Legend Club, Milano – 28/12/2022 – Day 1" (in Italian). True Metal. Retrieved 31 March 2024.
  10. ^ Benedetta Baldin (26 February 2023). "Darkness will conquer us all – Deathless Legacy live in Bergamo". Chaoz Zine. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
  11. ^ Benedetta Baldin (13 March 2023). "First-rate power metal for Frozen Crown's "Call of the North" release party". Chaos Zine. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
  12. ^ "REASONS BEHIND Premiere 'Seas Of Grey' Music Video". Metal Forces. 16 October 2023. Retrieved 31 March 2024.
  13. ^ "NOCTURNA RELEASES "SEVEN SINS" VIDEO". Brave Words. 16 February 2024. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
  14. ^ Stillnight, Rehn; Darkling, Grace (May 2024). "Nocturna Interview (Grace Darkling & Rehn Stillnight) – 05/24" (Interview). Interviewed by Darth. Shield Maidens of Metal. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
  15. ^ "NOCTURNA - "CREATURES OF DARKNESS" MUSIC VIDEO STREAMING". Brave Words. 31 May 2024. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
  16. ^ Benedetta Baldin (22 May 2024). "Nocturna to play at the last day of Strigarium". Fem Metal. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
  17. ^ Checo Mejia (14 January 2022). "NOCTURNA – Daughters of The Night 🇮🇹 (Album Review)" (in Spanish). The Dark Melody. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
  18. ^ Jennifer Richter (21 April 2024). "Nocturna – Of Sorcery and Darkness". Dark Divas. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
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