Nocturnal Rites
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Their first three albums (‘In a Time of Blood and Fire’, ‘Tales of Mystery and Imagination’ and ‘The Sacred Talisman’) feature the former vocalist Anders Zackrisson, while the newer albums are sung by Johnny Lindkvist. Also the musical style has changed a bit during the years; some demo’s were something more like death metal… , but then the three first cd releases pure melodic power metal, and on “Afterlife” they took a bit heavier approach with influences of true heavy metal like Masterplan and Dream Evil and even some thrash metal riffs, though the melodic choruses were kept right in the core of the songs.
They have released a few more albums since, with the latest ones being ‘Grand Illusion’ that came in 2005 and ‘8th Sin’ that came out in 2007. The band keeps on fighting on and remains one of Scandinavia’s best known power metal bands.
On June 21st, 2008 it was announced that guitarist Nils Norberg has left the band. On May 9th, 2010, Chris Rörland joined Nocturnal Rites. A video of him playing and Fredrik Mannberg talking a bit about him can be seen here.
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The 8th Sin
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Kattfan_93 They have been recording the new album like forever now... WHEN IS IT DONE? Couse i wanna hear new material from these guys NOOOOOW!
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D86Leader я почти уверен, что это никто не прочитает, но все же странно, что Вконтакте и здесь в топе разные треки. Видимо у россиян и нероссиян (национализм, ок?) разные вкусы
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WarlockMeister Whatever shit I go through in my life and however low I get these guys always pick me up and make me feel on top of the world
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Peg__ v I'll add The Legend Lives On too!
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jandalf_ shadowland and the sacred talisman are their best in my opinion.
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pjun Yeah, I hope the new stuff is going to be as great as what they have released so far!
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WarlockMeister
I'm so excited about new stuff from these guys. They're so catchy, great for having a good sing while working =P
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orangexlemon Love their old stuff. New albums, just the singles :p
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RaphaelGordim \,,/
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jaxyfag Aw man, nostalgic shit.
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Meat_Wolf No way, read their last post at the official site: http://www.nocturnalrites.com/index.htm Probably we should expect the release at ~ early 2012 if things go well.
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rasmusson Hey i say it again! It's very quiet around this band now! Anybody who knows has this band bring to an end?.
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RaphaKiske Where the hell these guys are?
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hexxmaxx my first and best pick! love 'em!
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paulo_gabriel Afterlife is the best album!
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Sorrowful_shade Free At Last and The Iron Force <3
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A-lexandre Awakening ♥
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Meat_Wolf
Anyone knows what's really going on with the band? I heard some rumors that Owe & co are busy with building a video studio in US for quite some time.
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shadowtears egyptica is one of the most epic songs that i ve ever heard.
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tsudduth24 can't wait for the new album.... NR rocks
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Mar
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House Of Metal
Umeå Folkets Hus, Umeå, Sweden
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Sweden Rock Cruise 2012
Silja Line, Stockholm, Sweden
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Aug
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Rockstad: Falun 2012
Lugnets Skidstadion, Falun, Sweden
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News
NR in the Japanese Charts!
10 Jul 2007 | from blog.myspace.com/nocturnalrites
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7 Jul 2007 | from blog.myspace.com/nocturnalrites
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