---
title: "Nocturnal Rites"
type: "MusicGroup"
url: "https://themetalnet.com/band/nocturnal-rites"
genre: "Power Metal"
country: "Sweden"
formed: 1990
---

# Nocturnal Rites

**Nocturnal Rites** is a power metal band, from Sweden, active 1990 to present.

Nocturnal Rites is a Swedish power metal band formed in 1990. They have released nine studio albums.

Biography source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nocturnal_Rites

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Name | Nocturnal Rites |
| Genre | Power Metal |
| Parent genre | Power Metal |
| Origin | Umeå, Sweden |
| Formed | 1990 |
| Releases in catalog | 10 |

## Genres

[Power Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/power-metal)

## Line-up

| Musician | Instruments | Years | Status |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Tommy Eriksson](https://themetalnet.com/musician/tommy-eriksson) |  |  | Current |
| [Chris Rörland](https://themetalnet.com/musician/chris-rorland) | Guitar family | 2010 to present | Current |
| [Jonny Lindqvist](https://themetalnet.com/musician/jonny-lindqvist) | Lead vocals | 2000 to present | Current |
| [Nils Norberg](https://themetalnet.com/musician/nils-norberg) |  |  | Current |

## Discography

| Year | Release | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1995 | [In a Time of Blood and Fire](https://themetalnet.com/album/d991ab8b-c2e7-36a3-9e38-b6e3bfee9f68) | Album |
| 1997 | [Tales of Mystery and Imagination](https://themetalnet.com/album/937fea64-e3cb-3cd6-9942-d8e52662224e) | Album |
| 1999 | [The Sacred Talisman](https://themetalnet.com/album/5d46823e-1a81-3ee3-8ace-23b369c83b0d) | Album |
| 2000 | [Afterlife](https://themetalnet.com/album/962b15cf-9002-3539-8439-ad1c71f0d3fa) | Album |
| 2002 | [Shadowland](https://themetalnet.com/album/2cf61edb-a16e-36e2-b3fe-591e1ef68cbb) | Album |
| 2004 | [New World Messiah](https://themetalnet.com/album/07c35413-4d73-488d-8c8d-9f98169751c1) | Album |
| 2005 | [Grand Illusion](https://themetalnet.com/album/b47377b2-0107-350c-9bfa-8e750d47288b) | Album |
| 2007 | [The 8th Sin](https://themetalnet.com/album/9266fd3d-eeac-3eeb-a27d-6ffd6b7034ab) | Album |
| 2017 | [Phoenix](https://themetalnet.com/album/156b01ee-d632-46ef-9dde-1d655c26bfc5) | Album |
| 2017 | [Phoenix](https://themetalnet.com/album/dfc5d946-4a39-4b16-8c0b-2fe2941e2053) | Album |

## Related bands

- [Helloween](https://themetalnet.com/band/helloween) (listened together)
- [HammerFall](https://themetalnet.com/band/hammerfall) (listened together)
- [Stratovarius](https://themetalnet.com/band/stratovarius) (listened together)
- [Blind Guardian](https://themetalnet.com/band/blind-guardian) (listened together)
- [Sonata Arctica](https://themetalnet.com/band/sonata-arctica) (listened together)
- [Iced Earth](https://themetalnet.com/band/iced-earth) (listened together)
- [Avantasia](https://themetalnet.com/band/avantasia) (listened together)
- [Gamma Ray](https://themetalnet.com/band/gamma-ray) (listened together)
- [Primal Fear](https://themetalnet.com/band/primal-fear) (listened together)
- [Edguy](https://themetalnet.com/band/edguy) (listened together)
- [Rhapsody of Fire](https://themetalnet.com/band/rhapsody-of-fire) (listened together)
- [Dream Evil](https://themetalnet.com/band/dream-evil) (listened together)

## Official and external links

- metal archives: https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Nocturnal_Rites/260
- facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Nocturnal-Rites-The-Official-Site/161333717210034
- spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/0dSoaJ8iEP3aid30p18O2g
- x: https://twitter.com/nocturnalrites
- youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/NocTV

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Source: [TheMetalNet https://themetalnet.com/band/nocturnal-rites](https://themetalnet.com/band/nocturnal-rites). Catalog data from MusicBrainz and Metal Archives. Full site index: https://themetalnet.com/llms.txt