---
title: "Nocturnus"
type: "MusicGroup"
url: "https://themetalnet.com/band/nocturnus"
genre: "Death Metal"
country: "United States"
formed: 1986
disbanded: 2002
---

# Nocturnus

**Nocturnus** is a death metal band, from United States, active 1986 to 2002.

Nocturnus, currently Nocturnus AD, was a Florida death metal band formed in 1987 in Tampa, Florida by vocalist and drummer Mike Browning.

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

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Name | Nocturnus |
| Genre | Death Metal |
| Parent genre | Death Metal |
| Origin | Tampa, United States |
| Formed | 1986 |
| Disbanded | 2002 |
| Releases in catalog | 4 |

## Genres

[Death Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/death-metal) · [Technical Death Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/technical-death) · [Progressive Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/progressive-metal)

## Line-up

| Musician | Instruments | Years | Status |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Mike Browning](https://themetalnet.com/musician/mike-browning) | Drums (drum set), Lead vocals | 1987 to 2012 | Former |
| [Jeff Estes](https://themetalnet.com/musician/jeff-estes) | Bass | 1988 to 1991 | Former |
| [Louis Panzer](https://themetalnet.com/musician/louis-panzer) | Keyboard | 1988 to 2002 | Former |
| [Mike Davis](https://themetalnet.com/musician/mike-davis) | Guitar | 1988 to 2002 | Former |
| [Sean McNenney](https://themetalnet.com/musician/sean-mcnenney) | Guitar | 1989 to 2002 | Former |

## Discography

| Year | Release | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1990 | [The Key](https://themetalnet.com/album/1095c628-1292-3c0a-b81b-1eb45068f884) | Album |
| 1992 | [Thresholds](https://themetalnet.com/album/470dcc96-fbf5-35a1-87b8-0703bc3d5de2) | Album |
| 1993 | [Nocturnus](https://themetalnet.com/album/76edc0a4-e50f-3a9d-b0ef-12d70f4e59d7) | EP |
| 1999 | [Ethereal Tomb](https://themetalnet.com/album/51466859-0e78-3740-9526-c6028a411792) | Album |

## Related bands

- [Death](https://themetalnet.com/band/death) (listened together)
- [Bolt Thrower](https://themetalnet.com/band/bolt-thrower) (listened together)
- [Pestilence](https://themetalnet.com/band/pestilence) (listened together)
- [Carcass](https://themetalnet.com/band/carcass) (listened together)
- [Atheist](https://themetalnet.com/band/atheist) (listened together)
- [Cannibal Corpse](https://themetalnet.com/band/cannibal-corpse) (listened together)
- [Autopsy](https://themetalnet.com/band/autopsy) (listened together)
- [Suffocation](https://themetalnet.com/band/suffocation) (listened together)
- [Nile](https://themetalnet.com/band/nile) (listened together)
- [Immolation](https://themetalnet.com/band/immolation) (listened together)
- [Napalm Death](https://themetalnet.com/band/napalm-death) (listened together)
- [Darkthrone](https://themetalnet.com/band/darkthrone) (listened together)

## Official and external links

- bandcamp: https://nocturnus.bandcamp.com/
- metal archives: https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Nocturnus/152
- spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/5ATaBoi3yPQE7k3PD7TuDB
- deezer: https://www.deezer.com/artist/10815
- youtube: https://music.youtube.com/channel/UCSJGSVAtRXpVo-VJ9cqWD1g

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