Nocturnus "Nocturnus (EP)"

After the band returned home to the United States, musical differences between Mike Browning and the rest of the band became increasingly apparent. This culminated in Sean McNenney and Louis Panzer, behind Brownings back, ensuring rights to the bandname "Nocturnus", which they also signed Mike Davis onto, but not Izzo or Mowery. Browning was fired from the band shortly after, and to this day there is bad blood between the McNenney/Panzer and Browning camps. Browning was replaced by James Marcinek.

The new Nocturnus lineup began recording new songs for a third album, including "Mummified", "The Invertebrate Plague", "The Great Spot", and "Orbital Decay", all of which were written by Davis/McNenney/Panzer. However around this time the band began to lose label support from Earache as their contract was dropped. The new lineup put out a two song self-titled EP in 1993, which featured a recycled early song "Possess The Priest" and the brand new "Mummified". However Panzer, McNenney, and Marcinek all departed the band after this, and the band effectively split. During this time most of the band members effectively fell off the musical grid, with the exception of Mike Davis's work on a project with Trey Azagthoth which never saw the light of day.

Tracklist:

1. Possess the Priest 06:03   
2. Mummified 04:30  

Time:  10:33  

CD layout by Analog Design.

This was originally intended as a 5-track EP, with "Alter Reality" (off "Thresholds"), "Possess the Priest", plus live versions of "BC/AD", "Empire of the Sands" and "Undead Journey", with Dan on vocals.

"Mummified" was originally intended for their third album.

Recording information:

- Recorded at Audio Lab Recording Studio, Tampa, Florida.

- Co-produced by Nocturnus.