Nitocris
Origin	Sydney, Australia
Genre(s)	Heavy metal, punk rock
Years active	1992–2001
Label(s)	Phantom Records
Associated acts	Morgana and the Monstars
Members
Morgana Ancone - lead vocals Jess Finlayson - lead guitar Kira Taylor - rhythm guitar Sara Anderson - bass Andi Stanway - drums

Nitocris was a band from Sydney, Australia playing a combination of speedy punk and heavy metal. Sydney (ˈsɪdniː is the most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 4 For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1992 See also 2001 in music (UK Musical groups established in 2001 Record labels In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Phantom Records was an Australian Independent record label established by Dare Jennings (founder of Mambo (Clothing and Jules Normington in 1979 Sydney (ˈsɪdniː is the most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 4 For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. The band was notable as being perhaps the country's first significant all-female touring band.

Band History

Nitocris was formed in 1992 by guitarists Kira Taylor and Jess Finlayson, bass player Sara Anderson and drummer Andrea Stanway, who were classmates at Hunters Hill High School. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) A newspaper advertisement located singer Morgana Ancone,the only member of the band over the age of 18. The girls' age proved no barrier and before long Nitocris was performing live across Sydney, developing such a reputation that they were invited to perform at the 1994 Big Day Out musical festival even before the release of their debut recording, an EP called "Ten Stories Down". Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) The Big Day Out ( BDO) is an annual Music festival that tours Australia and New Zealand which originated in Sydney in 1992 The album Screaming Dolorous followed in November of that year and in April 1995 the band toured the east coast with the Alternative Nation Festival. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Alternative Nation was a series of music festivals held in Australia in 1995.

Nitocris developed a strong and devoted following in Sydney, regularly selling out shows across the city and their releases were strong sellers for their label, local independent Phantom Records. Phantom Records was an Australian Independent record label established by Dare Jennings (founder of Mambo (Clothing and Jules Normington in 1979 However, Nitocris never really established a big fanbase outside Sydney in spite of tours with acts as diverse as Sprung Monkey, The Cult, The Pursuit of Happiness, The Whitlams and The Screaming Jets, among others. The Cult are an English rock band which gained a dedicated following in their native Britain with mid-'80s singles like " She Sells Sanctuary " The Pursuit of Happiness are a Canadian College rock group who were one of Canada's most successful independent bands in the 1980s The Whitlams are a piano-based rock band based in Sydney. The original band consisted of Tim Freedman, Stevie Plunder and Andy Lewis The "Hyperland" EP was a reasonable success for the band but their next release "Butter" fared less well and problems with a former manager stalled progress for some time. However, 1999 saw a reversal of fortunes when Nitocris toured nationally for the first time as part of a package called Turn Up Your Radio and the self-titled album of the following year displayed a mellower, poppier style that won some radio airplay. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Nitocris scored an ARIA Award nomination and the band toured Australia-wide with the Big Day Out in 2001. The Australian Recording Industry Association Music Awards (commonly known as ARIA Music Awards or ARIA Awards) is an annual awards night celebrating the Australian Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Plans were made to record a third album but instead decided to split up and played a final show at Sydney's Newtown Festival in November, 2001. Finlayson and Stanway continued to perform together in a band called The Fyreflyes until the drummer left in 2004; that band recorded a number of EPs but appears to have been laid to rest as Finlayson announced a solo career in 2007. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Ancone now performs with her band Morgana and the Monstars. Morgana and the Monstars are an Australian band based in Sydney

The band's name was chosen by Stanway after the female pharaoh Nitocris, popularised by H. P. Lovecraft. Pharaoh is the title given in modern parlance to the ancient Egyptian kings of all periods Nitocris ( Greek Νίτωκρις has been claimed to have been the last Pharaoh of the Sixth Dynasty. Howard Phillips Lovecraft ( August 20, 1890 – March 15, 1937) was an American author of horror, fantasy

Discography

Albums:

Singles & EPs:

External links

• Official website
• Nitocris MySpace page
• Interview with Kira
• Interview with Sara
• Song lyrics

Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Phantom Records was an Australian Independent record label established by Dare Jennings (founder of Mambo (Clothing and Jules Normington in 1979 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar.

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