Nocturnus was an American death metal band. The band was formed in 1986 in Tampa, Florida by bassist Richard Bateman, drummer/ vocalist Mike Browning and guitarists Gino Marino and Vincent Crowley.
Nocturnus played Florida death metal but had a keyboardist which was completely unique at the time. They recorded one self titled demo before Crowley quit Nocturnus in 1988 to start his band Acheron and Bateman quit to play bass in Nasty Savage.