John Garcia (singer)
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John Garcia is a vocalist who has been a member of Kyuss
, Slo Burn
, Unida
and Hermano. His vocals have become synonymous with modern stoner rock
and the desert rock
sound.
, Garcia formed Kyuss
(originally known as Katzenjammer and Sons of Kyuss) with Brant Bjork
and Josh Homme. The band produced five albums in total, all of which featured Garcia on vocals. In October 1995, just three months after releasing the album ...And the Circus Leaves Town
, Kyuss disbanded. Their final official release was a 10" vinyl on the now defunct label Man's Ruin Records
, which was later re-released on a split CD with Homme's post-Kyuss project Queens of the Stone Age
. Kyuss had been on an indefinite hiatus ever since. However, in November 2010, the band (now known as Kyuss Lives!, lacking Homme) announced a reunion, and are currently touring Europe, Australia and New Zealand from March to May 2011 with a new studio album expected to follow. Bruno Fevery
will be filling in for Homme, who has always discouraged talk of a reunion.
in Palm Desert, California
. Releasing just one EP
, Amusing the Amazing
, the band's tenure was short-lived, though it was embraced by the former Kyuss fanbase. The band played at Ozzfest
in 1997 before disbanding later that year. Former Kyuss bandmate Josh Homme later commented that Garcia dissolved the group upon realizing that his new bandmates were "lame".
, which at one point included former Kyuss
bassist Scott Reeder. Unida released one album and a split EP with the Swedish
group Dozer
. Unida were signed to Rick Rubin
's label, American Records, and recorded a second album, which was unreleased due to company partner, Island/Def Jam, not seeing any commercial potential in the music. The band, however, distributed the album themselves, selling copies at their live shows while on tour. The title of the CD is El Coyote, and has alternatively been known as "The Great Divide". The band has been on an indefinite hiatus since that point.
In 1999, Garcia collaborated with Swedish all-female stoner band Misdemeanor
on "Love Song", the fourth track of their EP, Five Wheel Drive.
In 2001, he contributed vocals to the track The Thing That Should Not Be
along with drummer Jason Bonham
, bassist Jeff Pilson
(Dokken,) and guitarist Kurdt Vanderhoof
for the Metallica
tribute album Metallic Assault
.
In 2002, Garcia contributed vocals to two tracks on UK
band Orange Goblin
's album Coup de Grace
, "Made of Rats" and "Jesus Beater".
In late 2003, Garcia recorded vocals for the song "Born Too Slow
" by The Crystal Method
. The song became the lead single of Legion of Boom
. The song did moderately well in terms of radio airplay and is highly popular among fans of The Crystal Method, particularly because of the howling vocals Garcia laid down on the track. Limp Bizkit
guitarist Wes Borland
played guitar on the song. Garcia has performed the song live several times with The Crystal Method.
On December 20, 2005, Garcia would finally team up with Homme again, making a guest appearance onstage with Queens of the Stone Age
during the encore of their set at the Wiltern Theatre
in Los Angeles, California
. They performed three Kyuss songs together: "Thumb", "Hurricane" and "Supa Scoopa and Mighty Scoop". This appearance fueled Kyuss reunion rumours, though Homme has stated publicly that a proper Kyuss reunion is unlikely to ever happen.
In 2006, Garcia collaborated with Canadian
band Danko Jones
on their third album, Sleep Is the Enemy
, contributing vocals to the track "Invisible". He would again collaborate with Danko Jones on their 2008 album Never Too Loud
, appearing on the track "Forest for the Trees" along with Pete Stahl
.
Garcia has worked on a solo project under the moniker "Garcia Vs Garcia", which was originally slated for a September, 2008, release but has since been delayed indefinitely.
In 2008, John Garcia collaborated with Belgian
band Arsenal
on their album Lotuk, contributing lyrics and vocals to two tracks, "Not a Man" and "Diggin' a Hole". The band members of Arsenal also shot a film
documenting the making of the album, including footage of Garcia driving around in his hometown.
In 2010, a Europe
an tour was announced, starting with a gig at Roadburn Festival
in April. Billed as "Garcia Plays Kyuss", the performances consisted entirely of songs originally recorded by Garcia's former band, Kyuss. His backing-band is composed of Belgian and Dutch
musicians from Agua de Annique
, Kong
, Celestial Season
and Arsenal. During their performance at Hellfest
on June 20, John Garcia was joined on stage by former Kyuss members Brant Bjork
and Nick Oliveri
while playing "Gardenia
" and "Green Machine
".
Kyuss
Kyuss is a rock band, originally from Palm Desert, California. After forming in the late 1980s and releasing an EP under the name Sons of Kyuss in 1990, the band shortened its name to Kyuss. Over the next five years the band released four full-length albums, and one last split EP in 1997 with...
, Slo Burn
Slo Burn
Slo Burn was a short-lived stoner rock band active during 1996 and 1997. The band was formed by John Garcia of the influential stoner rock band Kyuss, which had split up months previously...
, Unida
Unida
Unida was an American stoner rock band that was formed after the dissolution of Kyuss and Slo Burn. The band originally consisted of John Garcia , Arthur Seay , Miguel Cancino and Dave Dinsmore . Dinsmore was later replaced by Scott Reeder, who was in turn replaced by Eddie Plascencia...
and Hermano. His vocals have become synonymous with modern stoner rock
Stoner rock
Stoner rock or stoner metal is a subgenre of heavy metal, combining elements of psychedelic rock, blues rock, traditional heavy metal and doom metal. Stoner rock is typically slow-to-mid tempo and features a bass-heavy sound, melodic vocals, and 'retro' production...
and the desert rock
Palm Desert Scene
The Palm Desert Scene is a group of closely related bands and musicians from Palm Desert in Southern California. Their hard rock sound – which is often described as desert rock – contains elements of psychedelia, blues, Heavy metal and other genres, such as hardcore, as well as...
sound.
Kyuss
In 1988, while still in high schoolHigh school
High school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....
, Garcia formed Kyuss
Kyuss
Kyuss is a rock band, originally from Palm Desert, California. After forming in the late 1980s and releasing an EP under the name Sons of Kyuss in 1990, the band shortened its name to Kyuss. Over the next five years the band released four full-length albums, and one last split EP in 1997 with...
(originally known as Katzenjammer and Sons of Kyuss) with Brant Bjork
Brant Bjork
Brant Bjork is an American musician from Palm Desert, California, who is a drummer, producer, guitarist and one of the more notable figures in the stoner rock and Palm Desert scenes.-Early career and Kyuss:...
and Josh Homme. The band produced five albums in total, all of which featured Garcia on vocals. In October 1995, just three months after releasing the album ...And the Circus Leaves Town
...And the Circus Leaves Town
...And the Circus Leaves Town is the fourth studio album by American stoner rock/metal band Kyuss, released on July 11, 1995.Upon its release, the album was not as commercially or critically successful as the previous Blues for the Red Sun and Welcome to Sky Valley...
, Kyuss disbanded. Their final official release was a 10" vinyl on the now defunct label Man's Ruin Records
Man's Ruin Records
Man's Ruin Records was an independent record label, owned and founded by Bay Area artist Frank Kozik. After the 1994 release of Man's Ruin's first record, entitled Experimental Audio Research : Delta 6, Kozik worked with artists who he wanted to release; he also designed all of the sleeve art for...
, which was later re-released on a split CD with Homme's post-Kyuss project Queens of the Stone Age
Queens of the Stone Age
Queens of the Stone Age is an American rock band from Palm Desert, California, United States, formed in 1997. The band's line-up has always included founding member Josh Homme , with the current line-up including longtime members Troy Van Leeuwen and Joey Castillo , alongside Michael Shuman and...
. Kyuss had been on an indefinite hiatus ever since. However, in November 2010, the band (now known as Kyuss Lives!, lacking Homme) announced a reunion, and are currently touring Europe, Australia and New Zealand from March to May 2011 with a new studio album expected to follow. Bruno Fevery
Bruno Fevery
Bruno Fevery is a Belgian guitarist currently playing in Kyuss Lives, a spin-off band featuring three former members of Kyuss. The band is planning to tour and release a new album in 2011. He previously played with Kyuss singer John Garcia in his project Garcia Plays Kyuss...
will be filling in for Homme, who has always discouraged talk of a reunion.
Slo Burn
In 1996, Garcia formed stoner rock band Slo BurnSlo Burn
Slo Burn was a short-lived stoner rock band active during 1996 and 1997. The band was formed by John Garcia of the influential stoner rock band Kyuss, which had split up months previously...
in Palm Desert, California
Palm Desert, California
Palm Desert is a city in Riverside County, California, United States, in the Coachella Valley, approximately east of Palm Springs. The population was 48,445 at the 2010 census, up from 41,155 at the 2000 census...
. Releasing just one EP
Extended play
An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
, Amusing the Amazing
Amusing the Amazing
Amusing the Amazing was an EP released by Slo Burn in 1996. It only contained four songs, and sounded very much in the vein of Kyuss, of stoner rock fame, partially due to having been co-produced by Chris Goss, who also produced much of the music of Kyuss, and partially due to the presence again of...
, the band's tenure was short-lived, though it was embraced by the former Kyuss fanbase. The band played at Ozzfest
Ozzfest
Ozzfest is an annual festival tour of the United States featuring performances by many heavy metal and hard rock musical groups. It was founded by Ozzy Osbourne and his wife Sharon Osbourne, both of whom also organize each yearly tour with their son Jack Osbourne...
in 1997 before disbanding later that year. Former Kyuss bandmate Josh Homme later commented that Garcia dissolved the group upon realizing that his new bandmates were "lame".
Unida
Upon leaving Slo Burn, Garcia formed the band UnidaUnida
Unida was an American stoner rock band that was formed after the dissolution of Kyuss and Slo Burn. The band originally consisted of John Garcia , Arthur Seay , Miguel Cancino and Dave Dinsmore . Dinsmore was later replaced by Scott Reeder, who was in turn replaced by Eddie Plascencia...
, which at one point included former Kyuss
Kyuss
Kyuss is a rock band, originally from Palm Desert, California. After forming in the late 1980s and releasing an EP under the name Sons of Kyuss in 1990, the band shortened its name to Kyuss. Over the next five years the band released four full-length albums, and one last split EP in 1997 with...
bassist Scott Reeder. Unida released one album and a split EP with the Swedish
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
group Dozer
Dozer
Dozer is a stoner rock band from Sweden.- Early years :Dozer was formed in Borlänge, Sweden in 1995, playing local youth centres and supporting any bands that came to their hometown. In 1998 the band recorded a Split EP with the American band Unida...
. Unida were signed to Rick Rubin
Rick Rubin
Frederick Jay "Rick" Rubin is an American record producer and the co-president of Columbia Records. Along with Russell Simmons, Rubin was the co-founder of Def Jam Records and also established American Recordings...
's label, American Records, and recorded a second album, which was unreleased due to company partner, Island/Def Jam, not seeing any commercial potential in the music. The band, however, distributed the album themselves, selling copies at their live shows while on tour. The title of the CD is El Coyote, and has alternatively been known as "The Great Divide". The band has been on an indefinite hiatus since that point.
Various projects & collaborations
In 1998, he joined Hermano, a side-project created by producer Dandy Brown. The band has released four albums since 2002.In 1999, Garcia collaborated with Swedish all-female stoner band Misdemeanor
Misdemeanor (band)
Misdemeanor is a female stoner rock band from Sweden. Its current members are Vera Olofsson , Jenny Möllberg , Jenny Lindahl , Sara Fredriksson , and Mia Möllberg...
on "Love Song", the fourth track of their EP, Five Wheel Drive.
In 2001, he contributed vocals to the track The Thing That Should Not Be
Master of Puppets
-Personnel:Metallica* James Hetfield – lead vocals, rhythm guitar, acoustic guitar on track 1, first solo on tracks 2 and 7* Cliff Burton – bass, backing vocals* Lars Ulrich – drums* Kirk Hammett – lead guitarProduction...
along with drummer Jason Bonham
Jason Bonham
Jason John Bonham is an English drummer. Jason's parents are Led Zeppelin drummer John Bonham and his wife Pat Phillips. After his father's death in 1980, he has played with Led Zeppelin on different occasions, including the Ahmet Ertegün Tribute Concert at The O2 Arena in London in...
, bassist Jeff Pilson
Jeff Pilson
Jeff Pilson is an American bass guitarist, best known for his stint in the heavy metal band Dokken...
(Dokken,) and guitarist Kurdt Vanderhoof
Kurdt Vanderhoof
Kurdt Vanderhoof, born in 1961, is an American guitarist, best known as the lead guitarist and founding member of the American heavy metal band Metal Church. He formed the band in 1980 after the alias given to his San Francisco apartment. Vanderhoof moved back to his hometown, Aberdeen, Washington....
for the Metallica
Metallica
Metallica is an American heavy metal band from Los Angeles, California. Formed in 1981 when James Hetfield responded to an advertisement that drummer Lars Ulrich had posted in a local newspaper. The current line-up features long-time lead guitarist Kirk Hammett and bassist Robert Trujillo ...
tribute album Metallic Assault
Metallic Assault: A Tribute to Metallica
Metallic Assault: A Tribute to Metallica is a tribute album to thrash metal band Metallica. The album features Metallica covers played not by formal bands, but collaborations between musicians from several bands. Songs from Kill 'Em All all the way to Metallica, with the exception of ...And Justice...
.
In 2002, Garcia contributed vocals to two tracks on UK
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
band Orange Goblin
Orange Goblin
Orange Goblin are a stoner metal band from the United Kingdom that formed in 1995. The band's lineup currently consists of singer Ben Ward, guitarist Joe Hoare, bassist Martyn Millard, and drummer Chris Turner.-History:...
's album Coup de Grace
Coup de Grace (Orange Goblin album)
Coup De Grace is the fourth full-length album by Orange Goblin released in 2002 on Rise Above Records.-Track listing:# "Your World Will Hate This" - 1:57# "Monkey Panic" - 3:42# "Rage of Angels" - 4:26# "Made of Rats" - 5:36# "Whiskey Leech" - 4:01...
, "Made of Rats" and "Jesus Beater".
In late 2003, Garcia recorded vocals for the song "Born Too Slow
Born Too Slow
"Born Too Slow" is the first single released from The Crystal Method's third studio album, Legion of Boom. The song was first featured on EA's Need for Speed: Underground in 2003, with the single being released later that year. The song has also been featured in Gran Turismo 4 and Donkey Konga 2...
" by The Crystal Method
The Crystal Method
The Crystal Method is an American electronic music duo that was created in Los Angeles, California by Ken Jordan and Scott Kirkland in the early 1990s. The Crystal Method's music has appeared in numerous TV shows, films, video games, and advertisements. The most prominent is the US television...
. The song became the lead single of Legion of Boom
Legion of Boom
Legion of Boom is the third official studio album by the American band The Crystal Method. The album is a mixture of different genres, like the rough "True Grit", to the wiry guitar rock song "Born Too Slow". Legion of Boom contains vocals from actress Milla Jovovich and Kyuss lead singer John Garcia...
. The song did moderately well in terms of radio airplay and is highly popular among fans of The Crystal Method, particularly because of the howling vocals Garcia laid down on the track. Limp Bizkit
Limp Bizkit
Limp Bizkit is an American rock band from Jacksonville, Florida. Formed in 1995, the group's lineup consists of Fred Durst , Wes Borland , Sam Rivers , John Otto and DJ Lethal . The band achieved mainstream success with their second studio album Significant Other, released in 1999...
guitarist Wes Borland
Wes Borland
Wesley Louden Borland is an American musician and artist, best known as the guitarist for the band Limp Bizkit. He has been in several other bands as well including: Black Light Burns, The Damning Well, Goatslayer, Big Dumb Face, and Combichrist...
played guitar on the song. Garcia has performed the song live several times with The Crystal Method.
On December 20, 2005, Garcia would finally team up with Homme again, making a guest appearance onstage with Queens of the Stone Age
Queens of the Stone Age
Queens of the Stone Age is an American rock band from Palm Desert, California, United States, formed in 1997. The band's line-up has always included founding member Josh Homme , with the current line-up including longtime members Troy Van Leeuwen and Joey Castillo , alongside Michael Shuman and...
during the encore of their set at the Wiltern Theatre
Wiltern Theatre
The Wiltern Theatre and adjacent 12-story Pellissier Building are Art Deco architectural landmarks located on the corner of Wilshire Boulevard and Western Avenue in Los Angeles, California. The entire complex is commonly referred to as the Wiltern Center...
in Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
. They performed three Kyuss songs together: "Thumb", "Hurricane" and "Supa Scoopa and Mighty Scoop". This appearance fueled Kyuss reunion rumours, though Homme has stated publicly that a proper Kyuss reunion is unlikely to ever happen.
In 2006, Garcia collaborated with Canadian
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
band Danko Jones
Danko Jones
Danko Jones is a Canadian rock band from Toronto, Ontario. The band consists of Danko Jones and JC...
on their third album, Sleep Is the Enemy
Sleep Is the Enemy
Sleep Is The Enemy is the third studio album by Canadian rock band Danko Jones. The album was released on February 17, 2006 in Europe and February 21 in Canada. The album was released in the US on May 23...
, contributing vocals to the track "Invisible". He would again collaborate with Danko Jones on their 2008 album Never Too Loud
Never Too Loud
Never Too Loud is the fourth studio album by Canadian hard rock band Danko Jones. It was recorded at Studio 606 in Los Angeles with Grammy Award-winning producer Nick Raskulinecz .- Track listing :...
, appearing on the track "Forest for the Trees" along with Pete Stahl
Peter Stahl
Peter Marc Stahl is an American vocalist known for fronting the seminal Washington, D.C. punk/hardcore band Scream with brother Franz Stahl. At one stage, Scream also featured Nirvana drummer and Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl on drums....
.
Garcia has worked on a solo project under the moniker "Garcia Vs Garcia", which was originally slated for a September, 2008, release but has since been delayed indefinitely.
In 2008, John Garcia collaborated with Belgian
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
band Arsenal
Arsenal (band)
Arsenal is a Belgian music band formed in 1999 by Hendrik Willemyns & John Roan who forced their way into various dj-sets with the release of their first EP "release" - a moody-deephouse-track on Wally's Groove World with guestvocals by Blissphemy. The track made it to Cafe del Mar and was...
on their album Lotuk, contributing lyrics and vocals to two tracks, "Not a Man" and "Diggin' a Hole". The band members of Arsenal also shot a film
Documentary film
Documentary films constitute a broad category of nonfictional motion pictures intended to document some aspect of reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction or maintaining a historical record...
documenting the making of the album, including footage of Garcia driving around in his hometown.
In 2010, a Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
an tour was announced, starting with a gig at Roadburn Festival
Roadburn Festival
Roadburn Festival is an annual international rock festival in Tilburg in the Netherlands held since 1995.-2012 edition:The event will take place in Tilburg from April 12 to 15 at 013 and Midi Theatre.It was sold out in 7 minutes.Thursday, April 12...
in April. Billed as "Garcia Plays Kyuss", the performances consisted entirely of songs originally recorded by Garcia's former band, Kyuss. His backing-band is composed of Belgian and Dutch
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
musicians from Agua de Annique
Agua de Annique
Agua de Annique is the solo project of the former The Gathering vocalist, Anneke van Giersbergen.- History :The project was announced June 5, 2007, the same day that both The Gathering and Anneke van Giersbergen issued separate announcements that van Giersbergen would leave the band in August.She...
, Kong
Kong (band)
Kong is an Amsterdam-based band formed in 1988 by guitarist/synth programmer Dirk de Vries, guitarist Aldo Sprenger, bassist/synth programmer Mark Drillich, and drummer Rob Smits, whose daughter is one of the co-founders of the fashion label Cherry Red. The band's music can best be described as...
, Celestial Season
Celestial Season
Celestial Season is a Dutch heavy metal band. They were formed in 1991 as a doom/death metal band along the lines of My Dying Bride. They have been described as doom metal, death/doom, stoner rock/metal and goth. Celestial Season disbanded in 2002....
and Arsenal. During their performance at Hellfest
Hellfest Summer Open Air
Hellfest is an annual music festival which takes place in Clisson, France in mid-June. It is held within the Val de Moine sport complex in Clisson, approximately 35 km south-east of the city of Nantes, and approximately 400 km south-west of the nation's capital Paris. Billed as an "extreme music...
on June 20, John Garcia was joined on stage by former Kyuss members Brant Bjork
Brant Bjork
Brant Bjork is an American musician from Palm Desert, California, who is a drummer, producer, guitarist and one of the more notable figures in the stoner rock and Palm Desert scenes.-Early career and Kyuss:...
and Nick Oliveri
Nick Oliveri
Nick Steven Oliveri is an American musician from Palm Desert, California. He plays bass guitar, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, and is a vocalist...
while playing "Gardenia
Gardenia (Kyuss song)
"Gardenia" is a song by Kyuss first released on their 1994 album Welcome to Sky Valley. It was written by the band's drummer, Brant Bjork.-Accolades:-Tracklisting:# "Gardenia" - 6:53# "Un Sandpiper" - 8:16...
" and "Green Machine
Green Machine (song)
"Green Machine" is a song by Kyuss from their 1992 album Blues for the Red Sun. Written by drummer Brant Bjork, it was released as a single that same year.The back of the CD case contains the following review:...
".
Discography
- Sons of KyussKyussKyuss is a rock band, originally from Palm Desert, California. After forming in the late 1980s and releasing an EP under the name Sons of Kyuss in 1990, the band shortened its name to Kyuss. Over the next five years the band released four full-length albums, and one last split EP in 1997 with...
- Sons of KyussSons of KyussSons of Kyuss is a demo by Sons of Kyuss. They released this eponymous recording in 1990 before changing their name to Kyuss later that year. The band's first album, Wretch, was released in 1991 and featured several re-recorded songs and two taken directly from this demo, "Deadly Kiss" and "Black...
(1990) - KyussKyussKyuss is a rock band, originally from Palm Desert, California. After forming in the late 1980s and releasing an EP under the name Sons of Kyuss in 1990, the band shortened its name to Kyuss. Over the next five years the band released four full-length albums, and one last split EP in 1997 with...
- WretchWretch (album)Wretch is the first full-length album by Kyuss. It was released in September 1991, on Dali Records. Previously calling themselves Sons of Kyuss, they shortened their name prior to releasing this....
(1991) - Kyuss - Blues for the Red SunBlues for the Red SunBlues for the Red Sun is the second studio album by American heavy metal band Kyuss, released in 1992. While the album received mainly favorable reviews, it sold only 39,000 units....
(1992) - Kyuss - Welcome to Sky ValleyWelcome to Sky ValleyWelcome to Sky Valley is the third studio album by American stoner rock/metal band Kyuss, originally released on June 28, 1994.-Album information:...
(1994) - Kyuss - ...And the Circus Leaves Town...And the Circus Leaves Town...And the Circus Leaves Town is the fourth studio album by American stoner rock/metal band Kyuss, released on July 11, 1995.Upon its release, the album was not as commercially or critically successful as the previous Blues for the Red Sun and Welcome to Sky Valley...
(1995) - Slo BurnSlo BurnSlo Burn was a short-lived stoner rock band active during 1996 and 1997. The band was formed by John Garcia of the influential stoner rock band Kyuss, which had split up months previously...
- Amusing the Amazing EPAmusing the AmazingAmusing the Amazing was an EP released by Slo Burn in 1996. It only contained four songs, and sounded very much in the vein of Kyuss, of stoner rock fame, partially due to having been co-produced by Chris Goss, who also produced much of the music of Kyuss, and partially due to the presence again of...
(1996) - Kyuss/Queens of the Stone AgeQueens of the Stone AgeQueens of the Stone Age is an American rock band from Palm Desert, California, United States, formed in 1997. The band's line-up has always included founding member Josh Homme , with the current line-up including longtime members Troy Van Leeuwen and Joey Castillo , alongside Michael Shuman and...
- Kyuss/Queens of the Stone Age EPKyuss/Queens of the Stone AgeKyuss/Queens of the Stone Age is a split compilation EP which was released in December 1997. The first three songs are performed by Kyuss and the last three songs by guitarist Josh Homme's next band, Queens of the Stone Age....
(1997) - UnidaUnidaUnida was an American stoner rock band that was formed after the dissolution of Kyuss and Slo Burn. The band originally consisted of John Garcia , Arthur Seay , Miguel Cancino and Dave Dinsmore . Dinsmore was later replaced by Scott Reeder, who was in turn replaced by Eddie Plascencia...
/DozerDozerDozer is a stoner rock band from Sweden.- Early years :Dozer was formed in Borlänge, Sweden in 1995, playing local youth centres and supporting any bands that came to their hometown. In 1998 the band recorded a Split EP with the American band Unida...
- The Best Of Wayne-Gro/Coming Down The Mountain Split EPUnida/Dozer-Vinyl:-Personnel:* John Garcia - Vocals* Dave Dinsmore - Bass* Arthur Seay - Guitars* Miguel Cancino - Drums...
(1998) - Unida - Coping With The Urban CoyoteCoping With The Urban CoyoteCoping with the Urban Coyote is the first full release from the desert rock band Unida on Man's Ruin Records. The song "Black Woman" was featured on the soundtrack of the popular game Tony Hawk's Underground.-CD track listing:# Thorn – 3:14...
(1999) - Unida - El Coyote/The Great Divide (un-released 2001)
- Hermano - ...Only A SuggestionOnly a Suggestion...Only a Suggestion is Hermano's first album. It was released by Tee Pee Records with a sampler of other bands such as High on Fire and Black NASA.-Disc One:#"The Bottle" - 4:42#"Alone Jeffe" - 3:21#"Manager's Special" - 3:14...
(2002) - Hermano - Dare I Say...Dare I SayDare I Say... is Hermano's second album. It was released on the MeteorCity label and produced by the band and executive producer Ram Lauwrier...
(2004) - Hermano - Live at W2 (2005)
- Hermano - ...Into The Exam RoomInto the Exam Room...Into the Exam Room is the third album from U.S. Stoner rock group Hermano. The LP was released in Europe on October 22, 2007 and early 2008 in North America...
(2007) - Kyuss Lives!KyussKyuss is a rock band, originally from Palm Desert, California. After forming in the late 1980s and releasing an EP under the name Sons of Kyuss in 1990, the band shortened its name to Kyuss. Over the next five years the band released four full-length albums, and one last split EP in 1997 with...
- TBA (2011)
Guest appearances
- Supafuzz - Supafuzz (1998) "You don't even know me", "Mr. Policeman"
- MisdemeanorMisdemeanor (band)Misdemeanor is a female stoner rock band from Sweden. Its current members are Vera Olofsson , Jenny Möllberg , Jenny Lindahl , Sara Fredriksson , and Mia Möllberg...
- Five Wheel Drive EP (1999) "Love Song" - Mondo GeneratorMondo GeneratorMondo Generator is an American metal/punk hybrid band founded in 1997 by Nick Oliveri. The name of the band originated when Brant Bjork spray-painted the words on the side of Oliveri's Sunn amplifier. Mondo means "world" in Italian...
- Cocaine RodeoCocaine RodeoCocaine Rodeo is the debut album by American metal/punk band Mondo Generator, released on Southern Lord Records in 2000. It was compiled of material recorded by vocalist/bassist Nick Oliveri with an Austin, Texas punk band and his ex-Kyuss bandmates. Recorded in 1997, the material was shelved for...
(2000) "Simple Exploding Man" w/ classic KyussKyussKyuss is a rock band, originally from Palm Desert, California. After forming in the late 1980s and releasing an EP under the name Sons of Kyuss in 1990, the band shortened its name to Kyuss. Over the next five years the band released four full-length albums, and one last split EP in 1997 with...
line-up. - Metallic Assault: A Tribute to MetallicaMetallic Assault: A Tribute to MetallicaMetallic Assault: A Tribute to Metallica is a tribute album to thrash metal band Metallica. The album features Metallica covers played not by formal bands, but collaborations between musicians from several bands. Songs from Kill 'Em All all the way to Metallica, with the exception of ...And Justice...
(2001) "The Thing That Should Not Be" - Orange GoblinOrange GoblinOrange Goblin are a stoner metal band from the United Kingdom that formed in 1995. The band's lineup currently consists of singer Ben Ward, guitarist Joe Hoare, bassist Martyn Millard, and drummer Chris Turner.-History:...
- Coup de GraceCoup de Grace (Orange Goblin album)Coup De Grace is the fourth full-length album by Orange Goblin released in 2002 on Rise Above Records.-Track listing:# "Your World Will Hate This" - 1:57# "Monkey Panic" - 3:42# "Rage of Angels" - 4:26# "Made of Rats" - 5:36# "Whiskey Leech" - 4:01...
(2002) "Made of Rats", "Jesus Beater" - Gallery of Mites - Bugs on a Blue Fish (2003) "100 Days(Heron)"
- Crystal Method - Legion of BoomLegion of BoomLegion of Boom is the third official studio album by the American band The Crystal Method. The album is a mixture of different genres, like the rough "True Grit", to the wiry guitar rock song "Born Too Slow". Legion of Boom contains vocals from actress Milla Jovovich and Kyuss lead singer John Garcia...
(2003) "Born too Slow" w/ Wes BorlandWes BorlandWesley Louden Borland is an American musician and artist, best known as the guitarist for the band Limp Bizkit. He has been in several other bands as well including: Black Light Burns, The Damning Well, Goatslayer, Big Dumb Face, and Combichrist... - Biblical Proof of UFO's - Interstellar Messages (2004) "Passive Aggressive", "Two Minute Warning"
- Danko JonesDanko JonesDanko Jones is a Canadian rock band from Toronto, Ontario. The band consists of Danko Jones and JC...
- Sleep Is the EnemySleep Is the EnemySleep Is The Enemy is the third studio album by Canadian rock band Danko Jones. The album was released on February 17, 2006 in Europe and February 21 in Canada. The album was released in the US on May 23...
(2006) "Invisible" - Waxy - Chainsaw Holiday (2007) "White Walls"
- Danko JonesDanko JonesDanko Jones is a Canadian rock band from Toronto, Ontario. The band consists of Danko Jones and JC...
- Never Too LoudNever Too LoudNever Too Loud is the fourth studio album by Canadian hard rock band Danko Jones. It was recorded at Studio 606 in Los Angeles with Grammy Award-winning producer Nick Raskulinecz .- Track listing :...
(2008) "Forest for the Trees" w/ Pete Stahl - ArsenalArsenal (band)Arsenal is a Belgian music band formed in 1999 by Hendrik Willemyns & John Roan who forced their way into various dj-sets with the release of their first EP "release" - a moody-deephouse-track on Wally's Groove World with guestvocals by Blissphemy. The track made it to Cafe del Mar and was...
- Lotuk (2008) "Not a Man", "Diggin a Hole" - Monkey3 - UndercoverUndercoverBeing undercover is disguising one's own identity or using an assumed identity for the purposes of gaining the trust of an individual or organization to learn secret information or to gain the trust of targeted individuals in order to gain information or evidence...
(2009) "Watchin' You" - Mad City Rockers - Black CelebrationBlack CelebrationBlack Celebration is the fifth studio album by Depeche Mode. Released by Mute Records on 17 March 1986, it further cemented the darkening sound that was initially hinted towards on their album Construction Time Again and Some Great Reward. Black Celebration was cited as one of the most influential...
(2009) "Stronger" - Karma to BurnKarma to BurnKarma to Burn, sometimes known as K2B, is a desert rock/stoner metal band from Morgantown, West Virginia comprising guitarist William Mecum, bassist Rich Mullins, and drummer Rob Oswald...
- Appalachian IncantationAppalachian Incantation- Cat Got Our Tongue EP, Limited Edition bonus disc :- Trivia :* Forty-Six features a recording of a yelping dog at the beginning. This is drummer Rob Oswalds' chihuahua. It was used as Oswalds' ringtone, which went off during the album recording...
(2010) "Two Times" (limited edition bonus track)