Nebula (band)
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Nebula was a psychedelic
stoner rock
band, formed by guitarist
Eddie Glass
and drummer
Ruben Romano after departing from Fu Manchu
in 1997. Rob Oswald later replaced Ruben Romano on drums in 2007.
They were joined on bass
by Mark Abshire until he left during the recording of Atomic Ritual which was produced by well known desert rock
er Chris Goss
and released in 2003. Simon Moon stepped in until a final replacement was found in Tom Davies. Atomic Ritual was released to warm critical praise, with AMG calling Nebula a "hard-working power trio [that] sounds like it has been hanging out in the garage since 1973, blissfully unaware of the changing world outside. Which is definitely to its benefit [...]". []
Their record Apollo saw release in the US on February 21, 2006. The band went on tour to promote the album, with the latest leg to Europe finishing in May 2006 in Switzerland. During this leg of the tour, they have been accompanied by The Sword
from Texas.
The song "Giant" is featured in the soundtrack of Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4
and NHL 2K7, and the song "So It Goes" appears in Tony Hawk's Underground 2
.
In August 2009, La Otracina's Adam Kriney was recruited to tour with the band following the departure of drummer Rob Oswald, however he announced his departure not long after in January 2010. As of February 2010, Jimmy Sweet has been recruited to fill the empty drum stool. As of March 19, 2010 Nebula disbanded for unspecified reasons. The remainder of the tour has been cancelled.
Previous members
Albums
Compilations
Psychedelic music
Psychedelic music covers a range of popular music styles and genres, which are inspired by or influenced by psychedelic culture and which attempt to replicate and enhance the mind-altering experiences of psychedelic drugs. It emerged during the mid 1960s among folk rock and blues-rock bands in the...
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...
band, formed by guitarist
Guitarist
A guitarist is a musician who plays the guitar. Guitarists may play a variety of instruments such as classical guitars, acoustic guitars, electric guitars, and bass guitars. Some guitarists accompany themselves on the guitar while singing.- Versatility :The guitarist controls an extremely...
Eddie Glass
Eddie Glass
Eddie Glass is an American rock musician best known for his work with punk band Olivelawn, and stoner rock bands Nebula, and Fu Manchu...
and drummer
Drummer
A drummer is a musician who is capable of playing drums, which includes but is not limited to a drum kit and accessory based hardware which includes an assortment of pedals and standing support mechanisms, marching percussion and/or any musical instrument that is struck within the context of a...
Ruben Romano after departing from Fu Manchu
Fu Manchu (band)
Fu Manchu is a Southern Californian stoner rock band, who released their debut single "Kept Between Trees" in 1990. They have been featured on compilations put together by Tony Hawk and ESPN's X Games, and invited to perform on the US television program Monster Garage...
in 1997. Rob Oswald later replaced Ruben Romano on drums in 2007.
They were joined on bass
Bass guitar
The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
by Mark Abshire until he left during the recording of Atomic Ritual which was produced by well known 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...
er Chris Goss
Chris Goss (U.S.)
Christopher Ryan Goss, born August 17, 1958, is an American record producer and musician.-Selected discography:Throughout his career Goss has worked with a wide range of musicians in various genres.* 1988 - Masters of Reality by Masters of Reality...
and released in 2003. Simon Moon stepped in until a final replacement was found in Tom Davies. Atomic Ritual was released to warm critical praise, with AMG calling Nebula a "hard-working power trio [that] sounds like it has been hanging out in the garage since 1973, blissfully unaware of the changing world outside. Which is definitely to its benefit [...]". []
Their record Apollo saw release in the US on February 21, 2006. The band went on tour to promote the album, with the latest leg to Europe finishing in May 2006 in Switzerland. During this leg of the tour, they have been accompanied by The Sword
The Sword
The Sword is an American heavy metal band that formed in Austin, Texas, in 2003. Since its inception the band has comprised vocalist and guitarist John D. Cronise, guitarist Kyle Shutt and bassist Bryan Richie, and currently includes touring drummer Jimmy Vela following Trivett Wingo's departure in...
from Texas.
The song "Giant" is featured in the soundtrack of Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4
-External links:* on the Internet Archive's Wayback Machine...
and NHL 2K7, and the song "So It Goes" appears in Tony Hawk's Underground 2
Tony Hawk's Underground 2
Tony Hawk's Underground 2, also known as THUG 2, is the sixth installment in Neversoft's Tony Hawk's Series and sequel to Tony Hawk's Underground. Tony Hawk's Underground 2 was released on October 4, 2004 for the PlayStation 2, GameCube, Xbox, PC, and Game Boy Advance platforms...
.
In August 2009, La Otracina's Adam Kriney was recruited to tour with the band following the departure of drummer Rob Oswald, however he announced his departure not long after in January 2010. As of February 2010, Jimmy Sweet has been recruited to fill the empty drum stool. As of March 19, 2010 Nebula disbanded for unspecified reasons. The remainder of the tour has been cancelled.
Lineup
Current lineup- Eddie GlassEddie GlassEddie Glass is an American rock musician best known for his work with punk band Olivelawn, and stoner rock bands Nebula, and Fu Manchu...
- guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
/vocals - Tom Davies - bassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
- Jimmy Sweet - Drums
Previous members
- Mark Abshire - bassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
- Simon Moon - bassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
- Scott Reeder - bassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
- Ruben Romano - drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
- Dennis Wilson - bassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
- Rob Oswald - drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
- Adam Kriney - drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
Discography
EPs- Let It BurnLet It Burn (Nebula album)Let It Burn is the first EP by Eddie Glass's post-Fu Manchu band Nebula. It features a more psychedelic experimental sound as opposed to the straightforward approach of Fu Manchu...
- 1998 - Relapse RecordsRelapse RecordsRelapse Records is an independent record label based in Upper Darby, Pennsylvania. It was founded by Matthew F. Jacobson in 1990.-History:The label was started by Matthew F. Jacobson in August, 1990 in his parents' basement in Aurora, Colorado... - Sun CreatureSun CreatureSun Creature is the 2nd EP by Stoner rock band Nebula. The album is compared to Fu Manchu's Eatin' Dust stating that there are many "similarities" in the sound and energy of it. Some CD copies of the EP contain a nine-minute bonus track entitled "Fly On". A shortened "re-mixed" copy of the song...
- 1999 - Man's Ruin - Nebula/LowriderNebula/LowriderThis is a double EP featuring the Stoner rock bands Nebula and Lowrider.-Nebula:# "Anything from You" # "Full Throttle" # "Back to the Dawn" # "Fall of Icarus" -Lowrider:...
- 1999 - Meteor City (Split EP) - Heavy PsychHeavy PsychHeavy Psych is an EP by Nebula initially released during the band's which began on August 12th, 2008.-Track listing:# "Pulse" - 3:55 # "The Dagger" - 3:37 # "Aphrodite" - 4:10...
- 2009 - Tee PeeTee Pee RecordsTee Pee Records is an independent record label located in New York City in the United States, made popular by the signing of The Brian Jonestown Massacre.-Artists :*Ancestors*Assemble Head in Sunburst Sound*The Atomic Bitchwax...
Albums
- To the CenterTo the CenterTo The Center is the first full-length album by psychedelic/stoner band Nebula. This album has much more of a progressive/psychedelic sound to it than most of their other albums.- Track listing :#"To the Center" 6:31#"Come Down" 2:01...
- 1999 - Sub PopSub PopSub Pop is a record label founded in 1986 by Bruce Pavitt and Jonathan Poneman in Seattle, Washington. Sub Pop achieved fame in the late 1980s for first signing Nirvana, Soundgarden, Mudhoney and many other bands from the Seattle music scene... - ChargedCharged (album)Charged is the second full-length album by stoner rock band Nebula. It was released in 2001 and was the band's last album on Sub Pop records before switching to Liquor And Poker. This is also the last album featuring former Fu Manchu bandmate, Mark Abshire, on Bass. The third track Giant was...
- 2001 - Sub PopSub PopSub Pop is a record label founded in 1986 by Bruce Pavitt and Jonathan Poneman in Seattle, Washington. Sub Pop achieved fame in the late 1980s for first signing Nirvana, Soundgarden, Mudhoney and many other bands from the Seattle music scene... - Atomic RitualAtomic RitualAtomic Ritual is an album from rock band Nebula released in 2003. Some copies of the CD come with a Liquor and Poker sticker. On one of the flaps of the album case there are 5 lines of text reading:...
- 2003 - Liquor & Poker - Apollo - 2006 - Liquor & Poker
- John Peel Sessions (BBC) - 2008 - Sweet Nothing
Compilations
- In the Groove ("Full Throttle") - 1999 - The Music CartelThe Music CartelThe Music Cartel was a record label based in Port Washington, New York and active during the late 90s and early 00s. Many of their releases were also released in Europe on Rise Above Records. It was founded in 1998 by former Earache Records general manager Eric Lemasters...
- Dos EPsDos EPsDos EPs is a compilation album by rock trio Nebula. It contains the Nebula songs from the Nebula/Lowrider EP, Sun Creature EP and 3 new songs.- Track listing :All tracks by Nebula#"Rocket" – 3:42#"Long Day" – 3:32#"Bardo Airways" – 2:37...
- 2002 - Meteor City - "High Times" High Volume: The Stoner Rock Collection ("The Void") - 2004 - High Times Records
Producers
- Jack EndinoJack EndinoJack Endino is a producer and musician based in Seattle. Long associated with Seattle label Sub Pop and the grunge movement, Endino worked on seminal albums from bands such as Mudhoney, Soundgarden, and Nirvana...
- John Agnello
- Chris GossChris Goss (U.S.)Christopher Ryan Goss, born August 17, 1958, is an American record producer and musician.-Selected discography:Throughout his career Goss has worked with a wide range of musicians in various genres.* 1988 - Masters of Reality by Masters of Reality...
- Daniel Ray
- Joe Hogan