Loincloth (band)

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Loincloth is an American heavy metal band whose members hail from Raleigh, North Carolina and Richmond, Virginia.

History[]

Loincloth was formed in 2000 by two musicians from Raleigh, Steve Shelton and Cary Rowells, and two from Richmond, Pen Rollings and Tannon Penland.[1] Shelton and Rowells had previously played in Confessor,[2] and Rollings was a member of Breadwinner.[3] The group recorded a four-track demo in 2003 and released a 7" record, "Church Burntings"/"New Jersey",[1] but did not release a full-length until 2012, when Iron Balls of Steel was released on Southern Lord Records.[4] Penland cites the group's long-distance status (Raleigh and Richmond are approximately a three-hour drive away from each other) as one factor in the album's long gestation period.[5]

Members[]

Current
  • Steve Shelton - drums
  • Tannon Penland - guitar
  • Tomas Phillips - Bass
  • Craig Hilton - Guitar
Former
  • Cary Rowells - bass
  • Pen Rollings - guitar

Discography[]

  • At War with Norway (demo, 2003)
  • Swami Sound System VoL 1 (Swami Records, 2003)
  • Church Burntings 7" (Southern Lord Records #25.5, 2003)
  • Iron Balls of Steel (Southern Lord Records, 2012)
  • Psalm of the Morbid (Southern Lord Records, 2017)

References[]

  1. ^ a b Iron Balls of Steel review Archived 2012-07-07 at the Wayback Machine, Drowned in Sound
  2. ^ LOINCLOTH Featuring CONFESSOR Members: New Album Due In January. Blabbermouth.net, October 18, 2011.
  3. ^ Review of Iron Balls of Steel. The A.V. Club.
  4. ^ Review of Iron Balls of Steel, Pitchfork Media.
  5. ^ Interview with Tannon Penland. About.com
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