Ludicra
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Background information | |
Origin | San Francisco, California, United States |
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Years active | 1998–2011 |
Labels | Alternative Tentacles, Profound Lore |
Website | www.ludicra.org |
Ludicra was a heavy metal band from San Francisco.[1] They originally formed in 1998 as a quartet and later expanded to five members. On July 26, 2011, the band announced on their official website that they had disbanded.[2]
Ludicra's sound has been described as black metal[1] and avant-garde metal.[3][4] Influences include bands such as Darkthrone, Gorgoroth, Dødheimsgard, and Bethlehem,[1] and genres like thrash metal, doom metal, punk, and folk.[5]
The group included current and former members of other San Francisco-based bands, including Impaled, Hammers of Misfortune,[1] Tallow, Missile Command, , and punk band Hickey. They shared the stage with the death metal band Impaled,[1] the post-hardcore/noise rock outfit ,[1] the instrumental math metal band the Fucking Champs,[1] and the black metal band Krallice.
Lineup[]
Current members[]
- John Cobbett: Guitars (1998–2011)
- Christy Cather: Guitars, vocals (1998–2011)
- Ross Sewage: Bass (1999–2011)
- Laurie Sue Shanaman: Vocals (1999–2011)
- Aesop Dekker: Drums (1998–2011)
Former members[]
- Jesika Christ: Bass, vocals (1998–1999)
Session performers[]
- Melynda Jackson
- Lorraine Rath
- Kris Force
- Sigrid Sheie
- Jackie Perez-Gratz
Discography[]
- Hollow Psalms (Life is Abuse, 2002)
- Another Great Love Song (Alternative Tentacles, 2004)
- S/T EP (Life is Abuse, 2006)
- Fex Urbis Lex Orbis (Alternative Tentacles, 2006)
- The Tenant (Profound Lore Records, 2010)
Other appearances[]
- Metal Swim - Adult Swim compilation album (2010)
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g York, William (July 22, 2002). "Ludicra". Allmusic. Retrieved October 13, 2011.
- ^ Official Ludicra web site Archived 2001-12-18 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Smith, Chris (July 2011). "Rehab of a strung-out musical scene". San Francisco Magazine. Archived from the original on October 2, 2011. Retrieved October 13, 2011.
- ^ Smith, Chris (July 6, 2011). "Our avant-garde metal scene". ca-smith.net. Retrieved October 13, 2011.
- ^ Lee, Cosmo; Voegtlin, Stewart. "Into the Void: Stylus Magazine's Beginner's Guide to Metal". Stylus Magazine. Archived from the original on October 2, 2009. Retrieved May 17, 2010.
External links[]
- Official Web site
- Official BandCamp page[permanent dead link]
- Official FaceBook Page
- Official MySpace page
- Alternative Tentacle Records
- Life Is Abuse Records
- Official Metal Psalter Interview with Aesop Dekker on November 14, 2008
- Musical groups established in 1998
- Musical groups disestablished in 2011
- Black metal musical groups from California
- Alternative Tentacles artists
- Profound Lore Records artists
- United States heavy metal musical group stubs