Wreck of the Hesperus
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Wreck of the Hesperus are a doom metal
band from Ireland
, based in Dublin. The band first played together in January 2004 and they recorded their first demo, a four-track effort entitled Terminal Dirge
in June 2004. The follow-up Eulogy for the Sewer Dwellers
was released in 2005.
The band's style of music is a particularly slow and heavy form of Sludge Doom, with guttural vocals and stoner doom influenced guitar riffs. Unusually for doom metal, the band's music frequently highlights Ray Keenaghan's drumming skills, with tracks such as Prolix featuring close to 4 minutes of drumming accompanied by nothing other than Christian
choral samples.
The band's live performances feature as little interaction with the crowd as possible, with feedback filling the spaces between songs and giving the audience no chance to applaud. This bears some resemblance to the live shows of Sunn O)))
. The bass player dons a hooded top and keeps his back to the crowd at all times.
The band released their first full-length album The Sunken Threshold
in October 2006. The band's website reports that split albums with Irish doom metal bands Mourning Beloveth
and DeNovissimus are in the pipeline, with the former to be expected in 2007.
July 2011 saw the release of the bands long-awaited second album Light Rotting Out.
Doom metal
Doom metal is an extreme form of heavy metal music that typically uses slower tempos, low-tuned guitars and a much "thicker" or "heavier" sound than other metal genres...
band from Ireland
Republic of Ireland
Ireland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,...
, based in Dublin. The band first played together in January 2004 and they recorded their first demo, a four-track effort entitled Terminal Dirge
Terminal Dirge
Terminal Dirge is an album by Wreck of the Hesperus, released in 2004.-Track listing:#"Inheritance" – 8:19#"Doomed Ones" – 8:00#"Ignaminious Descent" – 3:14#"Prolix" – 13:27...
in June 2004. The follow-up Eulogy for the Sewer Dwellers
Eulogy for the Sewer Dwellers
Eulogy for the Sewer Dwellers is an album by Wreck of the Hesperus, released in 2005.-Track listing:#"The Dull Fog of Eternity" – 13:03#"Electric Arrows" – 5:34#"Blood on the Snare" – 9:59...
was released in 2005.
The band's style of music is a particularly slow and heavy form of Sludge Doom, with guttural vocals and stoner doom influenced guitar riffs. Unusually for doom metal, the band's music frequently highlights Ray Keenaghan's drumming skills, with tracks such as Prolix featuring close to 4 minutes of drumming accompanied by nothing other than Christian
Christian
A Christian is a person who adheres to Christianity, an Abrahamic, monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth as recorded in the Canonical gospels and the letters of the New Testament...
choral samples.
The band's live performances feature as little interaction with the crowd as possible, with feedback filling the spaces between songs and giving the audience no chance to applaud. This bears some resemblance to the live shows of Sunn O)))
Sunn O)))
Sunn O))) is an American doom metal band known for its synthesis of diverse genres including drone, ambient, noise, and black metal. Supported by a varying cast of collaborators, the band has two core members: Stephen O'Malley and Greg Anderson .-History:Sunn O))) is named after the Sunn...
. The bass player dons a hooded top and keeps his back to the crowd at all times.
The band released their first full-length album The Sunken Threshold
The Sunken Threshold
The Sunken Threshold is the debut album by Irish doom metal band Wreck of the Hesperus. It was released on the English label Aesthetic Death on 8 October 2006....
in October 2006. The band's website reports that split albums with Irish doom metal bands Mourning Beloveth
Mourning Beloveth
Mourning Beloveth is an Irish doom metal band.-Biography:Mourning Beloveth were formed in the winter of 1992 and recorded their first untitled demo, entitled Debut, in 1996 with Darren Moore , Frank Brennan , Brian Delany , and Tim Johnson . The demo was recorded in only eight hours with Adrian...
and DeNovissimus are in the pipeline, with the former to be expected in 2007.
July 2011 saw the release of the bands long-awaited second album Light Rotting Out.
Discography
- Terminal DirgeTerminal DirgeTerminal Dirge is an album by Wreck of the Hesperus, released in 2004.-Track listing:#"Inheritance" – 8:19#"Doomed Ones" – 8:00#"Ignaminious Descent" – 3:14#"Prolix" – 13:27...
(2004) - Eulogy for the Sewer DwellersEulogy for the Sewer DwellersEulogy for the Sewer Dwellers is an album by Wreck of the Hesperus, released in 2005.-Track listing:#"The Dull Fog of Eternity" – 13:03#"Electric Arrows" – 5:34#"Blood on the Snare" – 9:59...
(2005) - The Sunken ThresholdThe Sunken ThresholdThe Sunken Threshold is the debut album by Irish doom metal band Wreck of the Hesperus. It was released on the English label Aesthetic Death on 8 October 2006....
(2006) - The Dilapidated Sky (2008)
- Rotism (2008)
- DeNovissimis/Wreck of the Hesperus split 10" (2008)
- Mourning Beloveth/Wreck of the Hesperus split 10" (2009)
- Dungeon Floor (2010)
- Light Rotting Out (2011)
Band members
- Andy Cunningham: GuitarElectric guitarAn electric guitar is a guitar that uses the principle of direct electromagnetic induction to convert vibrations of its metal strings into electric audio signals. The signal generated by an electric guitar is too weak to drive a loudspeaker, so it is amplified before sending it to a loudspeaker...
and vocalsSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments... - Count Rodge: BassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
- Ray Keenaghan: 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 ....