KHANATE BAND PAGE
 KHANATE
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CURRENT NAME
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Khanate |
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FORMER NAMES
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ORIGIN
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USA |
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STATUS
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Active |
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FORMED IN
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LABEL
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Southern Lord Recordings |
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GENRE
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Doom metal |
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STYLE
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LYRICAL THEME
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BAND ADDED
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2004-01-21, 00:00 |
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LAST UPDATE
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2004-01-21, 00:00 |
KHANATE (pronounced CON-EIGHT) was born in NYC autumn 2000
after an initial meeting between James Plotkin/Bass (REGURGITATION, OLD,
SCORN, James Plotkins's ATOMSMASHER, several releases under his own
name and in collaboration with various other individuals) and Stephen
O’Malley/ Guitar (THORR'S HAMMER, BURNING WITCH, SUNN O)))) administered
a necessity to survive the sorely missed bleak aura of suffering evoked
by the departed BURNING WITCH. Plotkin arranged vocal torture courtesy
of Alan Dubin (OLD) with whom he had been working together in the
proto-dirge unit SHADOWCAST during 2000 (along with ex-16 drummer Jason
Corely). Tim Wyskida (MANBYRD, current drummer in BLIND IDIOT GOD) blessed
the group with his hammers and KHANATE became solidified.
During winter-spring 2001 KHANATE recorded and produced their self
titled debut in studio necrodrone8negatives, with final mastering by
Mathias Schneeberger (THE OBSESSED, SAINT VITUS, GOATSNAKE). The sounds can
probably be described as the next step down the mentally unstable ladder
from BURNING WITCH. Ultra gravitational hellish brooding black doom
metal with inhuman vocal constructs. Well, something like that......
Shortly thereafter an agreement was drawn up between the unit and
SOUTHERN LORD RECORDINGS of LOS ANGELES for a 2 album contract.
A particular of KHANATE is Dubin’s relentless vocal assault lying
somewhere in the realm of early DIE KREUZEN, ACCÜSED and such venoms. A
unified purpose of bottom end wave structure and sound as physical
onslaught drives KHANATE. Tortured cries collide with the musicàs low-end,
gut-wrenching aggression. Each note is used to create forceful brutal
impact...
| Former members Add - Fetch |
| Unknown / none |
| Session musicians Add - Fetch |
| Unknown / none |
