John Garcia (singer)

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John Garcia (born in San Manuel, Arizona, September, 4th 1970) is a vocalist who has been a member of Slo Burn, Unida and, most notably, Kyuss and is now the vocalist of Hermano. His vocals have become synonymous with the Desert Rock phenomenon and to a large extent he is seen as the voice of Stoner metal. He has also made guest appearances on albums such as Orange Goblin's Coup de Grace.

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[edit] Kyuss

While still in high school, Garcia helped found Kyuss (originally known as Sons of Kyuss) in 1989 with guitarist Josh Homme. The band produced five albums in total, all of which featured Garcia on vocals. In October of 1995, just 3 months after releasing their final album ...And the Circus Leaves Town, Kyuss broke up. Their last recording was a 10" vinyl on the now defunct label Man's Ruin Records, which was later re-released on a split CD with Homme's soon to be famous project Queens of the Stone Age. The band has been on an indefinite hiatus ever since.

[edit] Life after Kyuss

In 1996 he joined stoner rock band Slo Burn. Their EP, Amusing the Amazing, was greatly appreciated by Kyuss fans, who found in it the sludgy Kyuss sound, larger than life guitar riffs and Garcia's characteristic gruff voice. They even, despite their different sound, played at Ozzfest in 1997. This, however, did not last long with the aforementioned EP being the bands only release.

After Slo Burn's break up, Garcia formed Unida which at one stage included Kyuss bassist Scott Reeder. They released one album and a split with the swedish group Dozer. Unida then got signed to Rick Rubin's label, American Records, and recorded an expensive second album, which got shelved due to company partner, Island/Def Jam, not seeing any potential in the album. The band has since then been on an indefinite hiatus. This album is available illegally on the internet. The band made copies of this available to fans on their tour. The title of the CD is El Coyote, and has alternatively been known as "The Great Divide."

In 1998 he joined Hermano, a side-project for a number of "stoner" musicians.

In late 2003, he recorded vocals for the song "Born Too Slow" by The Crystal Method. The song became the lead single of Legion of Boom. The song did moderately well in terms of radio airplay and is highly popular among fans of The Crystal Method, particularly because of the howling vocals Garcia laid down on the track. Limp Bizkit guitarist Wes Borland played guitar on the song. He has only performed the song live a few times with The Crystal Method.

On December 20, 2005, Garcia would finally team up with Homme again by making a guest appearance onstage with Queens of the Stone Age during the encore of their set at the Wiltern Theatre in Los Angeles, California. They performed three Kyuss songs together: "Thumb", "Hurricane" and "Supa Scoopa and Mighty Scoop".

In 2006 Garcia collaborated with Canadian rockers Danko Jones on their 3rd album, "Sleep Is The Enemy", on the track "Invisible".

Garcia is working on a solo project (under the monicker "Garcia Vs Garcia", which is slated for September 2008 release. "[1]".

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    Kyuss
    John Garcia | Josh Homme
    Bass: Chris Cockrell | Nick Oliveri | Scott Reeder
    Drums: Alfredo Hernandez | Brant Bjork
    Discography
    Studio albums: Sons of Kyuss (1990) | Wretch (1991) | Blues for the Red Sun (1992) | Welcome to Sky Valley (1994) | ...And the Circus Leaves Town (1995)
    Split EPs: Shine! (1996) | Kyuss/Queens of the Stone Age (1997)
    Compilations: Muchas Gracias: The Best of Kyuss (2000)
    Related articles
    Stoner rock | Desert rock | Queens of the Stone Age | Hermano | Fu Manchu | Unida | Slo Burn
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