Khanate (band)
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| Khanate | |
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 Left-Right: Stephen O'Malley, James Plotkin, Tim Wyskida, Alan Dubin
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| Background information | |
| Origin | New York City, New York, USA |
| Genre(s) | Experimental Drone doom Doom metal |
| Years active | 2001–2006 |
| Label(s) | Southern Lord Records Hydra Head Records Load Records |
| Website | Khanate label page |
| Members | |
| Alan Dubin James Plotkin Stephen O'Malley Tim Wyskida |
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Khanate was an extreme doom metal supergroup that brought together James Plotkin and Alan Dubin, two members of the defunct band OLD, as well as Tim Wyskida (of Blind Idiot God and Manbyrd) and Stephen O'Malley (of Burning Witch and Sunn O))) fame).
Keeping some similarity to O'Malley's previous band Burning Witch, Khanate produced songs that usually exceeded the 10 minute mark, characterised by extremely slow tempos, harsh layers of feedback and vocalist Alan Dubin's torturous shrieking.
One of the most original and innovative bands in the field of doom metal, Khanate took fundamental elements of doom and took them to an almost abstract extreme, creating tension with dissonance, timing, and Plotkin's electronic effects.
They took their name from the area controlled by a khan.
As of September 24, 2006, Khanate is no more, with Plotkin stating that the "lack of commitment from certain members" led to the split.[1]
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[edit] Members
- Alan Dubin (Vocals)
- Stephen O'Malley (Guitars)
- James Plotkin (Bass)
- Tim Wyskida (Drums)
[edit] Discography
- Khanate - 2001
- Live WFMU 91.1 - 2002 (Live)
- No Joy (Remix) - 2003 (EP)
- Things Viral - 2003
- Let Loose The Lambs - 2004 (Live DVD; limited to 230 copies)
- KHNT vs. Stockholm - 2004 (Live)
- Live Aktion Sampler 2004 - 2004 (Live)
- Capture & Release - 2005
- Dead/Live Aktions - 2005 (DVD)
- It's Cold When Birds Fall From The Sky - 2005 (Live; limited to 500 copies)
