Orthrelm

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Orthrelm
Origin Washington, D.C., USA
Genre(s) Avant-garde metal
Years active 2000–present
Label(s) Ipecac Recordings
Three One G
Troubleman Unlimited
Tolotta Records
Crucial Blast
Website Official website
Members
Mick Barr (guitar)
Josh Blair (drums)

Orthrelm is an American avant-garde metal band from Washington, D.C..

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[edit] Biography

Orthrelm is a duo with Mick Barr on guitar and Josh Blair on drums, experimenting in many forms of unconventional songwriting styles and musical concepts in general.

They've released a few notable and significant releases since their beginnings within projects such as Crom-Tech and Barr's solo side-project Octis. For example, their 2002 release Asristir Vieldriox is 13 minutes long with a total of 99 songs, each one averaging between 5 and 15 seconds in length.[1] Since its initial release, it has remained an avant-garde artifact and is considered a prime example of modern composition.[citation needed] In striking contrast, the OV album features a single, 45-minute track based on extremely intense repetition, marrying the speed of grindcore and the repetition of Terry Riley's brand of minimalism.[2]

[edit] Discography

[edit] Albums

[edit] EPs

  • Asristir Vieldriox (2002; Troubleman Unlimited)

[edit] Split Albums

  • Touchdown/Orthrelm (2002; Troubleman)

[edit] Split EPs

[edit] References

  1. ^ Official Orthrelm website, as of July 13, 2007
  2. ^ "The History of Rock Music. Orthrelm: biography, discography, reviews..." by Piero Scaruffi, 2003
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