| Sons of Otis | |
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| Origin | Toronto, Canada |
| Genres | Doom metal, stoner metal |
| Years active | 1992–present |
| Labels | Small Stone Records |
| Members | |
| Ken Baluke Frank Sargeant Ryan Aubin |
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Sons of Otis are a stoner rock/doom band from Toronto, Canada. Sons of Otis was formed by Ken Baluke in Toronto sometime around the years 1992 and 1993. Strongly influenced by the underground heavy music of the time (Melvins/Fudge Tunnel/Shallow N.D), their first release, "Paid To Suffer", came out in 1994. Subsequent albums took on a more ethereal, psychedelic tone, and this has led to their immediate association with the stoner rock/doom scene.
The band went through about 11 drummers and has at times resorted to a drum machine for recordings as well as performances. Every single record released by the band to date has been distributed by now defunct labels, leaving the band's back catalog consistently out of print.
Sons of Otis released an album called 'Exiled' through Small Stone Records in February 2009.
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