Place of Skulls
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Place of Skulls is a doom metal
band from Knoxville, Tennessee
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guitarist Victor Griffin. The name is a biblical reference to Golgotha. The band put out their debut album, Nailed, on Southern Lord Records
in 2002. Many of these songs deal with Griffin's new found faith in Christianity
. Four songs from the Nailed session were explicitly Christian and for this reason did not appear on the album. These were released as the Love Through Blood EP in 2005. Scott "Wino" Weinrich
joined the band for their second album, With Vision. This album was released by Southern Lord Records
in 2003. Shortly after, Wino left the band to concentrate on The Hidden Hand. In 2006 the band signed to Germany's Exile on Mainstream Records and released the album, The Black Is Never Far
.
Doom metal
Doom metal is an extreme form of heavy metal music that typically uses slower tempos, low-tuned guitars and a much "thicker" or "heavier" sound than other metal genres...
band from Knoxville, Tennessee
Knoxville, Tennessee
Founded in 1786, Knoxville is the third-largest city in the U.S. state of Tennessee, U.S.A., behind Memphis and Nashville, and is the county seat of Knox County. It is the largest city in East Tennessee, and the second-largest city in the Appalachia region...
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Biography
Place of Skulls was formed in 2000 by ex-PentagramPentagram (band)
Pentagram is a American heavy metal band from Virginia, most famous as one of the pioneers of doom metal. The band was prolific in the underground scene of the 1970s, producing many demos and rehearsal tapes, but did not release a full-length album until reforming in the early 1980s with an almost...
guitarist Victor Griffin. The name is a biblical reference to Golgotha. The band put out their debut album, Nailed, on Southern Lord Records
Southern Lord Records
Southern Lord is an American record label that was founded in 1998 by Greg Anderson, specializing in what could broadly be classified as experimental heavy metal, particularly the doom metal, stoner rock, and drone metal sub-genres. Some of the more notable artists on the label include Earth, Om,...
in 2002. Many of these songs deal with Griffin's new found faith in Christianity
Christianity
Christianity is a monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus as presented in canonical gospels and other New Testament writings...
. Four songs from the Nailed session were explicitly Christian and for this reason did not appear on the album. These were released as the Love Through Blood EP in 2005. Scott "Wino" Weinrich
Scott Weinrich
Robert Scott "Wino" Weinrich is a doom metal guitarist and vocalist. Active since 1976, when he started his first band War Horse, Weinrich is best known for being the frontman and guitarist of the doom metal bands The Obsessed and Saint Vitus...
joined the band for their second album, With Vision. This album was released by Southern Lord Records
Southern Lord Records
Southern Lord is an American record label that was founded in 1998 by Greg Anderson, specializing in what could broadly be classified as experimental heavy metal, particularly the doom metal, stoner rock, and drone metal sub-genres. Some of the more notable artists on the label include Earth, Om,...
in 2003. Shortly after, Wino left the band to concentrate on The Hidden Hand. In 2006 the band signed to Germany's Exile on Mainstream Records and released the album, The Black Is Never Far
The Black Is Never Far
The Black is Never Far is the third full-length album by Place of Skulls. The album was released in 2006 on the Exile on Mainstream label. Scott Weinrich had left the band prior to the recording of this album in order to focus on The Hidden Hand....
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Current Line-Up
- Victor Griffin - Vocals and GuitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
(2000–Present) - Lee Abney - BassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
(2000–2002, 2007–Present) - Tim Tomaselli - DrumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
(2000–2004, 2005–Present)
Former Members
- Scott "Wino" Weinrich - Vocals and Guitar (2003)
- Dennis Cornelius - Bass (2003–2007)
- Greg Turley - Bass (2003)
- Ron Holzner - Bass (2003)
- "Minnesota" Pete Campbell - Drums (2004)
Albums
- NailedNailed (Place of Skulls album)Nailed is the first full-length album by Place of Skulls. The album was originally recorded under the Man's Ruin label, but the label folded before the album could be released. Guy Pinhas , friend of the band, then appealed to Greg Anderson for assistance, and got the band signed to Southern Lord...
(Southern Lord RecordsSouthern Lord RecordsSouthern Lord is an American record label that was founded in 1998 by Greg Anderson, specializing in what could broadly be classified as experimental heavy metal, particularly the doom metal, stoner rock, and drone metal sub-genres. Some of the more notable artists on the label include Earth, Om,...
2001) - With VisionWith VisionWith Vision is the second full-length album release by Place of Skulls. The album was released in 2003 on the Southern Lord Records label. The recording of this album was marked by numerous personnel changes before the final staff was assembled...
(Southern Lord RecordsSouthern Lord RecordsSouthern Lord is an American record label that was founded in 1998 by Greg Anderson, specializing in what could broadly be classified as experimental heavy metal, particularly the doom metal, stoner rock, and drone metal sub-genres. Some of the more notable artists on the label include Earth, Om,...
2003) - The Black Is Never FarThe Black Is Never FarThe Black is Never Far is the third full-length album by Place of Skulls. The album was released in 2006 on the Exile on Mainstream label. Scott Weinrich had left the band prior to the recording of this album in order to focus on The Hidden Hand....
(Exile on Mainstream Records 2006) - As A Dog Returns (2010)
EPs
- Place of Skulls (Southern Lord RecordsSouthern Lord RecordsSouthern Lord is an American record label that was founded in 1998 by Greg Anderson, specializing in what could broadly be classified as experimental heavy metal, particularly the doom metal, stoner rock, and drone metal sub-genres. Some of the more notable artists on the label include Earth, Om,...
2002) - Love Through Blood (Outlaw Recordings 2005)