Sons of Otis
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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.
Stoner rock
Stoner rock or stoner metal is a subgenre of heavy metal, combining elements of psychedelic rock, blues rock, traditional heavy metal and doom metal. Stoner rock is typically slow-to-mid tempo and features a bass-heavy sound, melodic vocals, and 'retro' production...
/doom band from Toronto
Toronto
Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. 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.
Past members
- Tony Jacome - guest drummer on the Songs For Worship album (2001).
- John Moran - drummer (1992–1995)
- Emilio Mammone - drummer (1996–1998; 1999–2001) - including 2000 European tour with Electric Wizard.
Discography
- 1994 - Paid to Suffer
- 1996 - Spacejumbofudge
- 1999 - Temple Ball
- 2001 - Untitled EP (also known as The Pusher EP)
- 2001 - Songs for Worship
- 2005 - X
- 2007 - Sons of Otis / Queen ElephantineQueen ElephantineQueen Elephantine is a Psychedelic rock/doom metal band from New York City. The band was formed in Hong Kong in 2006 by Indrayudh Shome and Danny Quinn but the lineup has changed several times and Shome is the only remaining original member....
- Split - 2009 - Exiled
External links
- Official Website
- Sons of Otis at Small Stone RecordsSmall Stone RecordsSmall Stone Records is an American record label based in Detroit, MI. It was founded in 1995 by Scott Hamilton and is a self-dubbed "heavy rock" label...
- Sons of Otis at Encyclopaedia MetallumEncyclopaedia MetallumEncyclopaedia Metallum: The Metal Archives is a website which lists bands from various forms of heavy metal music...