Ludicra was a metal band from San Francisco.[1] They originally formed in 1998 as a quartet and later expanded to five members. Ludicra's sound has been described as black metal[1] or as avant-garde metal.[2][3] Influences include bands such as Darkthrone, Gorgoroth, Dødheimsgard, and Bethlehem,[1] and genres like thrash metal, doom metal, punk, and folk.[4] The group includes current and former members of other San Francisco-based bands such as Impaled, Hammers of Misfortune,[1] Tallow, Missile Command, Ominum, and punk band Hickey. They have shared the stage with bands including the death metal band Impaled,[1] the post-hardcore/noise outfit Total Shutdown,[1] instrumental math metal band the Fucking Champs,[1] and black metal band Krallice.
On July 26, 2011, the band announced on their official website that they had disbanded.[5]
[edit] Lineup
[edit] Current members
- John Cobbett: Guitars (1998–2011)
- Christy Cather: Guitars, vocals (1998–2011)
- Ross Sewage: Bass (1999–2011)
- Laurie Sue Shanaman: Vocals (1999–2011)
- Aesop Dekker: Drums (1998–2011)
[edit] Former members
- Jesika Christ: Bass, vocals (1998–1999)
[edit] Session performers
- Melynda Jackson
- Lorraine Rath
- Kris Force
- Sigrid Sheie
- Jackie Perez-Gratz
[edit] Discography
- Hollow Psalms (Life is Abuse, 2002)
- Another Great Love Song (Alternative Tentacles, 2004)
- S/T EP (Life is Abuse, 2006)
- Fex Urbis Lex Orbus (Alternative Tentacles, 2006)
- The Tenant (Profound Lore Records, 2010)
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d e f g York, William (July 22nd, 2002). "Ludicra". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/ludicra-p532176/biography. Retrieved October 13th, 2011.
- ^ Smith, Chris (July 2011). "Rehab of a strung-out musical scene". San Francisco Magazine. http://www.sanfranmag.com/story/rehab-of-a-strung-out-musical-scene. Retrieved October 13th, 2011.
- ^ Smith, Chris (July 6th, 2011). "Our avant-garde metal scene". ca-smith.net. http://www.ca-smith.net/blog/2011/07/our-avant-garde-metal-scene/. Retrieved October 13th, 2011.
- ^ Lee, Cosmo; Voegtlin, Stewart. "Into the Void: Stylus Magazine's Beginner's Guide to Metal". Stylus Magazine. http://www.stylusmagazine.com/feature.php?ID=2073. Retrieved 17 May 2010.
- ^ Official Ludicra web site
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