Khemmis (band)
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 Khemmis in 2017 | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Denver, Colorado, U.S. |
| Genres | Doom Metal |
| Years active | 2012–present |
| Labels | 20 Buck Spin, Nuclear Blast |
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Khemmis is an American Doom Metal band from Denver, Colorado, that formed in 2012. Their second studio album, Hunted, was ranked 11th on Rolling Stone's 20 best metal albums of 2016[1] and 1st on Decibel Magazine's Top 40 Albums of 2016.[2]
In July 2017, the band announced that they had signed to Nuclear Blast (via licensing deal with 20 Buck Spin) for the release of their third album.[3] The band toured North America alongside Enslaved, Wolves in the Throne Room, and Myrkur as part of the 2018 Decibel Magazine Tour.[4] They released their third album, Desolation, on June 22, 2018. The album was ranked 9th on Decibel Magazine’s Top 40 Albums of 2018[5] and 12th on Consequence of Sound’s Top 25 Metal + Rock Albums of 2018.[6]
In February 2019, the band announced that they had signed a worldwide deal with Nuclear Blast.[7] In August that year, the band contributed a cover of the folk song "O Death" (titled "A Conversation with Death") for the video game The Dark Pictures Anthology: Man of Medan.[8]
They are named after an ancient city located in Egypt, now known as Akhmim.[9]
Discography
| Khemmis discography | |
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| Studio albums | 3 |
| EPs | 1 |
| Singles | 1 |
| Split | 1 |
- Studio albums
| Year | Album details | 2015 | Absolution
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| 2016 | Hunted
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| 2018 | Desolation
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- EPs
| Year | EP details |
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| 2013 | Khemmis
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| 2020 | Doomed Heavy Metal
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- Singles
- Empty Throne (2017)
- Splits
- Fraught with Peril (2017)
References
- ^ "20 Best Metal Albums of 2016". RollingStone.com. 9 December 2016. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
- ^ "SPOILER: Here Are Decibel's Top 40 Albums of 2016 | Decibel Magazine". Decibel Magazine. 2016-11-17. Retrieved 2017-09-11.
- ^ "KHEMMIS - sign to Nuclear Blast worldwide!". Nuclear Blast. 2017-07-17. Retrieved 2017-09-11.
- ^ Blabbermouth (2017-10-24). "ENSLAVED, WOLVES IN THE THRONE ROOM, MYRKUR And KHEMMIS Set For 2018 'Decibel Magazine Tour'". BLABBERMOUTH.NET. Retrieved 2019-04-21.
- ^ "SPOILER: Here Are Decibel's Top 40 Albums of 2018". Decibel Magazine. 2018-11-15. Retrieved 2019-04-21.
- ^ "Top 25 Metal + Hard Rock Albums of 2018". Consequence of Sound. 2018-12-05. Retrieved 2019-04-21.
- ^ Cabrera, Adam (2019-03-05). "Khemmis Signs to Nuclear Blast Records". Westword. Retrieved 2019-04-21.
- ^ The Sound of Death: Man of Medan Debuts Another ‘Oh Death’ Cover Good Game Report. September 3, 2019. Retrieved September 9, 2019.
- ^ "Khemmis". EncyclopaediaMetallum. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
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