Khemmis (band)
Khemmis | |
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Denver, Colorado, United States |
| 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 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]
They are named after an ancient city located in Egypt, now known as Akhmim.[3]
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. [4]
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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- 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". EncyclopaediaMetallum. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
- ^ "KHEMMIS - sign to Nuclear Blast worldwide!". Nuclear Blast. 2017-07-17. Retrieved 2017-09-11.