Ludicra
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| Background information | |
| Origin | San Francisco, California, U.S. |
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| Years active | 1998–2011, 2022 |
| Labels | Alternative Tentacles, Profound Lore |
| Website | ludicra |
Ludicra is an American heavy metal band from San Francisco.[1] They originally formed in 1998 as a quartet and later expanded to five members. In 2011, the band announced on their official website that they had disbanded,[2] but they reunited in 2022.
Ludicra's sound has been described as black metal[1] and avant-garde metal.[3][4] Influences include bands such as Darkthrone, Gorgoroth, Dødheimsgard and Bethlehem,[1] and genres like thrash metal, doom metal, punk and folk.[5]
The group included 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 shared the stage with Impaled,[1] Total Shutdown,[1] the Fucking Champs[1] and Krallice.
The band reunited in 2022, and performed at the Northwest Terror Fest in Seattle and at the Great American Music Hall in San Francisco.[6]
Band members
[edit]Last lineup
[edit]- 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)
Former members
[edit]- Jesika Christ – bass, vocals (1998–1999)
Session members
[edit]- Melynda Jackson
- Lorraine Rath
- Kris Force
- Sigrid Sheie
- Jackie Perez-Gratz
Discography
[edit]- Hollow Psalms (Life Is Abuse, 2002)
- Another Great Love Song (Alternative Tentacles, 2004)
- S/T EP (Life Is Abuse, 2006)
- Fex Urbis Lex Orbis (Alternative Tentacles, 2006)
- The Tenant (Profound Lore Records, 2010)
Other appearances
[edit]- Metal Swim – Adult Swim (compilation album; 2010)
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g York, William (July 22, 2002). "Ludicra". AllMusic. Retrieved October 13, 2011.
- ^ Official Ludicra web site Archived December 18, 2001, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Smith, Chris (July 2011). "Rehab of a strung-out musical scene". San Francisco Magazine. Archived from the original on October 2, 2011. Retrieved October 13, 2011.
- ^ Smith, Chris (July 6, 2011). "Our avant-garde metal scene". ca-smith.net. Retrieved October 13, 2011.
- ^ Lee, Cosmo; Voegtlin, Stewart. "Into the Void: Stylus Magazine's Beginner's Guide to Metal". Stylus Magazine. Archived from the original on October 2, 2009. Retrieved May 17, 2010.
- ^ Pehling, Dave (November 8, 2022). "Reunited SF black metal band Ludicra plays Great American Music Hall". CBS News. Retrieved November 14, 2022.
External links
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