Thumlock were an Australian stoner rock band from Wollongong, New South Wales.[1] The band's name was derived from combining the words thumbscrews and hemlock.[2] They formed in 1994 as a three piece by Ben Lough (guitar/vocals), Greg Eshman (drums) and Wayne Stokes (bass). The band released Dripping Silver Heat and then expanded with the addition of Raff Iacurto (guitar).[3] The band signed with High Beam Music and released an EP, Lunar Mountain Sunrise, and two full-length albums, Emerald Liquid Odyssey and Sojourns Lucid Magic, and broke up in 2002
Thumlock | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia |
| Genres | Heavy metal, stoner rock, space rock, psychedelic rock |
| Years active | 1994–2002 |
| Label | High Beam Music |
| Past members | Ben Lough Greg Eshman Wayne Stokes Raff Iacurto |
Emerald Liquid Odyssey reached #4 on the Australian Independent Record chart[4] and was distributed by Beard of Stars in Europe.[5] Their next album Sojourns Lucid Magic was distributed in Europe by Cargo Records.[6]
Thumlock have been likened to ""Masters of Reality" or "Paranoid" period Black Sabbath""[7]
After Thumlock Lough, Iacurto, Stokes and Kane Goodwin formed another band called Remnants Of A Dead Star (R.O.A.D.S.) which released one ep Double White Lines.[8] Stokes was a member of The Wardens and Leadfinger.[9]
Discography
editEPs
- Dripping Silver Heat (1997)
- Lunar Mountain Sunrise (1999) - High Beam Music
Albums
- Emerald Liquid Odyssey (2000) - High Beam Music
- Sojourns Lucid Magic (2002) - High Beam Music[10]
Singles
- "Moon Dragon" (2001) - High Beam Music
- "Rockin' Course" (2001) - High Beam Music
- "Modulator" (2002) - High Beam Music
References
edit- ↑ Hunt, Rod (15 Aug 2000), "Planet Thumlock", Drum Media (509)
- ↑ Interviews - Thumlock Hellride Music
- ↑ interview Slow Ride
- ↑ Ayling, Tim (18 Apr 2002), "Lord of the strings", Illawarra Mercury
- ↑ Thumlock MGM Distribution website
- ↑ Thumlock - "Sojourns Lucid Magic" Roadburn
- ↑ Engleheart, Murray. "Review – Thumlock "Lunar Mountain Sunrise"". Drum Media. Archived from the original on 2009-10-22. Retrieved 2023-05-16.
- ↑ Double White Lines review i95bar
- ↑ Leadfinger interview Music Farmers
- ↑ Rolling Stone
March 2002
External links
edit- Monolith Emerald Liquid Odyssey review
- Hellride Music Liquid Emerald Odyssey (sic) review
- Hellride Music Lunar Mountain Sunrise review