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Moss (band)
Moss Cthonic Rites
Origin Southampton, England On December 25, 2005 the band released its debut album
Cthonic Rites on cd via Aurora Borealis Records. Cthonic
Genres Doom metal, sludge metal
Rites was produced/recorded in early 2005 at Chuckalum-
Years active 2000 – present ba Studio by Jus Oborn of veteran UK doom metal band
Electric Wizard. The first press was available with a live
Labels Rise Above, Metal Blade
cdr limited to 115 copies, recorded on 20 August 2005 at
Website Official website the Camden Underworld on the 115th birthday of H. P.
Members
Lovecraft.
In March 2007 a split 7" single with the French band
Olly Pearson Monarch was issued on the British doom/psychedel-
Dom Finbow
ic/punk label Rise Above Records in an edition of 550
Chris Chantler
copies. On this release, Moss covers the track ’Maimed &
Slaughtered’ by the British d-beat punk band Discharge.
Moss is a three-piece english doom metal band that
Plans for another split 7", with Japanese d-beaters Dis-
formed in 2000.[1] Influenced by H. P. Lovecraft and the
close, were cancelled with the death of Disclose frontman
occult, songs usually average the 20 minute mark and in-
Kawakami on 5 June. Moss’ track ’Crawl (Scrape)’ was
corporate dense and otherworldly atmospheres. Despite
recorded during the Cthonic Rites sessions and will remain
the use of extreme bass frequencies, Moss features no
unreleased.
bass guitarist.
The long delayed expanded vinyl version of Cthonic
Rites was released on October 12, 2007 and limited to 1000
Biography copies, 375 of which are a triple vinyl set consisting of the
previously self-released extremely limited ep Live Burial.
Demo Years An announcement was also made on the band’s official
Formed in Southampton at the end of 2000, the band con- myspace page that their second album will be recorded in
sists of Olly Pearson (vocals, Hammond organ), Dom Fin- January 2008 and released on Rise Above Records. In ad-
bow (guitar) and Chris Chantler (drums). Moss self-re- dition was the announcement of two shows, dubbed the
leased several demo recordings during its early years, the "Slow As Fuck Tour", which were played in December.[2]
first being in 2001, and also appeared on a number of
split records and compilation albums with bands such as Sub Templum/Tombs of the Blind
Wolfmangler, Nadja, Unearthly Trance, Grief and Torture Drugged
Wheel. The album title of Sub Templum was announced via the
Live performances by the band are rare, the first gig band’s myspace, with a release on Rise Above Records to
being on a benefit alldayer during the summer of 2002, follow on May 26, 2008. The album was eventually re-
with one-off shows in London and Manchester during leased worldwide in June on cd and lp via Rise Above
2003, bookending the releases of the demos Moss in Europe and Candlelight in the US. Sub Templum was
(2001–2003) and Tape of Doom. 2004 saw the most live ac- recorded at Foel Studio, Wales and was again produced
tivity to date; in the summer Moss performed for the by Jus Oborn.[3]
first time in Europe at the Ashes to Ashes/Doom to Dust In December 2008 Moss announced via myspace that
festival over two nights in Ghent, Belgium and Tilburg, they will release an EP of new music in 2009. The title was
Holland. During the winter Moss supported Sunn O))) revealed as Tombs of the Blind Drugged, again recorded at
on a boat, The Thekla. Chantler had temporarily left the Foel Studio one year after Sub Templum, and was released
band at the start of 2004, first replaced by Andy Semmens in June on 10" vinyl consisting of two tracks. A cd ver-
of Esoteric, then Jon Wilson, with Chantler to return in sion was also released on Rise Above and Metal Blade in
December 2004 to join the Cthonic Rites writing and re- America, adding as bonus tracks ’Eternal Return’ and the
hearsal sessions. Discharge cover ’Maimed and Slaughtered’. Sub Templum
and Tombs... saw the band move away from the simplis-
tic, semi-improvised tracks of Cthonic Rites, and towards
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more song-based arrangements and classic doom influ- 2005 Cthonic Rites Album Aurora Borealis
ences, particularly on the Tombs... title track. Records
2007 Maimed & Single (split Rise Above
Current Activity Slaughtered 7" with Records
During December 2009 ’Eternal Return’ was released as Monarch)
a 12" single in special packaging, available in three dif-
2008 Sub Templum Album Rise Above
ferent versions. This was a co-release between Superfi
Records
Records and Fuck Yoga.
On the 17th of April 2010, Moss played the Roadburn 2009 Tombs of the EP Rise Above
Festival at the 013 venue. This show celebrated the Blind Records
band’s 10th anniversary.[4] Many bands ended up can- Drugged
celling their appearances due to the air travel disruption 2009 Eternal Re- Single Superfi Records/
after the 2010 Eyjafjallajökull eruption. turn Fuck Yoga
In time for Halloween, Moss joined a short four date 2010 Never Say Album Buried & Forgot-
European tour with labelmates Electric Wizard, taking in Live ten Productions/
London, Paris, Koln, and Deventer. A new song, ’Horrible Witch Sermon
Nights’, was performed showcasing again a further pro-
gression in the band’s sound, with clean sung vocals and
faster tempos. Also released on Halloween via Witch Ser-
Compilation Appearances
mon Records and available on the tour in an exclusive • "Dreams of What Life Could Have Been" cd
version via Buried & Forgotten Productions was the live (Psychedoomelic Records, 2003)
album Never Say Live - recorded from their Roadburn • "Humanless" cd (Humanless, 2003)
warm-up show in April at The Borderline in London. • "Chariots Arrive Again II" cd (Foreshadow
Available on cassette only in an edition of 200 copies, it Productions, 2004)
soon sold out upon release. • "Slowmo Music Vol I" cd (Slowmo Music, 2004)
• "Oaken Throne" cd (Oaken Throne, 2007)
• "Bad Acid Tab6" cd (Bad Acid, 2008)
Discography
Year Title Type Label References
2001 Demo Demo none [1] http://metal-archives.com/band.php?id=12663
2002 The Torment- Demo none [2] http://www.roadburn.com/2009/09/moss-brant-
ed bjork-the-bros-karma-to-burn-mouth-of-the-
2003 Moss Demo none architect-altar-of-plagues-amongst-others-
confirmed-for-roadburn-2010/
2003 Tape of Doom Demo Buried & Forgot-
[3] http://riseaboverecords.com/artists/riseabove/
ten Productions
moss/
2003 Of Flesh and Single (split Foreshadow Pro- [4] http://www.roadburn.com/2009/09/moss-brant-
Blood with Nadja) ductions bjork-the-bros-karma-to-burn-mouth-of-the-
2004 COP Single (split Foreshadow Pro- architect-altar-of-plagues-amongst-others-
with Bunkur) ductions confirmed-for-roadburn-2010/
2004 Thee Bridge EP (split with Nothingness
ov Madness Torture Records External links
Wheel)
• Official Moss MySpace, including samples
2004 Live Burial EP Buried & Forgot- • Moss Facebook page
ten Productions • Rise Above Records
2005 Protected by EP (split with Aurora Borealis
the Ejacula- Wolfmangler) Records
tion of
Wolves
2005 Underworld EP Aurora Borealis
Ritual Records
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• Musical groups established in 2000
• Musical trios
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