Khanate (band)

Infobox musical artist
Name = Khanate


Img_capt = Left-Right: Stephen O'Malley, James Plotkin, Tim Wyskida, Alan Dubin
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Origin = New York City, New York, USA
Genre =Drone doom
Doom metal
Experimental
Years_active = 2001–2006
Label = Southern Lord Records
Hydra Head Records
Load Records
URL = [http://www.southernlord.com/band_KNT.php Khanate label page]
Current_members = Alan Dubin
James Plotkin
Stephen O'Malley
Tim Wyskida

Khanate was an extreme doom metal supergroup that brought together James Plotkin and Alan Dubin, two members of the defunct band OLD, as well as Tim Wyskida (of Blind Idiot God and Manbyrd) and Stephen O'Malley (of Burning Witch and Sunn O))) fame).

Keeping some similarity to O'Malley's previous band Burning Witch, Khanate produced songs that usually exceeded the 10 minute mark, characterised by extremely slow tempos, harsh layers of feedback and vocalist Alan Dubin's torturous shrieking.

One of the most original and innovative bands in the field of doom metal, Khanate took fundamental elements of doom and took them to an almost abstract extreme, creating tension with dissonance, timing, and Plotkin's electronic effects. They took their name from the area controlled by a khan.

As of September 24, 2006, Khanate is no more, with Plotkin stating that the "lack of commitment from certain members" led to the split. [ [http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=59126 Blabbermouth.Net - Khanate Calls It Quits ] ]

Members

* Alan Dubin (Vocals)
* Stephen O'Malley (Guitars)
* James Plotkin (Bass)
* Tim Wyskida (Drums)

Discography

* "Khanate" - 2001
* "Live WFMU 91.1" - 2002 (Live)
* "No Joy (Remix)" - 2003 (EP)
* "Things Viral" - 2003
* "Let Loose The Lambs" - 2004 (Live DVD; limited to 230 copies)
* "KHNT vs. Stockholm" - 2004 (Live)
* "Live Aktion Sampler 2004" - 2004 (Live)
* "Capture & Release" - 2005
* "Dead/Live Aktions" - 2005 (DVD)
* "It's Cold When Birds Fall From The Sky" - 2005 (Live; limited to 500 copies)
* "Clean Hands Go Foul" - 2009

ee also

*Sunn O)))
*Burning Witch
*Blind Idiot God

References

External links

* [http://www.southernlord.com/khanatetemp.html Southern Lord Label Info]
* [http://www.loadrecords.com/bands/khanate.html Load Records Label Info]
* [http://www.plotkinworks.com/khanate/ Khanate at James Plotkin's website]
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* [http://www.metal-archives.com/band.php?id=2258 Khanate] at Encyclopaedia Metallum
* [http://www.ideologic.org/ Stephen O'Malley's official website]
* [http://www.last.fm/music/Khanate Khanate at Last.fm]