dysrhythmia, mare, gospel, kayo dot, converge, death, colossamite, happy the man, isis, behold... the arctopus, king crimson, magma, neurosis, mastodon, godspeed you black emperor, mogwai, the mars volta
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"seriously some of the most innovative music i've heard in a long time." - Scott Schulte
ISTHMUS is a progressive metal band from Baltimore, MD. The three-piece group was formed in 2005 by guitarist/vocalist Noel Mueller, and drummer Chris May.
Guitarist Matt Hogans completed the trio in 2007, and bassist Joe Kienle played and toured with Isthmus in 2008. Among other attempts at description, they have compared to recent acts, Mastodon, Russian Circles, Intronaut, and Neurosis.
In the Spring of 2008, they entered the studio to record their full-length debut album “Land Bridge.” The album was recorded and engineered by Bill Mueller at Vision-Audio studios. Although quite melodic, “Land Bridge” twists and turns through angular riffs and crushing waves of distortion, with a level of rhythmic complexity well above many recent atmospheric metal bands.
Isthmus has shared the stage with a handful of critically acclaimed acts while touring the East Coast, and in their home town of Baltimore, including: Behold... The Arctopus (Metal Blade), Rosetta (Translation Loss), Jucifer (Relapse records), Sea of Bones, Cargo Cult Revival, Conifer (Important Records), God Is An Astronaut, Black Pyramid, Lesbian (Holy Mountain), Khann (Black Market Activities), Wooly Mammoth, Admiral Browning (Dark Harvest Records), Black September, Monolith, and many more.
They are available for USA booking at: isthmus.booking@gmail.com
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Haha...Sean and I have done the Feel Good Hit of the Summer [I have it on tape somewhere]...totally glorious. I've, personally, always wanted to do a slightly punked up version of Burn the Witch.
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