LAZ - VOX; originally from HUNGARY........
RAF - GUITARS;originally from POLAND.......
ALEX - BASS; originally from ITALY.....
NEIL- DRUMS; LEEDS, UK.....
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++OCCASIONAL GUESTS LIVE AND IN THE STUDIO(in alphabetical order no priority whatsoever...
ANDY P - ROTOTOMS, ANALOGUE SYNTHS
BLUEJOHN - DRUMS
ED K- PERCUSSION
HAMED - PERCUSSION
JOHN M - GUITAR
RIK H - PERCUSSION
RICK S - PERCUSSION
SIMON - GUITARS
ZARAND - HURDY-GURDY
Influences
70s CLASSIC ROCK, EXPERIMENTAL, DOOM, METAL, MINIMAL, POST ROCK, AMBIENT, PSYCHEDELIC, STONER...
Acrimony, Aerosmith, Alice in chains, Tori Amos, Anathema, Anthrax, A Perfect Circle, Syd Barrett, Barbaro, the Beatles, Black Sabbath, Blind Melon, Tommy Bolin, Jeff Buckley, Candiria, Keith Caputo, Carcass, Ray Charles, Corrosion Of Confirmity, Comes with the fall, the Cult, Danzig, Dead Can Dance, Dead Soul Tibe, Death, Deep Purple, The Doors, Down, Electric Wizard, Brian Eno, Eyehategod, Faith No More, Fantomas, Galloping Coroners(VHK), the Gathering, Vincent Gallo, Dave Gilmour, Godspeed You Black Emperor, 1st wave of Grunge, P J Harvey, Jimi Hendrix, Helmet, Hermano, Iron Butterfly,Jan Jelinek, Jane's Addiction, Jethro Tull, Janis Joplin, Judas Priest, Kammerflimmer Kollektief, King Crimson, Kingston Wall(fi), Kobong, KYUSS, Led Zeppelin, Bill Lazwel, LGT(hu), Life of Agony, The Melvins, Monster Magnet, Mother Love Bone, Mr. Bungle, My Dying Bride, NEUROSIS, Nebula, Obituary, Ozzy, Opeth, Pearl Jam(early), Pentagram, Paradise Lost, Pink Floyd, Piramis(hu), P Mobil(hu), Primus, Psychotic Waltz, Queen, Queens of the stone age, Rainbow, Revelation, RHCP/early/, The Rolling Stones, Rush, Slayer, Sleep, Slint, Slo Burn, Soundgarden, Stone Temple Pilots, St Vitus, Temple of the dog, The For Carnation, Thin Lizzy, Three Fish, TOOL, Triosk, Tortoise, Trapeze, Tribe after Tribe, Tribe of Gypsies, Trouble, Uriah Heep(Byron era), Vagtazo halottkemek, Van der graf Generator, Frank Zappa, ZZ Top and other coloured, exotic and horroristic substances...
OBIAT is LONDON-READING based multicultural entity uniting four members of different nationalities. Mesmerizing, hypnotic stoner doom with characteristic soulful vocals. The psychedelic, almost trance-like atmosphere sets this band apart from most other metallers. It's groovy & eerie yet still heavy, with a hint of eastern european touch(hungarian, polish songwriters) produced by John Mitchell and OBIAT@the Outhouse Studio, Reading UK.
Obiat compiling from the 70's psychedelic
rock
(POMPEII) spiced with an "albatrosscream" from
Seattle. It also features "Sleep" & Master of
monster
riffs add the rhythm section imports groove and
blues
from the red sun.
Current line-up:
Laz: abusing vocal chords
Raf: guitars
Alex: bass
Neil: drums
Occasionally OBIAT live performance is filled with a
mesmerising sound of hurdy-gurdy and some wicked
tribal percussion, didgeridoo and sometimes Moog and
Hammond organ carpet for lowering the wall of sound.
Although OBIAT was created in 1999 in Poland, the real beginning of the band with full line up was in 2002 in England where OBIAT performed live for the very first time.
Since then OBIAT recorded two albums
in the band's friend: John Mitchell's The
Outhouse Studio (apart from producing he also plays
guitar in a band called Arena, Kino, The Urbane,
and with Uriah Heep, Asia's & KING CRIMSON's
John Wetton Band).
"Obiat: Accidentally making enemies " 2002-
double album (disc 2 featuring
compilation of local bands) on an independent label
called "readirockrevolutionrecords" AKA
"3R'srecords".
"Emotionally driven disturbulence" 2005- licenced to Slowmomusic in UK.
Widely distributed in UK in HMV, Metalheadz (Camden
Town), in Austria (www.psychedoomelic.com) and in
Hungary too. Achieved good reviews in Italy, Finland, Hungary,Poland, France( Album of the month in french radio-stone edge)USA(420 Train Wreck Radio San Francisco), Japan ,...
Obiat have been gigging all over Europe (where they
originally from) Hungary, Poland.Italy,...
Double headlined with ELECTRIC WIZARD in France, Stoned Hand of Doom festival in Rome with Doomraiser + more in Italy,Belgium, Germany with EARTHRIDE (ex Spirit Caravan), Gates Of Slumber, Centurions Ghost-Doom Over Nuernberg fest, with TESTAMENT and MY DYING BRIDE and Korpiklani(Metalmania Fest in Budapest)....and more
and of course all over the UK with ,
WITCHCRAFT-Sweden, ACID KING, PELICAN, THE ATOMIC BITCHWAX & 5IVE from Boston-USA, HAWKWIND's Nik Turner Space Unit,ORANGE GOBLIN, RAMESSES -former Electric Wizard), ESOTERIC, ATAVIST, Suns of The Tundra
TV appearance on BBC and Man and Motor
(satellite): "Mad Count 3-4" Shows. Madcount 4.
available on DVD with Obiat soundtrack as well.
Singer Laz is also deeply involved in writing and
recording for Peach /Suns of the Tundra(TOOL's Justin
Chancellor previous band) albums along with fellow
musicians like Simon Oakes, Andy Prestige
(Cortizone).They also contributed some
material for the 2nd album OBIAT:EMOTIONALLY DRIVEN
DISTURBULeNCE(2005)
Guitarist Raf and bassist Alex also performed with deathcore band Justonefix as seen on stage with CULT OF LUNA, BLEEDING THROUGH, MARDUK, DISMEMBER, ZAO, Cataract and more...
more info WWW.OBIAT.COM
hey guys! hope you all had a great night. and damn it...we lost so clearly at table soccer haha @ laz: next time, we'll take revenge. ;-) it was a pleasure to meet you guys. good trip to germany tonight. cheers from vienna. razi & NAVTILVS°
Hey dudes! It's Jez, the french dude you met at Orange Goblin's show in Camden! We're back from the studio with 3 new songs!!! Hope you'll like'em! Enjoy your eastern Europe tour!
“Once & for all" is the title of Still Nasty’s upcoming LP. Recorded and mixed in Crab Studios, in Madrid, produced by José López and Still Nasty, and later mastered in Hollywood's own Precision Mastering Studios, by Ron Boustead, in Los Angeles (USA). A whole lotta hard rock, atmospheres, and a touch of stoner make up these Spaniard's debut, Distributed by Alone Records/The Stone Circle.
Still Nasty. Nuevo LP en Noviembre 2009!!!
"Once & for all" es el título del primer LP de Still Nasty. Registrado y mezclado en los estudios Crab de Madrid, cuenta con la producción de José López y Still Nasty, siendo masterizado por Ron Boustead, en los hollywoodienses Precision Mastering Studios, de Los Angeles (USA). Mucho hard rock y atmósferas, con ataques del denominado stoner rock, configuran el debut de los madrileños, que cuenta además con interesantes colaboraciones (Marta Ruíz, de Sex Museum/Poliester, Robertez, de Motociclón, entre otros). Distribuido por Alone Records/The Stone Circle.
Greetings from the West is the best. I hope this finds you peaceful and well on your journey across the lands. May the universe provide you with good ears to hear your art and many good fortunes to lie in your path, y'know, stuff like that.
London doom band Gregorian return at last, playing the legendary BridgeHouse2 Canning Town next Sunday 1st November ;-)
** Onstage 7pm **, entry £5, first of 5 bands (tbc). Walking distance from Canning Town Station. ** Bridgehouse II, Bidder Street, Canning Town, London, E16 4ST ** ** For directions go to www.bh2live.com/page9.html ** Presented by Hot Vox Promotions
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