Nino - vocals
Rick - drums
Dave - Bass 1
Krishna - Bass 2
Influences
GodHeadSilo, Death From Above 1979, Melvins, Altamont, Monster Magnet, Flipper, Killing Joke, Deep Purple, Black Sabbath, Stooges, Tunnel of Love, Fu Manchu, Kyuss, SSD, Motorhead, Hawkwind, OM, Gang of 4, Big Black, Shellac, Boris, Turbo Negro, Big Business
Sounds Like
A bunch of guys drinking 40 ouncers in a warehouse in Somerville and playing bass and drums
SmogMonster is the spawn of great BASS heavy bands of the past , such as Flipper, Deep Purple, and yes even Sabbath, and more recent extreme bass-based bands, such as GodHeadSilo, EnemyMine, Death From Above and Lightning Bolt.
The band is named after one of the finest Godzilla films of all times - - the environmentally conscious semi-musical/semi-animated early 70’s "Godzilla vs. The Smogmonster" - "history shows us again and again, how nature points out the folly of men ...."
Armed with stacks of old and semi-reliable Ampeg, Peavey, Kustom and Guild amplifiers and a handful of old Fender basses - SmogMonster produces a big low-end throb that relies on extreme volume and lots of overdrive to make two basses and drums fill in all the sonic spaces.
SmogMonster is Krishna on fuzz bass, Dave on base bass, Rick on drums and Nino on vocals.
Also - if any of your are guitar weenies - check out Krishna’s guitar and bass restoration service - "any guitar, any color":
Hello Krishna! Is it possible to send me a picture of the neckstamp?
I really hope it is cool for you that Tore helped me buying the bass? You see my English is terrible and I have never been on Ebay before. Thats why I asked him. When we got the mail that the bass were shiped I wanted to show my friends this Great old bass and putteded out one of your picks on my Myspacesite.
greetings fellow monstahs! no I can't say i've seen or met Scott from Fu Manchu. Knowing Dana Point, I'm sure he'd stand out from the crowd. But I've become desperate for that nasty, underground, gritty kitty sound - and it's nowhere to be found 'round these parts. But I do have baby pictures !! :)
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we totally have to hook up sometime. If you EVER make it out to SoCal - look me up for a place to crash.
Hey guys, thank you very much for the compliments!
Your sound VERY sick! I sense the strong DFA influence there. I like vs the World. Very catchy.
I'm gonna have some trouble trying to play shows right now. If your bass players read this, I'm playing through a Behringer 3000T. Not good at all. I want to break it with a hammer. On stage. Eventually I'm going to upgrade, but I don't have the money right now. I also need something I can plug my drum tracks into. BUT, I will work on that!
You guys keep the sick tracks coming, and keep me informed when new ones come. Take it easy!
from iceland we salute the smogmonster, more bass more power, hey krishna hope we´ll get a chance again soon to get drunk and talk metal, when are you guys heading up here
oh yes, yes, that's Dairy Maid. We went there the other night. Bri was inconsolable when it closed for the season, but it's open again and all is right with the world...speaking of shows, when ya playin?
>WELCOME TO EARTH, MY SPACE FRIEND!!! ENTER THE 36 Chambers: The RETARD RIOT version
