Ludicra

Ludicra
Background information
Origin San Francisco, California, United States
Genres Black metal, avant-garde metal
Years active 1998–2011
Labels Alternative Tentacles, Profound Lore
Website www.ludicra.org

Ludicra was a metal band from San Francisco.[1] They originally formed in 1998 as a quartet and later expanded to five members. On July 26, 2011, the band announced on their official website that they had disbanded.[2]

Ludicra's sound has been described as black metal[1] and avant-garde metal.[3][4] Influences include bands such as Darkthrone, Gorgoroth, Dødheimsgard, and Bethlehem,[1] and genres like thrash metal, doom metal, punk, and folk.[5]

The group included current and former members of other San Francisco-based bands, including Impaled, Hammers of Misfortune,[1] Tallow, Missile Command, Ominum, and punk band Hickey. They shared the stage with the death metal band Impaled,[1] the post-hardcore/noise rock outfit Total Shutdown,[1] the instrumental math metal band the Fucking Champs,[1] and the black metal band Krallice.

Lineup

Current members

Former members

Session performers

Discography

Other appearances

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 York, William (July 22, 2002). "Ludicra". Allmusic. Retrieved October 13, 2011.
  2. ↑ Official Ludicra web site
  3. ↑ Smith, Chris (July 2011). "Rehab of a strung-out musical scene". San Francisco Magazine. Retrieved October 13, 2011.
  4. ↑ Smith, Chris (July 6, 2011). "Our avant-garde metal scene". ca-smith.net. Retrieved October 13, 2011.
  5. ↑ Lee, Cosmo; Voegtlin, Stewart. "Into the Void: Stylus Magazine's Beginner's Guide to Metal". Stylus Magazine. Retrieved May 17, 2010.


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