Isis (band)
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Isis performing at the Great American Music Hall in San Francisco in 2009. From left to right: Michael Gallagher, Jeff Caxide, Aaron Turner and Bryant Clifford Meyer (with Aaron Harris in the background).
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| Origin | Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
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| Years active | 1997–2010 |
| Labels | Ipecac, Robotic Empire, Hydra Head, Neurot, Escape Artist |
| Associated acts | Agoraphobic Nosebleed, House of Low Culture, Melvins, Old Man Gloom, Pig Destroyer, Red Sparowes, Tool, Palms, Deftones |
| Website | www |
| Past members | See members section for others |
Isis (sometimes stylized ISIS) was an American post-metal band founded in Boston, Massachusetts in 1997 but later based in Los Angeles, California. They borrowed from and helped to evolve a sound pioneered by bands such as Neurosis and Godflesh. This sound, influenced by heavy music, consists of lengthy songs focusing on repetition and evolution of structure. Isis's last studio album, Wavering Radiant, was released on 5 May 2009. They disbanded in June 2010, just before the release of a split EP with the Melvins.
Several sessions of experimentation in Boston, Massachusetts led friends Aaron Turner (guitar/vocals; also the owner of Hydra Head Records and its subsidiary, HH Noise Industries), Jeff Caxide (bass guitar), Chris Mereschuk (electronics/vocals) and Aaron Harris (drums) to form Isis in late 1997. As Turner states, "Isis formed as a result of the dissatisfaction with past bands of the founding members. None of us were happy with what we were doing musically at the time, two of us lived together, we had similar tastes and similar record collections." Isis released a demo and their first EP, Mosquito Control, in 1998, with this line-up. During a show at the Middle East in Boston, MA, they sold copies of Mosquito Control attached to a circular sawblade as a very limited print edition. After an East Coast tour in the summer of 1998 where they were joined by Randy Larsen of Cable on guitar, Mereschuk left the band. Jay Randall (now of Agoraphobic Nosebleed) soon replaced him, working on Red Sea (1999). However, his stay would not last long. Isis then recruited guitarist/keyboardist Bryant Clifford Meyer (formerly of The Gersch) and guitarist Michael Gallagher (formerly of Cast Iron Hike) in 1999. After releasing their full-length debut entitled Celestial and its sister EP, SGNL›05 (on Neurot Recordings), in 2000, Isis gained national underground attention in the metal/hardcore scene through tours with Cave In and Neurosis. Isis remained with this lineup until their dissolution in 2010.
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