Loincloth (band)
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Loincloth is an American heavy metal band whose members hail from Raleigh, North Carolina and Richmond, Virginia.
History[edit]
Loincloth was formed in 2000 by two musicians from Raleigh, Steve Shelton and Cary Rowells, and two from Richmond, Pen Rollings and Tannon Penland.[1] Shelton and Rowells had previously played in Confessor,[2] and Rollings was a member of Breadwinner.[3] The group recorded a four-track demo in 2003 and released a 7" record, "Church Burntings"/"New Jersey",[1] but did not release a full-length until 2012, when Iron Balls of Steel was released on Southern Lord Records.[4] Penland cites the group's long-distance status (Raleigh and Richmond are approximately a three-hour drive away from each other) as one factor in the album's long gestation period.[5]
Members[edit]
- Current
- Steve Shelton - drums
- Tannon Penland - guitar
- Tomas Phillips - bass
- Craig Hilton - guitar
- Former
- Cary Rowells - bass
- Pen Rollings - guitar
Discography[edit]
- At War with Norway (demo, 2003)
- Swami Sound System VoL 1 (Swami Records, 2003)
- Church Burntings 7" (Southern Lord Records #25.5, 2003)
- Iron Balls of Steel (Southern Lord Records, 2012)
- Psalm of the Morbid (Southern Lord Records, 2017)
References[edit]
- ^ a b Iron Balls of Steel review Archived 2012-07-07 at the Wayback Machine, Drowned in Sound
- ^ LOINCLOTH Featuring CONFESSOR Members: New Album Due In January. Blabbermouth.net, October 18, 2011.
- ^ Review of Iron Balls of Steel. The A.V. Club.
- ^ Review of Iron Balls of Steel, Pitchfork Media.
- ^ Interview with Tannon Penland. About.com