Black Skies, a power trio currently based
in Chapel Hill, NC, are as fast-moving as
the rolling thunderheads their name so
vividly conjures. They formed in
November of 2005, began playing out just
two months later, and have been tearing
up the interstate ever since, sharing
stages across the continental U.S. with
like-minded yet diverse rock bands:
Japanese drone-metallers Boris,
proto-punk aliens Valient Thorr, plus Big
Business, Kylesa, RTX, The Atomic
Bitchwax, Zoroaster, Year Long Disaster,
Burning Brides, Jucifer, Harvey Milk and
others.Taking their cues from sludgy yet
dynamic behemoths like Black Sabbath
and The Melvins, Black Skies' music is
foreboding, heavy yet spry, and crackles
with dark energy. Current personnel
includes guitarist/singer Kevin Clark,
drummer Tim Herzog, and bassist/singer
Michelle Temple. In short: A gathering
darkness that casts an oppressive pall
over all the sunny pop and goofy indie
rock their hometown can muster. Tired of
bands that want to save, revive, or
reinvent rock and roll? Meet one that just
plays the shit out of it. Black Skies
released their debut EP in August 2007,
Aqua Dogs b/w Family man 7" put out by
Chapel Hill vinyl label Sirena Discos in
Spring 2008, self-released Hexagon CD EP
in 2008 and a limited edition 12" of
Hexagon released in 2009 on Chicago
vinyl label, I'm Better Than Everyone
Records.
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