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'Comets on Fire' is a psychedelic rock band from Santa Cruz, California. The band was formed in 1999 by guitarist and vocalist Ethan Miller and longtime friend bassist Ben Flashman, who were seeking to create rhythmically and sonically intense music that paid no attention to categorizations.

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History

Band members

Discography

Albums

External links

History

The band started in 1999 and released their debut record on Alternative Tentacles (Jello Biafra's label). This album shows the influence of the Butthole Surfers, Hawkwind and the MC5. The next album ''Field Recordings from the Sun'' for Ba Da Bing label showed more growth on the record with saxophones being added to their noise rock jams. Before the next record the band officially added Ben Chasny of Six Organs of Admittance to their lineup in 2003. He had previously performed and recorded with them. With this line-up they got a deal on Sub Pop Records and released their critically acclaimed ''Blue Cathedral''. The record exposed them to a whole new fan base and the record found favor with enough people for Comets on Fire to tour as the opening act for Sonic Youth, Dinosaur Jr and Mudhoney. In 2006, they released their fourth album ''Avatar'' which showed the band turning away from their more heavy pyschedelic noise jams for a more subdued sound.

Band members

★ Ethan Miller - vocals, guitar

★ Noel von Harmonson - electronics

★ Ben Flashman - bass

★ Utrillo Kushner - drums

★ Ben Chasny - guitar

Discography

Albums

★ ''Comets on Fire'' (2001)

★ ''Field Recordings from the Sun'' (2002)

★ ''Blue Cathedral'' (2004)

★ ''Avatar'' (2006)

External links

★ Official website

★ Comets on Fire at Sub Pop records

★ Allmusic entry