Dead Meadow
Led Zeppelin have got a lot to answer for, but that’s not necessarily a bad thing. Washington DC’s Dead Meadow draw from the godfathers of transcendent, bluesy hard rock as well as from Black Sabbath, Cream and Jimi Hendrix. But they put an original ever-evolving, spin on it, creating their own world of swirly fuzz guitar drones, spacey jams and poetic, archetypical lyrical vignettes. The founding members, vocalist Jason Simon, bassist Steve Kille and Drummer Mark Laughlin formed the band in 1998, having hailed from previous local DC bands The Impossible Five and Colour. They recorded their debut, Dead Meadow, on the cheap in their own rehearsal space, and Joe Lally of Fugazi released it on his label, Tolotta, in 2000, and Planaria records... Read More
- Genre:
- Rock, Hard Rock, Stoner Rock, Alternative/Indie
- City Of Origin:
- Washington, D.C., ,Washington D.C. United States
- Formed Date:
- 1998
