Conan are a British doom metal band from Liverpool, England whose style is characterised by a heavily distorted and downtuned sound.[1] It has been described as "caveman battle doom".[2][3][4]

History

Conan was founded as a two piece by guitarist/singer Jon Davis in 2006, with Richie Grundy on drums. Following the departure of Grundy, Paul O'Neil took over on drums before the band went on nearly a year-long hiatus. Once activity resumed, the band added the position of bass guitarist and went through several musicians before Chris Fielding joined in 2013.[5] Longtime drummer O'Neil, who had performed on both of the band's full-length albums, was replaced by Rich Lewis in 2014.[6] On 31 March 2015, the band announced that they would be headlining a US tour with support Samothrace and Mantar. The tour consisted of 11 dates, including Psycho California and Maryland Deathfest.[7]

In June 2015, the band announced they had begun the writing process for a new album.[8] On 15 October, the band announced their third full-length album would be titled Revengeance, as well as a release date of 29 January 2016.[9] On 3 August 2017, the band announced on their Facebook page the departure of Lewis.[citation needed]

The fourth Conan studio album entitled Existential Void Guardian was released on 14 September 2018. The band's fifth album, Evidence of Immortality, was released on 19 August 2022.[10]

in 2023 Chris Fielding announced his departure from the band and David Ryley, bassist of Ungraven and former bassist of Fudge Tunnel, joined the band.

Members

Timeline

Discography

Albums

  • Monnos CD/LP (2012, Burning World Records)
  • Blood Eagle CD/LP (2014, Napalm Records)
  • Revengeance CD/LP (2016, Napalm Records)
  • Existential Void Guardian (2018, Napalm Records)
  • Evidence of Immortality (2022, Napalm Records)

EPs

  • Battle in the Swamp (2007 demo)
  • Horseback Battle Hammer (2010 Throne Records)

Split EPs

Live albums

  • Mount Wrath: Live at Roadburn 2012 (2013 Roadburn Records)
  • Live at Bannermans (2015 Black Bow Records)
  • Live at Freak Valley (2021)

References

  1. ^ "Conan". Encyclopaedia Metallum.
  2. ^ Brandon, Stosuy (21 March 2012). "Conan: Hawk As Weapon". Pitchfork. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
  3. ^ Jones, Cat (25 January 2016). "Conan's Jon Davis: "I'm Not Scared of Dying— I'm Scared of Living Badly"". Noisey. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
  4. ^ McGeady, Sean (5 June 2013). "Forward, To Battle! An Interview with Conan". The Quietus. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
  5. ^ "News | Conan". www.hailconan.com. Retrieved 7 April 2015.
  6. ^ "NEW LINEUP – UPCOMING SHOWS | Conan". www.hailconan.com. Archived from the original on 15 April 2015. Retrieved 7 April 2015.
  7. ^ "Conan – Mobile Uploads | Facebook". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 7 April 2015.
  8. ^ "Conan Riffs on Twitter". Retrieved 12 July 2015.
  9. ^ "Conan – Mobile Uploads | Facebook". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
  10. ^ "Conan to release new studio album "Evidence of Immortality" on August 19th 2022". Grande Rock. 14 June 2022. Retrieved 18 August 2022.


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