Ludicra

Infobox musical artist
Name = Ludicra

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Origin = United States
Genre = Black metal
Years_active = 1998 — Present
Label = Alternative Tentacles Records
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Ludicra is a black metal band from San Francisco. They originally formed in 1998 as a quartet and later expanded to five members. Ludicra can be described as straight-ahead black metal, as the band's sound is absent of electronic gothic style keyboards or pagan folk influences. Influences include bands such as Darkthrone, Gorgoroth, Dødheimsgard, and Bethlehem. The group includes current and former members of other San Francisco-based bands such as Impaled, Hammers of Misfortune, Tallow, Missile Command, Ominum, and the somewhat infamous punk band Hickey. Ludicra play semi-regularly in the San Francisco area, where they have a strong reputation. They have shared the stage with a diverse ranging of bands including the death metal band Impaled, the post-hardcore/noise outfit Total Shutdown, and instrumental math metal band the Fucking Champs.

Lineup

Current members

* John Cobbett: Guitars (1998-)
* Christy Cather: Guitars, vocals (1998-)
* Ross Sewage: Bass (1999-)
* Laurie Sue Shanaman: Vocals (1999-)
* Aesop: Drums (1998-)

Former members

* Jesika Christ: Bass, vocals (1998-1999)

Session performers

* Melynda Jackson
* Lorraine Rath
* Kris Force
* Sigrid Sheie
* Jackie Perez-Gratz

Discography

* "Hollow Psalms" (Life is Abuse, 2002)
* "Another Great Love Song" (Alternative Tentacles, 2004)
* "S/T EP" (Life is Abuse, 2006)
* "Fex Urbis Lex Orbus" (Alternative Tentacles, 2006)

External links

* [http://www.ludicra.org/ Official Web site]
* [http://www.myspace.com/ludicra Official MySpace page]
* [http://www.alternativetentacles.com Alternative Tentacle Records]
* [http://www.lifeisabuse.com Life Is Abuse Records]