Thrones (band)

Infobox musical artist
Name = Thrones


Img_capt = Joe Preston performing as Thrones in June 2006
Background = group_or_band
Alias =
Origin = Seattle, Washington
Genre = Doom metal
Years_active = 1994 - Present
Label = Kill Rock Stars Southern Lord Punk In My Vitamins?
Associated_acts = The Melvins Earth Men's Recovery Project High on Fire Sunn O))) The Need
C Average
Harvey Milk
URL = [http://www.killrockstars.com/bands/thrones/ Kill Rock Stars band page]
Current_members = Joe Preston
Past_members =

Thrones is the solo project of bassist Joe Preston.

Biography

Thrones began in 1994 with an untitled cassette on the Punk in My Vitamins? label. They soon released the "Reddleman" single. In 1996, Thrones signed to Communion Records to issue the full-length album "Alraune". Thrones then signed to Kill Rock Stars and released the single "The Suckling." In late 1997, Preston began a recording project under the working title "White Rabbit, White Rabbit, White Rabbit". The project was eventually released as two 12 inch EPs; "White Rabbit" in 1999, followed by "Sperm Whale" in 2000. Both EPs were compiled in the "Sperm Whale" CD. In 2005, a compilation of various Thrones material spanning from 1994 to 2001 was released by Southern Lord Records under the title "Day Late, Dollar Short".

After an extended hiatus beginning in 2001, Thrones began regularly performing live again in May 2006, although there were sporadic live appearances during this period supporting bands such as Sunn O))). Preston has also performed as part of Sunn O))) using Moog synthesizers and has previously been a member of Earth, The Melvins and High on Fire.

Discography

*Untitled demo cassette (1994 Punk In My Vitamins? Records)
*"Reddleman" 7" (1994 Punk In My Vitamins? Records)
*"Alraune" CD (1996 The Communion Label)
*"The Suckling" 7" (1998 Kill Rock Stars)
*"Senex" 7" (1999 Soda Girl Records)
*Split 7" with Behead the Prophet, No Lord Shall Live (1999 Voice of the Sky Records)
*"White Rabbit" 12" EP (1999 Kill Rock Stars)
*"Sperm Whale" 12" EP (2000 Kill Rock Stars)
*"Sperm Whale/White Rabbit" CD (2000 Kill Rock Stars)
*"Day Late, Dollar Short" compilation CD (2005 Southern Lord Records)

References

* [http://www.killrockstars.com/bands/thrones/ Kill Rock Stars band page]
* [http://www.southernlord.com/band_TRN.php Southern Lord band page]
* [http://www.myspace.com/thronestour Thrones MySpace Page]
* [http://rockbites.org/interviews/theThrones20000416.html Interview with Joe Preston about his work as Thrones]