Brainoil (band)

Infobox musical artist
Name = Brainoil


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Origin = Oakland, California, USA
Genre = sludge metal
Years_active = 1998 - present
Label = [http://www.lifeisabuse.com/ Life Is Abuse Records]
Associated_acts = Destroy!, Grimple, Nigel PepperCock, Watch Them Die, Laudanum, IWKYF
URL = http://www.brainoil.com/
Current_members = Greg Wilkinson - Bass and Vocals
Nathan Smith - Guitar and Vocals
Ira Harris - Drums
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Brainoil is a United States doom and sludgemetal band from Oakland, California. [http://www.metal-archives.com/band.php?id=16302 Encyclopedia Metallum entry] ] Brainoil members have been long-term contributorsto the East Bay underground punk and metal music scene.Members of Brainoil were previously part of well-known underground artists such as
Destroy and Grimple.

Brainoil's musical style is sludge metal influenced by bands such as Eyehategod, Melvinsand Dystopia.

History

Early Days

The band was originally formed in 1998 by Greg Wilkinson as a solo project called "Mr.Brainoil" with a Boss drum machine. [ [http://www.grindcore.com/readarticle.php?article_id=13 Interview with Greg Wilkinson at Grindcore.com] ] Greg was joined by Nate in the summer of 2000. Greg and Nate continued to work on material throughout the summer of 2000 writing and recording a demo by the fall of 2000. Greg and Nate ditched the drum machine by the winter of 2000 and were joined by Ira Harris.Brainoil's first show was on March 3rd, 2001 at Mission Records in San Francisco.

2001-2003

Brainoil entered the studio in early 2001 to record for a split CD with fellow Oakland sludge rockers Cruevorecorded by Noah Landis of Neurosis [ [http://www.doom-metal.com/reviews/brainoil.html Doom-metal.com: Reviews - Brainoil ] ] at Mr. Toad's studios in San Francisco. The CD was released by the end of 2002 as a 4-label split release between Shifty Records, Boredom Noise, Berserker and Unknown Controller [ [http://www.shiftyrecords.com/releases/ Shifty - Releases ] ] [http://www.freedb.org/freedb/misc/d109c310] . Unfortunately this release has been since lost to obscurity through a lack of repressing by any of the labels, and has become something of a collector's item in the sludgeworld. One of the songs from this recording session was released as a on a Split 7" with Seattle's Iron Lung on Greg Wilkinson's label, Boredom Noise (now defunct).

Brainoil played extensively in the San Francisco Bay Area and along the
West coast during 2001-2003. [ [http://jon.luini.com/falcon-bin/search-thelist.pl?query=Brainoil&archive=on TheList Search ] ]

Brainoil entered Polymorph Studios in March 2002 to record their debut LP with engineer Dan Rathbun.The LP was released as a self-titled LP in early 2003 by Matt Parillo of Dystopia on Life is Abuse records [ [http://www.lifeisabuse.com/info/life024.html BRAINOIL (self titled) LP/CD ] ] [http://www.freedb.org/freedb/reggae/5d065008] .The LP received many positive reviews in the weeks and months following its release, often comparing the band'sinitial LP to EyeHateGod, [ [http://www.metal-archives.com/review.php?id=38310 Encyclopaedia Metallum - Reviews for Brainoil - Brainoil ] ] , [http://www.inmusicwetrust.com/articles/60p06.html In Music We Trust - Brainoil: Brainoil LP ] ] , and described as "the best sludge album so far this year" in a review by Jeb Branin.

2004-2006

At the request and assistance of Uge from Throne Records in Spain, the band's self titled LP was re-released in Europe on Throne Records in the winter of 2003 [ [http://www.thronerecords.net/chapter7en.htm [T H R O N E R E C O R D S · C H A P T E R 7 ] . This version of the LP featured re-mastering and a re-arrangement of the songs on each side. The re-mastering boosted the high-end frequencies and increased the overall volume.To support the LP release, Brainoil toured Western Europe in March 2004 with fellow Throne Records label-mates
Moho. Upon their return from Europe, Brainoil continued to play, but with decreasing frequency in the
San Francisco Bay Area from late 2004-2006. Throughout 2005-2007 Ira Harris began an extensive touring schedule with Watch Them Die. Not wanting to continue Brainoil with any other drummer,Greg and Nate shifted focus to their other musical projects until the time was right to continuewith Ira.

2007-

After a handful of shows in San Francisco during 2007, The band is rehearsing more frequently once again and arecurrently close to completing material for their next full-length LP.

Members

* Greg Wilkinson - Bass Guitar and vocals
* Nathan Smith - Guitar and Vocals
* Ira Harris - drums

Discography

EP

*Brain/Lung Split 7" with Iron Lung Boredom Noise(2001)

LP

*"Brainoil" LP [http://www.lifeisabuse.com Life Is Abuse] (2003)
*"Brainoil" LP gatefold Throne Records(2004)

CD

*"Split CD with Cruevo" split label release between Berserker, Unknown Controller, Boredom Noise and [http://www.shiftyrecords.com/releases/ Shifty] (2001)

Associated Projects

* Ira Harris played in the Punk band [http://www.wethepunx.com/grimplebio.html Grimple] from Santa Fe, New Mexico during the 1990s. Ira is currently also playing and touring extensively with [http://www.watchthemdie.com Watch Them Die] .
* Nathan Smith played in the crust punk band Destroy from Minneapolis during the 1990s, and currently plays with [http://www.myspace.com/stormcrowcrust Stormcrow] .
* Greg Wilkinson currently plays with [http://myspace.com/laudanum18 Laudanum] .

Recording Projects

Greg and Nate recorded and produced the Born/Dead split LP with Consume in 2003.Greg Wilkinson is active recording and producing many punk, doom, sludge, and experimental music at [http://www.myspace.com/earhammer EarHammer Studios] in Oakland, CA.

References

External links

* [http://www.brainoil.com Official Website]
* [http://www.myspace.com/brainxoil Brainoil at MySpace]
* [http://www.inmusicwetrust.com/articles/42p05.html In Music We Trust review of Cruevo/Brainoil split CD]
* [http://www.ink19.com/issues/february2002/musicReviews/musicC/cruevoBrainoil.html Ink 19 review of Cruevo/Brainoil split CD]
* [http://www.pbase.com/pistolswing/brainoil Brainoil photo gallery]
* [http://www.doom-metal.com/reviews/brainoil.html Doom-metal.com review of Cruevo/Brainoil split CD]