Jex Thoth
| Jex Thoth | |
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 Logo by Jex Thoth |
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 Jex Thoth live at Tuska Open Air (2011) |
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| General information | |
| origin | San Francisco , USA |
| Genre (s) | Doom metal , psychedelic rock |
| Website | http://www.jexthoth.net/ |
| Current occupation | |
| Jex Thoth (Jessica Toth) | |
| Matt Jacobs | |
Electric guitar |
Nico Cain |
| Danny Gonzalez | |
| Nick Johnson | |
| former members | |
Electric guitar |
Zeke Wood |
| Silas Paine | |
Electric bass, synthesizer , electric guitar |
Grim Jim (Jackson James Toth) |
Electric bass |
Shane Verwey |
Drums, keyboard
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Clay Ruby |
Drums |
Johnny Dee |
Jex Thoth is an American doom metal and psychedelic rock band from San Francisco . The band name is derived from the name of the singer Jessica Toth and also her pseudonym , but is also based on the name of the Egyptian deity Thoth .
history
Founded under the name Totem, the band released an EP of the same name in 2007 on the Swedish record label I Hate Records and shortly thereafter renamed itself Jex Thoth. The following year, the self-titled released debut album of the band, previously a song this publication has been on a split - single with the band Pagan Altar decoupled. The Totem EP was re-released every year, as well as another EP called Witness . In 2010 the band completed two European tours in April and October / November and played concerts at the trendy festivals Doom Shall Rise in Göppingen , Roadburn Festival in Tilburg and Hammer of Doom in Würzburg . Another tour through Europe followed in July 2011.
The cover of all releases of the band, with the exception of the Totem EP, was drawn by the Finn Sami Albert Hynninen, who was a member of the band Reverend Bizarre under the pseudonym Albert Witchfinder .
style
The band combines the metallic features of Black Sabbath with the experimental approaches of Amon Düül II . The guitar work was compared to Marillion , the lyrics show some occult features.
Discography
as a totem
- 2007: Totem ( EP , I Hate Records )
as Jex Thoth
- 2007: Pagan Altar / Jex Thoth ( Split - Single , I Hate Records)
- 2008: Jex Thoth (I Hate Records)
- 2009: Totem (EP, re-release, I Hate Records)
- 2010: Witness (EP, I Hate Records)
- 2013: Blood Moon Rise (I Hate Records)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Götz Kühnemund : JEX THOTH . Witness . In: Rock Hard , No. 277. Retrieved September 27, 2011.
- ↑ a b Andrew Leahey: Biography (English), allmusic . Retrieved September 27, 2011.
Web links
- Official website (English)
- Jex Thoth at Allmusic (English)