Astra (band)
| Astra | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| origin | United States |
| Genre (s) |
Progressive Rock Psychedelic Rock |
| founding | 2006 |
| Website | www.astratheband.com |
| Founding members | |
| Richard Vaughan | |
Keyboard , vocals |
Conor Riley |
| Stuart Sclater | |
| Current occupation | |
Guitar, mellotron, vocals |
Richard Vaughan |
Keyboard, vocals |
Conor Riley |
Guitar, keyboard |
Brian Ellis |
bass |
Stuart Sclater |
| Paul Marrone | |
| former members | |
Drums, flute
|
David Hurley |
Astra is an American psychedelic and progressive rock band that was formed in San Diego in 2006 .
Band history
Richard Vaughan, Conor Riley and Stuart Sclater have played together since 2001 in the garage and psychedelic rock band Silver Sunshine , which released an album and an EP . When the drummer Iain Sclater left in 2006, the other band members decided to change their style and name.
Brian Ellis and David Hurley soon completed the line-up Astra, who retained their psychedelic rock roots, but were now more oriented towards the progressive rock of the 1970s. By 2012 two albums had been released on Rise Above Records (in Great Britain) and on Metal Blade Records (in the USA). In June 2013, Hurley was replaced by Paul Marrone because he wanted to reorient his career. At the same time the band announced the work on a third album.
Discography
- 2009: The Weirding
- 2012: The Black Chord
Web links
- Official Homepage (English)
- Astra at Allmusic (English)
- Astra in the ProgArchives (English)
- Astra on the baby blue pages