Desert Storm

Desert Storm
Desert Storm
Background information
Origin	Oxford, Oxfordshire, England
Genres	Stoner Metal, Sludge Metal, Progressive Metal
Years active	2007 - Present
Labels	Buried in Smoke, Blindsight, H42, APF Records
Website	Desert Storm Official

Desert Storm are a progressive sludge metal band based out of Oxfordshire, England. Drawing from heavy metal, along with sludge, blues and folk, Desert Storm would quickly make a mark in the UK heavy scene.^[1] Garnering critical buzz and touring with the likes of Honky, Nashville Pussy and Karma To Burn among other marquee acts, Desert Storm to date have released six studio albums. Currently, the band is signed to the Manchester-based APF Records.

History[]

Desert Storm would form in 2007, with the founding lineup of Chris Benoist, Chris White, Matt Ryan and brothers Elliot and Ryan Cole. Following the release of a five-song EP, the band would release an eponymous debut album on 10 January 2008. What would follow would be a second studio album in Forked Tongues, released via Buried in Smoke on 10 April 2010, gaining some positive reception.^[2]

Following a tour of the United Kingdom alongside instrumental stoner rockers Karma To Burn, Desert Storm would sign with Blindsight Records. Along with a reissue of Forked Tongues, the band would release Horizontal Life in April 2013, attaining further buzz from the likes of Echoes and Dust^[3] and Louder Sound^[4] among others. A fourth album in Omniscient would quickly follow on 26 January 2014, keeping momentum.^[5]^[6]

Desert Storm would begin touring the United Kingdom more frequently with each subsequent album, supporting numerous touring acts and appearing at all-dayer fests, along with the inaugural Desertfest London.^[7]^[8] In 2013 Desert Storm would tour with Karma to Burn in a string of European dates surrounding Dutch Doom Days,^[9] The band would embark on their first full European tour in 2015,^[10] closing out the year as support for orange Goblin's 20th anniversary shows.^[11]

Following tours and marquee appearances the likes of DesertFest Berlin, Bloodstock, HRH Doom vs. Stoner^[12] and APF Records Showcase^[13] Desert Storm would sign to APF Records, releasing Sentinels on 16 March 2018,^[14] garnering positive reception.^[15]^[16]^[17]^[18]

To support the album, Desert Storm would tour with longtime friends Karma to Burn among appearances at Into The Void and The Sophie Lancaster Festival.^[19] Following a tour in 2019 with Boss Keloid, the band would work on a follow-up from August - December 2019. Omens would see release on 1 May 2020.

Discography[]

Studio Albums[]

Desert Storm (2008, Self-Released)
Forked Tongues (2010, Buried in Smoke; 2013, Blindsight)
Horizontal Life (2013, Blindsight)
Omniscient (2014, Secret Law; 2015, Blindsight)
Sentinels (2018, APF Records)
Omens (2020, APF Records)

Other Releases[]

Desert Storm 5-Track White Label (Demo) (2007, Self-Released)
Nomen Est Omen (Split with Komatsu) (2013, Lighttown Fidelity)
Desert Storm & Suns of Of Thunder (Split with Suns of Thunder) (2016, H42 Records)

Members[]

Chris Benoist - Bass
Elliot Cole - Drums
Chris White - Guitar
Ryan Cole - Guitar
Matt Ryan - Vocals

List of Known Tours[]

Summer 2012 UK Tour (With Karma To Burn) (2012)^[20]
October 2013 Mini-Tour (With Karma To Burn) (2013)^[21]
November 2013 UK Tour (With Honky) (2013)^[22]
August 2014 UK Tour (With Karma To Burn) (2014)^[23]
October 2014 UK Tour (With Nashville Pussy) (2014)^[24]
Omniscient Mini-Tour (2015)^[25]
Sex in The Seventh Circle (With Hang The Bastard) (2015)^[26]
Omniscient European Tour (Select dates with Mother Corona) (2015)^[27]
May 2016 UK Tour (With Suns of Thunder) (2016)^[28]
Summer 2016 European Tour (With Honky) (2016)^[29]
Spring 2017 European Tour (2017)^[30]
August 2017 UK Tour (With LIMB) (2017)^[31]
Summer 2018 UK Tour (With Karma To Burn) (2018)^[32]
January 2019 UK Tour (With Boss Keloid) (2019)^[33]
Sentinels 2019 European Tour (2019)^[34]
January 2020 UK Tour (With Raging Speedhorn) (2020)^[35]
Omens European Tour (With The Grand Mal; Canceled) (2020)^[36]
European Tour 2021 (2021)^[37]

External Links[]

References[]

V·T·E APF Records
Current Roster	A Horse Called War • Barbarian Hermit • Battalions • Beggar • BongCauldron • Desert Storm • Diesel King • Gandalf the Green • Mastiff • Nomad • Pist • Possessor • RedEye Revival • The Grand Mal • The Hyena Kill • Tides of Sulfur • Trevor's Head • Trippy Wicked & the Cosmic Children of the Knight • Tronald • Under • Video Nasties • Widows
Past Roster	Ba'al • Blind Haze • The Wizards of Delight
Events	APF Records Showcase
Related Articles	Andrew Field

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[2] Planet Fuzz Records

[3] Echoes and Dust

[4] Louder Sound

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[6] The Sleeping Shaman

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[14] Kerrang

[15] The Heavy Chronicles

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[17] Moshville

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