| Emissions From The Monolith | |
|---|---|
  Flyer promoting the 2000 (Inaugural) edition. | |
| Background information | |
| Genre(s) | Stoner Rock, Doom, Sludge |
| Date(s) | Late May |
| Location | Youngstown, Ohio |
| Venue(s) | Nyabinghi, Double Door, Emo's |
| Years active | 1999 - 2007 |
| Associated Events | Stoner Hands of Doom |
| Website | N/A |
Emissions From The Monolith was a festival primarily held in Youngstown, Ohio (with two exceptions) from 1999 - 2007 by Greg Barratt. Held as a showcase of underground metal and doom metal, it became an iconic showcase in the American Doom Metal scene.
Background[]
2000 (I)[]
Spirit Caravan at the Emissions from the Monolith festival Apr 15 2000
Spirit Caravan at Emissions From The Monolith I
The first edition of Emissions From The Monolith was held at the Nyabinghi in Youngstown, Ohio on April 14 and 15, 2000.
Jake Harnett of the band Rebreather went on to state "I have the satisfaction of knowing that I got to play the first chord of the first song of the first band that played the first Emissions.".
| April 14 | April 15 |
|---|---|
| Bottom | Spirit Caravan |
| Bongzilla | Karma To Burn |
| Cuda | Sixty Watt Shaman |
| Tummler | Red Giant |
| Kung Pao | Boulder |
| Nice Cat | Mustache |
| Rebreather | Wickerman |
| Penance | |
| Six Sigma | |
| Honeymaid | |
| Throttlerod |
2001[]
II[]
The second edition of Emissions From The Monolith was held on May 25 - 27 at the Nyabinghi in Youngstown, Ohio. To date it's one of two lineups where the specific lineup and order of performers is unknown.
Spirit Caravan, Bongzilla, Raging Slab, Earthride, Boulder, Warhorse, Disengage, Slow Horse, Red Giant, Oversoul, Tummler, Throttlerod, Penance, Cuda, Gonzalez, Kung Pao, Five Horse Johnson, Unorthodox, Halfway to Gone, Sunnshine, Rebreather, Plaster, Witch Mountain, Weedeater, Soulpreacher, Dragon Green, Burnout, Sea of Green, Pale Divine, Positraction, Shuteye, Rockcatcher, The Want, Clock Eating Planet
III[]
The third edition of Emissions From The Monolith was held on September 8 & 9, 2001 at The Double Door in Chicago, Illinois. It was the first of two editions to be held outside of Ohio.
Weedeater, Boulder, Rebreather, Bongzilla, Sea of Green, Kung Pao, Porn (The Men Of), Penance, Burnout, Warhorse, Place of Skulls, Cuda, Operator Generator, Red Giant, Dragon Green, Lung Brush, Suplecs, Dixie Witch, Wickerman, Nova Driver, Drunkenmaster, Kneel Drill
2002 (IV)[]
The fourth edition of Emissions From The Monolith was held from May 24 - May 26, 2002 at the Nyabinghi in Youngstown, Ohio.[1]
| May 24 | May 25 | May 26 |
|---|---|---|
| The Glasspack | Electric Frankenstein | Orange Goblin |
| Disengage | Weedeater | Alabama Thunderpussy |
| Stinking Lizaveta | Mastodon | Bottom |
| Red Giant | Penance | JJ Paradise Players Club |
| Porn (The Men Of) | Boulder | Milligram |
| Wooly Mammoth | Rammer | Kung Pao |
| Black Manta | Party Dream | Tummler |
| Rebreather | Lost Goat | |
| Dragon Green | Dixie Witch | |
| Earthride | The Brought Low | |
| Jumbo's Kilcrane | Burnout | |
| Fistula | Lamont | |
| Sofa King Killer | The Rubes | |
| Bruhaha |
2003 (V)[]
The fifth edition of Emissions From The Monolith was held from May 23 - May 25, 2003 at the Nyabinghi in Youngstown, Ohio.[2]
| May 23 | May 24 | May 25 |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama Thunderpussy | The Atomic Bitchwax | The Hidden Hand |
| Halfway to Gone | Mastodon | Solace |
| Tummler | Weedeater | Acid King |
| Penance | Scissorfight | Sons of Otis |
| Throttlerod | Bongzilla | Disengage |
| All Night | Acid Ape | JJ Paradise Player's Club |
| RPG | Keelhaul | Porn (The Men Of) |
| Floor | Meatjack | Stinking Lizaveta |
| Party Dream | Dixie Witch | |
| Rwake | Old Spice | |
| Fistula | Rebreather | |
| Abdullah | Volume | |
| Burnout | The Rubes | |
| Red Giant | ||
| Sofa King Killer |
2004 (VI)[]
The sixth edition of Emissions From The Monolith, now expanded to a four-day event, was held from May 27 - May 30, 2004 at the Nyabinghi in Youngstown, Ohio.[3] Notably the Debris Inc. set featured Scott Weinrich as a guest to perform classic Saint Vitus songs.[4]
| May 27 | May 28 | May 29 | May 30 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Five Horse Johnson | Unsane | Alabama Thunderpussy | Orange Goblin |
| A Thousand Knives of Fire | Meatjack | Poobah | Weedeater |
| Beaten Back To Pure | Tummler | Kung Pao | Pelican |
| Puddy | Red Giant | The Hidden Hand | Dozer |
| Zebulon Pike | Solace | Debris Inc. | Dove |
| Swarm of The Lotus | Bongzilla | Stinking Lizaveta | Lamont |
| Delicious | RPG | Rebreather | YOB |
| Garfight | Kylesa | Gil Mantera's Party Dream | Fistula |
| Starchild | The Brought Low | Cudamantra | |
| Place of Skulls | Trephine | ||
| Rwake | Suzukithon | ||
| Buried at Sea | Fiftywatthead | ||
| The Mighty Nimbus |
2005 (VII)[]
The seventh edition of Emissions From The Monolith was held from May 26 - May 29, 2005 at the Nyabinghi in Youngstown, Ohio.
| May 26 | May 27 | May 28 | May 29 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bible Of The Devil | Dixie Witch | Raging Slab | Eyehategod |
| Electro Quarterstaff | Darediablo | Weedeater | Today Is The Day |
| Test-Site | Torche | Alabama Thunderpussy | Pig Destroyer |
| King Valley | Fistula | Honky | The Hidden Hand |
| Amplified Heat | Mouth of The Architect | Sons of Otis | Keelhaul |
| Baroness | Beaten Back To Pure | Rebreather | Meatjack |
| Pale Divine | Rwake | Stinking Lizaveta | |
| Devil To Pay | Roadsaw | Yob | |
| Lamont | Solace | ||
| Delicious | Player's Club | ||
| Hope And Suicide | Debris Inc. | ||
| Minsk | Disengage | ||
| Lair Of The Minotaur | |||
| Super Heavy Goat Ass |
2006 (VIII)[]
The eighth edition of Emissions From The Monolith was held from May 25 - May 2008, 2006 at the Nyabinghi in Youngstown, Ohio,[5] It would end up being the final edition in Youngstown with the Nyabinghi's closing at the end of the year, largely due to burnout.[6]
| May 26 | May 27 | May 28 | May 29 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stinking Lizaveta | Orange Goblin | Colour Haze | Boris |
| Kylesa | Scissorfight | Dixie Witch | Sunn O))) |
| Graves At Sea | Electro Quarterstaff | Confessor | The Atomic Bitchwax |
| Conifer | Facedowninshit | Grief | Weedeater |
| Rosetta | Mouth of The Architect | Brought Low | Rwake |
| Ultralord | Burnout | Red Giant | Tummler |
| Rue | Lamont | A Thousand Knives of Fire | |
| Devil To Pay | Low Divide | Minsk | |
| Red Elite | Solace | ||
| Baroness | Trephine | ||
| Hope And Suicide | Hyatari | ||
| Village of Dead Roads | Asschapel | ||
| Unfortunaut | |||
| Grey | |||
| We're All Gonna Die |
2007 (IX)[]
The ninth (And final) edition of Emissions From The Monolith was held from May 24 - May 27 at Emo's in Austin, Texas.
| May 24 | May 25 | May 26 | May 27 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kylesa | Throttlerod | Dixie Witch | Blue Cheer |
| Amplified Heat | Mess With The Bull | Middian | Weedeater |
| The Makai | Bible Of The Devil | Sasquatch | Rwake |
| Damnweevil | Facedowninshit | RPG | Black Cobra |
| Tia Carrera | Test-Site | Minsk | Delicious |
| Super Heavy Goat Ass | Valkyrie | Indian | Skeletonwitch |
| Samothrace | Beast | Artimus Pyledriver | Deadbird |
| Lord | Unfortunaut | Suzukiton | |
| Lord By Fire | Collapsar | Hognose | |
| Imperial Battlesnake | Giant Squid |
External Links[]
References[]
- ↑ Official Page2002 Schedule, accessed February 8, 2016.
- ↑ Highbeam Proboards2003 Schedule, accessed February 8, 2016.
- ↑ Highbeam Proboards2003 Schedule, accessed February 8, 2016.
- ↑ TubeVisionEmissions From The Monolith: Live on Tape, accessed February 6, 2016.
- ↑ Emissions From The MonolithEmissions From The Monolith Official Website, accessed February 8, 2016.
- ↑ Vindy.comLast call for the Nyabinghi, accessed February 6th, 2016.