Queen Elephantine

Queen Elephantine
Queen Elephantine
	; Live at Space Mountain, 2013.
Background information
Also known as	The Weapon of the King of Gods
Origin	Hong Kong, Republic of China (2006 - 2007); New York, New York, USA (2008 - ?); Providence, Rhode Island, USA (Current)
Genres	Psychedelic Rock, Experimental Rock
Years active	2006 - Present
Labels	Concrete Lo-fi, Abandon Ship, Cimmerian Shade, Argonauta, Cosmic Eye
Associated acts	Molten Lava Death Massage, Agnosis, Fashion Week, Kine, Scowl,
Website	Queen Elephantine Facebook

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Queen Elephantine are a psychedelic rock/experimental rock band.

With origins in Hong Kong and emigrating to New York City before settling in Providence, this psych collective has went from a guitar-and-bass drone duo to a freeform collective with a rotating cast. The core founding member of the group is guitarist/vocalist Indrayudh "Indy" Shome, starting the project in 2006 while still in his teens.

While vocals and lyricism are relatively sparse Queen Elephantine draw their themes from a host of different sources, mainly spiritual themes. A lot of song titles are inspired by secular states, hinduism, buddhism and some middle eastern religions. The sound of the band is also ever-changing, ranging from psychedelic rock but also peering into drone, stoner metal and doom metal.

Since the birthing of Queen Elephantine in 2006 the band has managed to release five studio albums, gaining further notoriety among the stoner rock circles with 2009's Kailash and 2011's Garland of Skulls. The band has also released a host of split and EP releases bridging the gaps between albums.

History

Surya and Kailash (2006 - 2010)

Queen Elephantine started off as a guitar-bass duo consisting of Indrayudh ("Indy") Shome and Danny Quinn, valling themselves "The Weapon of the King of Gods". At the time of the band's formation in 2006, Shome was 16 and still relatively active with his other band Molten Lava Death Massage while Quinn had just turned 17. Working with independent label Concrete Lo-fi the band's first release would come in the form of a Split Cd with Elder that fall. The band also incorporated more people in their lineup and began playing out live in Hong Kong and Japan. The band would follow up with a split CD with Sons of Otis, released on 1 April 2007 and featuring the 26-minute composition "The Battle Of Massacoit (The Weapon Of The King Of Gods)". By that point the band had also begun work on their debut album.

Garland of Skulls and Scarab (2011 - 2014)

Kala (2015 - Present)

Discography

Studio Albums

Surya (2007, Concrete Lo-fi)
Kailash (2009, Concrete Lo-fi)
Garland of Skulls (2011, Cimmerian Shade)
Scarab (2013, Cosmic Eye)
Kala (2016, Cimmerian Shade / Argonauta)

Other Releases

Double EP (Split with Elder) (2007, Concrete Lo-fi)
Queen Elephantine / Sons of Otis (Split with Sons of Otis (2007, Concrete Lo-fi)
To Tartarus (7" That Never Was) (EP) (2008, Self-Released)
Queen Elephantine (EP) (2008, Self-Released)
Yatra (EP) (2008, Self-Released)
Song Of The Sun / Mephistopheles (Split with Alunah) (2009, Catacomb)
8 XI 08 - Live In Brooklyn (Live Album) (2010, Faunasabbatha)
Omen (EP/Compilation) (2015, Atypeek)

Members

NOTE: The current, past and recurring members are only listed as such based on live footage and performers on the record. Queen Elephantine's official pages list all of the members among their list of "members" in the context of a collective as many past members have returned for live or studio releases.

Current Lineup

Indrayudh "Indy" Shome - Guitar, Vocals (2006 - Present)
Mat Becker - Bass (2012 - Present)
Ian Sims - Drums (2012 - Present)
Nathanael Totushek - Drums (2012 - Present)
Derek Fukumori - Percussion (2014 - Present)
Josh Yelle - Cello (2014 - Present)

Past and Recurring Members

Danny Quinn - Bass (2006 - 2007, 2010 - 2011, 2016)
Michael Scott Isley - Drums (2006 - 2007, 2010 - 2011, 2016)
J. Alexander Buck - Percussion (2007)
Rajkishen Narayanan - Acoustic Guitar, Vocals (2008 - 2012)
Brett Zweiman - Slide Guitar, Tabla (2008 - 2013)
Andrew Jude Rotto - Bass (2008 - 2010)
Chris Dialogue - Drums (2010 - 2012)
Oliver Ignatius - Performer (2009 - 2010)
Srinivas Reddy - Tanpura (2009 - 2013), Guitar (2016)

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