Khanate

Khanate is an American drone doom supergroup that brought together James Plotkin and Alan Dubin, two members of the defunct band OLD, as well as Tim Wyskida of Blind Idiot God and Manbyrd and Stephen O'Malley of Burning Witch and Sunn O))). Keeping some similarity with O'Malley's previous band Burning Witch, Khanate produces songs that usually exceeded the 10-minute mark, characterized by extremely slow tempos, harsh layers of feedback, and vocalist Alan Dubin's torturous shrieking. On September 24, 2006, Khanate split up, with Plotkin stating that the "lack of commitment from certain members" led to the split. In the January/February 2009 issue of Rock-A-Rolla magazine, vocalist Alan Dubin stated: "We had a few festival offers [that] sparked some talk of a reunion but they didn't pan out in the end." He went on to say, "I highly doubt a reunion will happen." On May 19, 2023, the band released a surprise album titled To Be Cruel digitally and announced preorders for a physical release to be released in June. The band also announced digital reissues of its four previous albums and plans for physical reissues to follow. Alan Dubin – vocals Stephen O'Malley – guitars James Plotkin – bass Tim Wyskida – drums Khanate (2001) Things Viral (2003) Capture & Release (2005) Clean Hands Go Foul (2009) To Be Cruel (2023) Live WFMU 91.1 (2002, Live) No Joy (Remix) (2003, EP) Let Loose the Lambs (2004, Live DVD; limited to 230 copies) KHNT vs. Stockholm (2004, Live) Live Aktion Sampler 2004 (2004, Live) Dead/Live Aktions (2005, DVD) It's Cold When Birds Fall from the Sky (2005, Live; limited to 500 copies) Sunn O))) Gnaw Burning Witch Blind Idiot God Khlyst Dahlen, Chris. "Khanate – Things Viral". Pitchfork. Retrieved October 21, 2013. Prato, Greg. "Khanate: Capture & Release". AllMusic. Retrieved June 8, 2020. Currin, Grayson (July 30, 2009). "Khanate: Clean Hands Go Foul". Pitchfork. Retrieved June 8, 2020. "Elektra Entertainment". Archived from the original on March 10, 2007. Retrieved June 30, 2023. "To be Cruel". Sacredbonesrecords.com. Southern Lord Label Info Load Records Label Info Khanate at James Plotkin's website Khanate discography at MusicBrainz Khanate at Encyclopaedia Metallum Stephen O'Malley's official website Khanate at Last.fm Tim Wyskida's official website https://www.timwyskida.com/