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(2007 – present)

Black Pyramid play doom with the rumbling down-tuned tones of stoner metal gods like Sleep, Electric Wizard, and High On Fire, but with the epic arrangements of old school metal and doom acts such as Black Sabbath, Pentagram, and The Obsessed. Add to the sonic brew perfectly executed forays into vintage psych and progressive rock, along with the apocalyptic lyrical ravings about war, the occult, and general alienation, and you’ve got an accurate picture of what the band is all about.

Formed in 2007, the American trio composed at that time of Andy Beresky (guitar/vocals), Gein (bass) and Clay Neely (drums), immediately caught the attention of the Stoner/Doom scene with their Demo (2007) and first EP (2008). They confirmed their status with their following full-length album “Black Pyramid”, released in 2009 on Electric Earth / MeteorCity Record.

After this release Black Pyramid proceeded to hit the road on several tours and unleashed a tide of singles and splits. 2010 saw a split with Old One issued, and 2011 followed with a slew of vinyls : the “Mercy’s Bane” single, a CD compilation of wax-only material would soon follow on Hydro-Phonic under the name “Stormbringer”, and a split with Tenspeed Warlock.

In 2012, MeteorCity released their second full-length album, “II”. But right after the release of their latter LP, Andy Beresky left the band, and after some soul-searching, Neely and Gein decided to continue Black Pyramid, bringing on board guitarist/vocalist Darryl Shepard (Hackman, Blackwolfgoat, Milligram) and setting almost immediately about writing new material.
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  • Darioq

    I completely agree with you Bitoffinger. Very well phrased

    28 Apr 11:14am Reply

  • Bitoffinger

    The best thing that can be said of their new album is that it's not terrible. It sounds like a band trying very hard to be Black Pyramid and at the same time not hard enough. The songs have many rehashed riffs or just unfocused ideas. It all sounds very phoned in and inauthentic. The five songs and short length just reinforce that feeling. Black Pyramid - II was such a monumental step forward in songwriting and originality, hard to listen to a band backslide into mediocrity within the course of an album. If they called it something else I wouldn't feel as cheated for having bought it, but this just doesn't sound anything like Black Pyramid should.

    27 Apr 2:37pm Reply

  • klaerchen1981

    New album=pure awesomness!!!!

    19 Apr 4:07pm Reply

  • altered_vlad

    fuck, the new one is crap, such a let down after II.

    18 Apr 8:29pm Reply

  • OneColourBlack

    "Swing the scimitar"'s main riff destroyes planets

    12 Apr 6:30pm Reply

  • cryptic-death

    new albums is pretty sick, to short though!

    10 Apr 11:11pm Reply

  • heedstoone

    Black Pyramid II was so, so shockingly awful that I thought they'd never bounce back. But Adversarial is really promising.

    3 Apr 2:26pm Reply

  • yodaman5606

    Adversarial is a wicked... And heavier then previous material.

    2 Apr 8:37pm Reply

  • metalinvader34

    Mirror Messiah!

    11 Mar 11:18pm Reply

  • Divine-Empyreal

    If you like, please check out my instrumental project. I tried to mix Doom Metal with New Age music, and Ethnic Folk. My debut was released a week ago. You can either download, or listen to the whole album, for free at here: http://uscu.unitedstudios.ru/2013/01/roaring-empyrean-to-earths-heart.html They are all listenable also at here, last.fm: http://www.last.fm/music/Roaring%2BEmpyrean Please do give me your criticism, feedback, idea and comment on it, at my user page, or at the artist shoutbox. Best regards and thank you!! \m/

    9 Feb 5:58am Reply

  • Scourge441

    "Second-rate" implies inferiority, and Black Pyramid are better than The Sword.

    4 Feb 11:17pm Reply

  • WineOfSabbath

    Listened to new songs online and live and that was exactly what I was listening to

    3 Feb 3:50am Reply

  • Scourge441

    Anyone who calls the new Black Pyramid material "second rate The Sword worshiping" hasn't listened to it.

    30 Jan 8:08am Reply

  • d3vil0ck

    WineofSabbath, if you are from massachusetts, send me your info and i would be happy to meet up with you at a doom show any time. stop spamming this band's page. here's their new song https://soundcloud.com/blackpyramid1/onyx-and-obsidian

    29 Jan 9:12pm Reply

  • WineOfSabbath

    Are you on crack or just stupid little man? Palace In Thunderland not only deleted all comments I posted on there page but they also complained and had to take it steps further and have me blocked. That just ain't cool and they have theres coming to them for it and I keep telling them that. So I agree dont support there lame asses but boy are you one dumb ignorant fuck.

    29 Jan 4:19pm Reply

  • d3vil0ck

    here is their newest song, not the one they teased last year. their new EP will be out in the spring https://soundcloud.com/blackpyramid1/onyx-and-obsidian Anyone who dug the old stuff should really give it a shot. peace

    29 Jan 1:39am Reply

  • WineOfSabbath

    I heared that new song they teased. Vocals sound generic and even gay. No balls just pussy almost radio rock sounding crap. No just the vocals being the problem but that's a big part of it. The new songs just ain't that good and they sound shitty live now. Second rate of The Sword worshipping. They are boring, not heavy, not catchy like the old stuff. There are going to be some tonedeaf shitheads that fall get there panties wet with this bullshit but at the end of the day this new guy ain't got the chops to write the songs that made people like this band in the first place. Never gonna head anything again with the strength of the first album or even second those were massive and this is puny in comparison.

    27 Jan 6:31pm Reply

  • WineOfSabbath

    I seen them play new songs live and it ain't all that. The songs aint' as good there generic and samey not really heavy. The guitars don't sound as good, vocals don't sound as good, just ain't as good as they were in there prime. Weird seeing them go from awesome to suck.

    20 Jan 5:32pm Reply

  • d3vil0ck

    you guys have no idea what you are in for. the new stuff is by far the heaviest this band has put out. just wait until the new album! currently being blown away by swing the scimitar. this one is an epic for sure

    14 Jan 2:54am Reply

  • Illumination4

    I miss the old lineup

    31 Dec 2012 Reply
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