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Om is the name of three separate projects:

1) A duo from San Francisco, CA formed in 2003 by the rhythm section of the disbanded stoner-doom metal band Sleep. The band’s first three albums feature Al Cisneros on vocals and bass and Chris Hakius on drums.

Their music is similar in structure to Tibetan chanting and is rich in rhythm and melody. Their music and lyrics lift off at the beginning and slowly mutate giving a feeling of evolution inside each song. The vocals have a monotone quality, producing, on some tracks, a noticeable hypnotic effect of the sort that tends to be appealing to the devotees of the many various genres of druggishly-bent, “space” music—but which not all music calling itself “stoner rock” necessarily is able to cause.

On the 31st of January 2008, Hakius left the band. In March 2008 OM recorded a 7” for Sub Pop records. The song “Gebel Barkal” was the first release to feature new drummer Emil Amos.

Current members:

Al Cisneros - Bass, Vocals
Emil Amos - Drums


2) OM was a group signed on the German ECM label in the 1970s. They still occasionally play live.

Members:
Urs Leimgruber: soprano and tenor saxophones, flutes, percussion
Christy Doran: guitars, guitar synthesizer
Bobby Burri: double-bass
Fredy Studer: drums, gongs, percussion
Dom Um Romao: percussion, berimbau
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  • immolation

    NO TREBLE.ONLY BASS.

    Saturday afternoon
  • KaramAkerfeldt

    Anyone know of other guitarless metal bands?

    Thursday morning
  • Countess_Eliza

    ooooooh, Al!

    last week
  • DrownedGreg

    where should i start with this band? recs on my shoutbox, please!

    12 days ago
  • smwxs

    I was not even aware of a new album, so hyped now

    19 days ago
  • HenkeRock

    Arise to sky and set free - release toward horizon. To sun glides the albatross - set onto the skein of freedom.

    21 days ago
  • Burymeinsmoke22

    Conference and Variations till dess!!

    22 days ago
  • HenkeRock

    Flight Of The Eagle as played on the Conference Live album is nothing short but pure <3!

    24 days ago
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