Alan Dubin is an American vocalist/singer most widely known for his role in the now defunct
doom metal
Doom metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal music that typically uses slower tempos, low-tuned guitars and a much "thicker" or "heavier" sound than other heavy metal genres.K. Kahn-Harris, ''Extreme Metal: Music and Culture on the Edge'' ...
band
Khanate
A khaganate or khanate was a polity ruled by a khan, khagan, khatun, or khanum. That political territory was typically found on the Eurasian Steppe and could be equivalent in status to tribal chiefdom, principality, kingdom or empire.
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He is noted for his tortured and distinctive vocal approach.
Other bands he has been featured in include
OLD
Old or OLD may refer to:
Places
*Old, Baranya, Hungary
*Old, Northamptonshire, England
*Old Street station, a railway and tube station in London (station code OLD)
*OLD, IATA code for Old Town Municipal Airport and Seaplane Base, Old Town, Mai ...
and current band
Gnaw
Gnaw is a New York City noise band founded in 2006 by Alan Dubin (of OLD, Khanate), Carter Thornton (of Enos Slaughter and others), Jun Mizumachi (a former live member of Ike Yard) and drummer Jamie Sykes (of Burning Witch). Guitarist/sound desi ...
.
Dubin is also a professional film/video editor with many credits in TV commercials, shows, films, music videos and more.
Studio discography
OLD
* ''
Old Lady Drivers'' - 1988
* ''
Lo Flux Tube
Lo Flux Tube is the second album by the band OLD. It marked a change in style for the band, abandoning their previous grindcore parody in favor of a much more industrial and experimental sound.
Track listing
Personnel
;O.L.D.
* Alan Dubin ...
'' - 1991
* ''The Musical Dimensions of Sleastak'' - 1993
* ''Hold On To Your Face'' - 1993
* ''
Formula
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'' - 1995
Khanate
* ''
Khanate
A khaganate or khanate was a polity ruled by a khan, khagan, khatun, or khanum. That political territory was typically found on the Eurasian Steppe and could be equivalent in status to tribal chiefdom, principality, kingdom or empire.
Mong ...
'' - 2001
* ''
Live WFMU 91.1'' (2002, Live)
* ''
Things Viral
''Things Viral'' is the second album by American drone metal band Khanate, released in 2003 on the Southern Lord label.
The CD was released in two versions: a European digipack version and a U.S. jewelcase version. There was also an LP versio ...
'' - 2003
* ''
No Joy (Remix)
''No Joy (Remix)'' is an EP by Khanate. It was only released on 12" records with 300 on red and 1700 on black.
The first track is a remix by James Plotkin
James Plotkin is an American guitarist and producer known for his role in bands such ...
'' (2003,
EP)
* ''Let Loose The Lambs'' (2004, Live DVD; limited to 230 copies)
* ''KHNT vs. Stockholm'' (2004, Live)
* ''Live Aktion Sampler 2004'' (2004, Live)
* ''
Capture & Release
''Capture & Release'' was the third album by the drone metal band Khanate. It was released in 2005 and is on the independent label Hydra Head
Hydra Head Records was an independent record label that specializes in extreme metal music, founded ...
'' - 2005
* ''Dead/Live Aktions'' (2005, DVD)
* ''It's Cold When Birds Fall From The Sky'' (2005, Live; limited to 500 copies)
* ''Clean Hands Go Foul'' - 2009
Gnaw
* ''This Face'' - 2009
* ''Horrible Chamber'' - 2013
* ''Cutting Pieces'' - 2017
* ''Barking Orders'' - 2020
A Taste For Decay
* ''Beneath Black Waters'' (featured on the track "Approaching Fresh Throats (Of Certain Ghosts To Be)" - 2010
DEATHSTENCH
* "DEATHSTENCH / Trepaneringsritualen" (featured on the track "Temples of Dust") - 2013
* ''XI-XVII-MMXV (Live album)''- 2018
ÄÄNIPÄÄ
* ''Through A Pre-Memory'' (featured on the tracks "Muse", "Watch Over Stillness / Matters Principle") - 2013
20.SV
* The Great Sonic Wave - 2013
Second Rope
* ''Second Rope'' - awaiting release 2020
References
NY Times Filmography*
American heavy metal singers
Living people
Khanate (band) members
Year of birth missing (living people)
OLD (band) members
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