Conjurer are an English

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band from

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. They are currently signed to

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. Their music has been described as "non-specific" in terms of subgenre, with

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and post-metal elements frequently noted.

History

Conjurer were formed in 2014 by Brady Deeprose and Dan Nightingale, with Andy Price and Jan Krause completing the lineup; with the latter previously playing keyboards for British

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. The group built their following though frequent live performances. Deeprose cited Rugby's central location within the UK as helping the band reach a variety of venues. In 2016, Conjurer released their first EP, ''"I"'' via

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. Around this time, they also performed at both Bloodstock and Damnation

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. The band released their first full-length album, ''Mire'', in 2018, stating influences such as

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and The Black Dahlia Murder. Bassist Andy Price left the band just after Mire was recorded, to be replaced by Conor Marshall. 2018 also saw festival performances at

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and

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, and a tour supporting fellow British Doom Metal band Conan. In 2019 the band signed with

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. Conjurer released three new pieces of material in 2019; namely: # ''"Conjurer on Audiotree Live",'' a live recording of the band playing 5 of their previously released songs in one of Audiotree's well-known live recording sessions; # ''"Curse These Metal Hands"'', a collaborative effort with British

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band Pijn; # ''"Conjurer x Palm Reader"'', a split with fellow British band Palm Reader, consisting of each band covering two songs from other well-known metal and rock bands. Conjurer provide the A-side of the record, covering ''"

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"'' by Slipknot, as well as ''" Blood and Thunder"'' by

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. 2019 also saw the band's appearance at

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, along with their first ever tour of the United States supporting Rivers of Nihil, and a further

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n tour supporting Voivod.; as well as returning spots at both

and

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music festivals. In 2021, Conjurer played at the Download Pilot, a 2-day, 10,000-person capacity event which acted as part of the second phase of the British government's event research programme during the COVID-19 pandemic. Conjurer also played Bloodstock Open Air and Damnation Festival in 2021. Drummer Jan Krause left the band following performing at these festivals for reasons of

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, though would still feature on 2022's ''"Páthos"'', having performed drums, keys, and samples. Jan was replaced on drums by Noah See. Conjurer released their second full-length album, ''"Páthos"'', in 2022. Paul Travers of

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declared Conjurer to be "one of the finest metal bands out there right now" based on this album. They performed at

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and once again

in summer 2022, supporting End on a European tour. Shortly thereafter, Conjurer also supported Carcass on their 2023 ''"Bloody Blighty"'' UK tour along with Unto Others. The band are currently set to play a 6-date tour of small music venues with British

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group Unpeople. The ''"United by Music"'' tour is one of many by the same name organised by the

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and funded by the

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. The band were put forward for this tour by

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, whose awards event is a charity partner of the Music Venue Trust.

''Curse These Metal Hands''

''"Curse These Metal Hands"'' is a collaborative project featuring members of Conjurer and Pijn. Originally formed for a one-off performance at ArcTanGent Festival in 2018, the project released their titular, four-track EP in 2019. The project has since performed at ArcTanGent in 2019 and 2023. ''"Curse These Metal Hands"'' is named after a quote from the British sitcom '' Peep Show'', namely one of

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and Super Hans's musical projects.

Members

Current members * Brady Deeprose – guitars, vocals (2014–present) * Dan Nightingale – guitars, vocals (2014–present) * Conor Marshall – bass (2017–present) * Noah See – drums (2022–present) Former members * Andy Price – bass (2014–2017) * Jan Krause – drums (2014–2021)

Discography

Studio albums

* ''Mire (2018)'' * ''Pathos (2022)''

Live album

* ''Conjurer on Audiotree Live (2019) (digital release only)'' EP * ''I (2016)'' Collaborations * ''Curse these Metal Hands (2019) (with Pijn)'' * ''Conjurer x Palm Reader (2019)''

Singles

* ''It Dwells (2022)'' * ''Rot (2022)'' * ''Cracks in the Pyre (2022)''

References

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