Khanate was an American

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that brought together

James Plotkin James Plotkin is an American guitarist and producer known for his role in bands such as Khanate (band), Khanate and OLD (band), OLD but with an extensive catalogue outside these bands. He has played guitar for Phantomsmasher and Scorn (band), Sco ...

and

Alan Dubin Alan Dubin is an American vocalist/singer most widely known for his role in the now defunct doom metal band Khanate. He is noted for his tortured and distinctive vocal approach. Other bands he has been featured in include OLD and current band ...

, two members of the defunct band

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, as well as Tim Wyskida of

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and Manbyrd and Stephen O'Malley of

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and

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. Keeping some similarity to O'Malley's previous band

, Khanate produced songs that usually exceeded the 10-minute mark, characterised by extremely slow

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s, harsh layers of

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and vocalist Alan Dubin's torturous shrieking. As of September 24, 2006, Khanate split up, with Plotkin stating that the "lack of commitment from certain members" led to the split.Blabbermouth.Net – Khanate Calls It Quits
In the January/February 2009 issue of

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magazine, vocalist

stated: "We had a few festival offers which 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."

Members

(Vocals) * Stephen O'Malley (Guitars) *

(Bass) * Tim Wyskida (Drums)

Discography

Studio albums

* ''

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) * ''

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) * ''

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) * ''

Clean Hands Go Foul ''Clean Hands Go Foul'' is the fourth album by American drone metal band Khanate. It was released in May 2009 on Hydra Head Records. Track listing Personnel * Alan Dubin – vocals * Stephen O'Malley – guitars * James Plotkin James ...

'' (2009)

Other releases

* '' Live WFMU 91.1'' (2002, Live) * ''

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) * ''Dead/Live Aktions'' (2005, DVD) * ''It's Cold When Birds Fall From The Sky'' (2005, Live; limited to 500 copies)

References

External links

Southern Lord Label Info

Khanate at James Plotkin's website
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