Nebula is an American

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band formed by guitarist

Eddie Glass Eddie Glass (born December 19, 1970) is an American rock musician best known for his work with punk band Olivelawn and stoner rock bands Nebula and Fu Manchu. Nebula has been Glass' primary musical group since 1997, when he and drummer Ruben Ro ...

and drummer Ruben Romano upon departing

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in 1997. Mark Abshire soon joined as the band's original bassist. Nebula went on a hiatus in early 2010 and reformed in 2017. Abshire remained with the band until the recording of '' Atomic Ritual'', which was produced by

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fame. Dennis Wilson and Simon Moon (Eddie Glass) stepped in as bassists until a more permanent replacement was found in Tom Davies.

Rob Oswald Robert Oswald (born 1964 in Baltimore, Maryland) is an American drummer. Oswald is best known as the former drummer for Karma to Burn. He has previously been a member of various bands including Year Long Disaster, Mondo Generator, Nebula, B ...

replaced founding member Ruben Romano on drums in 2007. In August 2009, Adam Kriney, formerly of La Otracina, was recruited to replace departing drummer Oswald, though he too announced his departure in January 2010 and was replaced by Jimmy Sweet. In early 2010, Nebula announced that it was going on an indefinite hiatus. Glass later explained that "things started getting a bit rough with the touring and I got sick of it", though Nebula were merely "taking a break for a while" and not breaking up. The band reunited in 2017 and released their sixth studio album, ''Holy Shit'', on June 7, 2019, on the Heavy Psych Sounds Records label. Their seventh studio album, ''Transmission From Mothership Earth'', was released on July 22, 2022.

Personnel

;Current members *

– guitar, vocals (1997–present) * Tom Davies – bass (2003–present) *Michael Amster – drums (2017–present) ;Former members * Ruben Romano – drums (1997–2007) * Mark Abshire – bass (1997–2003) * Isaiah Mitchell – bass (2003) * Dennis Wilson – bass (2003) *

– drums (2007–2009) * Adam Kriney – drums (2009–2010) * Jimmy Sweet – drums (2010–2017)

Discography

Studio albums

* ''

To the Center ''To the Center'' is the debut studio album by the American stoner rock band Nebula. It was released on August 24, 1999, on Sub Pop. The album was later reissued in 2018 by the band's current label, Heavy Psych Sounds Records. Production Recorde ...

'' – 1999 –

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* '' Charged'' – 2001 –

* '' Atomic Ritual'' – 2003 – Liquor & Poker * ''

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'' – 2006 – Liquor & Poker * ''

Heavy Psych ''Heavy Psych'' is the fifth studio album by stoner rock band Nebula. It was released in 2009 via Tee Pee Records. Promo copies were released to coincide with a tour that began on August 12, 2008. The album was reissued in 2022 by the band's ...

'' – 2009 – Tee Pee * ''Holy Shit'' – 2019 – Heavy Psych Sounds * ''Transmission From Mothership Earth'' – 2022 – Heavy Psych Sounds

Singles & EPs

* '' Nebula / That's All Folks! - Vulcan Bomber / Aquasphere'' – 1997 – Last Scream Records (Split 7") * '' Let It Burn'' – 1998 – Tee Pee Records * '' Sun Creature'' – 1999 – Man's Ruin (EP) * ''

Nebula/Lowrider ''Nebula/Lowrider'' is a double EP featuring the stoner rock bands Nebula and Lowrider released in 1999. Track listing Nebula All music by Eddie Glass, all lyrics by Nebula. # "Anything from You" - 3:57 # "Full Throttle" - 4:09 # "Back to the Da ...

'' – 1999 – Meteor City (Split EP) * ''Clear Light'' – 2000 – Sweet Nothing Records * ''Do It Now'' – 2000 – Sweet Nothing Records * ''Peel Session'' – 2001 – Self released * ''Nebula'' – 2003 – Liquor and Poker Music * '' Nebula / Winnebago Deal - Strange Human / Taking Care of Business'' – 2003 – Sweet Nothing Records (Split 7") * '' Nebula / Quest For Fire - The Perfect Rapture / In the Place of a Storm'' – 2010 – Tee Pee Records (Split 7")

Live albums

* ''BBC Peel Sessions'' – 2008 – Sweet Nothing * ''Live in the Mojave Desert: Volume 2'' – 2021 – Giant Rock, Heavy Psych Sounds

Compilation albums

* '' Dos EPs'' – 2002 –

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*''Demos & Outtakes 98–02'' – 2019 – Heavy Psych Sounds

Featured compilations

* ''In the Groove'' ("Full Throttle") – 1999 –

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*''"High Times" High Volume: The Stoner Rock Collection'' ("The Void") – 2004 –

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Records

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