Thumlock were a
stoner rock band from
Wollongong
Wollongong ( ), colloquially referred to as The Gong, is a city located in the Illawarra region of New South Wales, Australia. The name is believed to originate from the Dharawal language, meaning either 'five islands/clouds', 'ground near wate ...
. The band's name was derived from combining the words thumbscrews and hemlock. They formed in 1994 as a three piece by Ben Lough (guitar/vocals), Greg Eshman (drums) and Wayne Stokes (bass). The band released ''Dripping Silver Heat'' and then expanded with the addition of Raff Iacurto (guitar). The band signed with High Beam Music and released an EP, ''Lunar Mountain Sunrise'', and two full length albums, ''Emerald Liquid Odyssey'' and ''Sojourns Lucid Magic'', and broke up in 2002
''Emerald Liquid Odyssey'' reached #4 on the Australian Independent Record chart and was distributed by Beard of Stars in Europe. Their next album ''Sojourns Lucid Magic'' was distributed in Europe by Cargo Records.
Thumlock have been likened to ""Masters of Reality" or "Paranoid" period
Black Sabbath
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After Thumlock Lough, Iacurto, Stokes and Kane Goodwin formed another band called Remnants Of A Dead Star (R.O.A.D.S.) which released one ep ''Double White Lines''. Stokes was a member of The Wardens and
Leadfinger
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Discography
EPs
* ''Dripping Silver Heat'' (1997)
* ''Lunar Mountain Sunrise'' (1999) - High Beam Music
Albums
* ''Emerald Liquid Odyssey'' (2000) - High Beam Music
* ''Sojourns Lucid Magic'' (2002) - High Beam Music
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March 2002
Singles
* "Moon Dragon" (2001) - High Beam Music
* "Rockin' Course" (2001) - High Beam Music
* "Modulator" (2002) - High Beam Music
References
External links
Monolith''Emerald Liquid Odyssey'' review
Hellride Music''Liquid Emerald Odyssey'' (sic) review
Hellride Music''Lunar Mountain Sunrise'' review
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