Kamchatka are a

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highly influenced by late 1960s and early 1970s blues rock bands. Their sound combines elements of

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and

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. Kamchatka took their name from the volcanically active

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Kamchatka Peninsula The Kamchatka Peninsula (russian: полуостров Камчатка, Poluostrov Kamchatka, ) is a peninsula in the Russian Far East, with an area of about . The Pacific Ocean and the Sea of Okhotsk make up the peninsula's eastern and we ...

that divides the

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and the

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Biography

In 2005 Kamchatka released their self-titled debut ''

Kamchatka The Kamchatka Peninsula (russian: полуостров Камчатка, Poluostrov Kamchatka, ) is a peninsula in the Russian Far East, with an area of about . The Pacific Ocean and the Sea of Okhotsk make up the peninsula's eastern and wes ...

'', a 14-track album containing 3 covers: "I Love Everybody" originally written by blues-rocker

Johnny Winter John Dawson Winter III (February 23, 1944 – July 16, 2014) was an American singer and guitarist. Winter was known for his high-energy blues rock albums and live performances in the late 1960s and 1970s. He also produced three Grammy Award-win ...

. The 2 other songs, "Auto Mowdown" and "Spacegirl Blues" were written by

Gerald V. Casale Gerald Vincent "Jerry" Casale ( ) (Birth name, ''né'' Pizzute; born July 28, 1948) is an American musician. He came to prominence in the late 1970s as co-founder, co-lead vocalist, and bass player of the New wave music, new wave band Devo, whic ...

of new wave band

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(from compilation Hardcore Devo: Volume One). The album was recorded at Shrimpmonkey studios by Nicolas Elgstrand. In 2007, Before Kamchatka's second album '' Volume II'' was released, guitarist Thomas Andersson collaborated on a project called

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with

Opeth Opeth is a Swedish progressive metal/rock band from Stockholm, formed in 1990 by lead vocalist David Isberg. The group has been through several personnel changes, including the replacement of every original member; notably Isberg in 1992. Mikael ...

keyboardist

Per Wiberg Per Jonas Wiberg (born 8 June 1968) is the former keyboardist of Swedish progressive death metal band Opeth, and a member of Michael Amott's stoner metal band Spiritual Beggars. Wiberg was born in Borlänge. He toured with Opeth from the 200 ...

and

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drummer

Jean-Paul Gaster Jean-Paul Gaster (born June 19, 1971) is the drummer for American rock band Clutch. Style and influences Jean-Paul Gaster learned to play drums by playing along to 1960s and 1970s heavy rock bands like Jimi Hendrix, Cream, ZZ Top and Black ...

, amongst others. Kamchatka's third album '' Volume III'' was released in March 2009. An 11-track album containing a cover of

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' song Whipping Post featuring

drummer Jean Paul Gaster. The fourth album '' Bury Your Roots'', an album of 12 original tracks, was released on GMR September 5, 2011. The fifth Kamchatka album '' The Search Goes On'', was released on Despotz Records on February 21, 2014.

Musical style and influences

Kamchatka have been influenced by several genres including

blues Blues is a music genre and musical form which originated in the Deep South of the United States around the 1860s. Blues incorporated spirituals, work songs, field hollers, shouts, chants, and rhymed simple narrative ballads from the Afr ...

progressive rock Progressive rock (shortened as prog rock or simply prog; sometimes conflated with art rock) is a broad genre of rock music that developed in the United Kingdom and United States through the mid- to late 1960s, peaking in the early 1970s. Init ...

and

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and by artists such as

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Kyuss Kyuss ( ) was an American rock band, formed in Palm Desert, California, in 1987. The band disbanded in 1995, and since then, members of Kyuss have gone on to form or play in several notable bands including Queens of the Stone Age, Fu Manchu, D ...

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and

Chet Baker Chesney Henry "Chet" Baker Jr. (December 23, 1929 – May 13, 1988) was an American jazz trumpeter and vocalist. He is known for major innovations in cool jazz that led him to be nicknamed the "Prince of Cool". Baker earned much attention and ...

. Thomas Andersson's guitar playing is mainly

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based and is considered highly inspired by

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and

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, therefore Kamchatka are often compared to heavy blues-rock bands active in the late 1960s and early 1970s like

The Jimi Hendrix Experience James Marshall "Jimi" Hendrix (born Johnny Allen Hendrix; November 27, 1942September 18, 1970) was an American guitarist, singer and songwriter. Although his mainstream career spanned only four years, he is widely regarded as one of the most ...

Led Zeppelin Led Zeppelin were an English rock band formed in London in 1968. The group comprised vocalist Robert Plant, guitarist Jimmy Page, bassist/keyboardist John Paul Jones, and drummer John Bonham. With a heavy, guitar-driven sound, they are ci ...

and

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. The band has been labeled hard rock, stoner rock,

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and blues-rock.

Touring

In early 2007, Kamchatka did a tour in Sweden opening for

influenced band

on three occasions. In April/May 2008 Kamchatka did a US Tour opening for

on 21 occasions. In 2009, they continued this affiliation with Clutch by joining them on a November tour of the EU.

Members

;Current Members * Thomas "Juneor" Andersson - guitar & vocals (2001–present) * Tobias Strandvik - drums (2001–present) *

- bass & vocals (2015–present) ;Past Members * Roger Ojersson - bass & vocals (2001 - 2015) File:2016 Kamchatka - by 2eight - DSC3282.jpg, Thomas "Juneor" Andersson File:2016 Kamchatka - by 2eight - DSC3276.jpg, Tobias Strandvik File:2016 Kamchatka - by 2eight - DSC3181.jpg, Per Wiberg

Discography

Studio albums

*''

'' (2005) *'' Volume II'' (2007) *'' Volume III'' (2009) *'' Bury Your Roots'' (2011) *'' The Search Goes On'' (2014) *'' Long Road Made of Gold'' (2015) *'' Hoodoo Lightning'' (2019)

Singles

*"Tango Decadence" (2013) *"Doorknocker Blues" (2014) *"Somedays" (2014) *"Ain't Fallin'" (2014) *"Get Your Game On" (2015) *"To You" (2015) *"Human Dynamo" (2015) *"Devil Dance" (2016) *"No One That Can Tell" (2016) *"Stone Cold Shaky Bones" (2018) *"Rainbow Bridge" (2019) *"Fool" (2019)

References

External links

Official websiteOfficial MySpaceGMR
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