Capricorns (band)

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Capricorns
OriginLondon, England, UK
Genres Doom metal, sludge metal, progressive metal, instrumental
Years active2003–2008
Labels Rise Above Records

Capricorns (sometimes stylized as CAPRICORNS) is an instrumental progressive metal band from London, [1] [2] mixing various elements of doom metal, sludge metal [3] and math rock guitars. [4] The band's lineup consisted of guitarist Nathan Dylan Bennett, guitarist Chris Cates , bassist Dean Berry and drummer Nathan Perrier. [5] They have been inspired by Italian horror [2] and they feature ex-members of Orange Goblin and Iron Monkey. [2] [5] [6]

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History

Capricorns formed in 2003. [1] In 2005 they recorded their debut album "Ruder Forms Survive" [4] following the release of their self-titled three-track EP (2004). [2] 2005 was also the year they toured in the UK with Electric Wizard. [7] In 2008 they released their second full album "River, Bear Your Bones" on Rise Above Records [3] [4] [5] based at the time in multiple geographical locations [4] and in the same year they disbanded. [8]

Band members

Discography

Studio albums

TitleReleasedFormatLabel
Ruder Forms Survive2005CD, LP Rise Above Records
River, Bear Your Bones2008CD, LPRise Above Records

Other works

TitleReleasedFormatLabel
Capricorns2004CD, EPRise Above Records

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