Mare (band)

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Mare
Origin Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Genres Post-metal
Sludge metal
Jazz fusion
Years active2004–2007, 2015–present
Labels Hydra Head
Past membersTyler Semrick-Palmateer
Caleb Collins
Rob Shortil
Scot

Mare were a Canadian band from Toronto, who fused sludge metal with more experimental traits such as jazz, unusual time signatures and Gregorian chant. Mare, consisted of Tyler Semrick-Palmateer [1] on vocals and guitar, Rob Shortil on bass, and Caleb Collins on drums. The band recorded and released several demos, [2] one of which was re-issued by Hydra Head Records in 2004 [3] as an EP. [4] [5] They also contributed a cover of the track "Night Goat" on the We Reach: The Music of the Melvins compilation.

In 2015, Caleb and Tyler reformed the band as a two-piece.

Discography

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