O.R.k.

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O.R.k.
OriginAustralia, Italy, U.S.
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Years active2015–present
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Website orkband.com

O.R.k. are an international progressive, alternative, and art rock supergroup consisting of Australian bassist Colin Edwin (ex-Porcupine Tree), American drummer Pat Mastelotto (King Crimson), Italian singer LEF (Obake), and Italian guitarist Carmelo Pipitone (Marta sui Tubi). [1] [2]

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History

The band was formed in 2014 and released its first single JellyFish in January 2015. Still in the same year, on 2 October, its debut studio album Inflamed Rides was independently published. To support the album, the band did around 30 shows in Europe and South America (Argentina, Chile and Mexico). [3] [4]

The second album, called Soul of an Octopus, was published on 24 February 2017 by RareNoiseRecords. The album was promoted with dozen of concerts in Europe. [5]

The third album of the band, named Ramagehead, was published on 22 February 2019 by label Kscope. The album sees the addiction on the vocals of System of a Down frontman Serj Tankian on the song Black Blooms. The group began their European tour in support of the album at the beginning of 2020 which was supposed to be followed by a tour in support of System Of A Down which was later canceled due to the Covid pandemic. [6] [7]

On 21 October 2022 the band released the fourth album Screamnasium still by Kscope label. The album also features Italian singer Elisa as a guest vocalist on the song Consequence. The band started touring Europe in support of the album in April 2023. [8]

The art for the last two albums was created by Tool’s guitarist Adam Jones. [9]

Discography

YearTitleLabel
2015Inflamed RidesHard World
2017Soul of an Octopus RareNoiseRecords
2019Ramagehead Kscope
2022ScreamnasiumKscope

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