Isis

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Isis is an American post-metal band known for its atmospheric, heavy soundscapes and influential role in shaping the post-metal genre in the late 1990s and 2000s.

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Label Occurrences
Isis canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf band
musical group
post-metal band
studio album
studio album
studio album
studio album
studio album
activeYearsEnd 2010
activeYearsStart 1997
alsoKnownAs Isis (band)
surface form: Isis the band
announcedBreakup 2010
bassist Jeff Caxide NERFINISHED
cityOfOrigin Boston, Massachusetts
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
debutStudioAlbum Celestial
drummer Aaron Harris
formedIn 1997
formerMember Chris Mereschuk
Jay Randall
genre ambient
doom metal
experimental metal
post-metal
post-rock
progressive metal
sludge metal
guitarist Aaron Turner ONNED1
Bryant Clifford Meyer
Michael Gallagher NERFINISHED
hasRelease Celestial
In the Absence of Truth
Oceanic
Panopticon; or, The Inspection-House
surface form: Panopticon

Wavering Radiant
influenced Cult of Luna
Neurosis-inspired post-metal bands
Pelican
Russian Circles
influencedGenre post-metal
laterBasedIn Los Angeles, California, United States of America
surface form: Los Angeles, California
member Aaron Harris
Aaron Turner
Bryant Clifford Meyer
Jeff Caxide ONNED1
Michael Gallagher NERFINISHED
notableFor atmospheric heavy soundscapes
conceptual albums
performer Isis
publicationDate 2000
2002
2004
2006
2009
reasonForNameChangeInPromotion association of acronym ISIS with extremist group
recordLabel Hydra Head Records NERFINISHED
Ipecac Recordings
Neurot Recordings
vocalist Aaron Turner

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