Wheel of Pain
We're a stoner and doom band in Portland Oregon. We write heavy riffs. We have songs about robots and wizards. We like fuzzy tones.
Tell me about your history? How did you get where you are now?
Two of us were in a more punk-metal band a la Motorhead in 2004-2005. We had always wanted to do a more stoner and doom oriented heavy project. Our friend also played and we added him to the lineup. The last piece fell into place courtesy Craig and his list. He was the first guy we tried, he was a good fit stylistically and turned out to be really easy to work with. We put a 7 song set together and started to play out. Now we have almost an hour of original music.
Have you performed live in front of an audience? Any special memories?
We play live. We're in Portland, Oregon. We like "it"...wait what's "it" again? Special moments: playing live to the musicians who inspire us to bring the heavy.
Your musical influences
Sleep, High on Fire, Kyuss, QOTSA, Fu Manchu, Nebula, Mastodon, Church of Misery, Keelhaul, Celtic Frost, Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, Side of Bacon, YOB (RIP!), Hardcore Minds, Witch Mountain, Ditchliquor (RIP!) , John Rambo, Dixie Witch, Pentagram, Sir Lord Baltimore, Candlemass, Clutch, Iggy Pop, the Stooges, MC5, Misfits, Floor, Hendrix, Sabbath, Cream, Blue Cheer, AC/DC, King's X, Supershine, Stoner Rock, Doom, Conan the Barbarian, R.E. Howard, Hyborian Age
What equipment do you use?
Wood, metal, magnets, glass, paper and plastic.
