Conan (band)

Conan
Origin	Liverpool, England, UK
Genres	Doom metal, sludge metal, stoner metal
Years active	2006–present
Labels	Throne, Burning World, Napalm
Website	www.hailconan.com
Members	Jon Davis Chris Fielding Rich Lewis
Past members	Richie Grundy Paul O'Neill John McNulty Phil Coumbe

Conan are a British doom metal band from Liverpool, England whose style is characterised by a heavily distorted and downtuned sound.^[1] It has been described as "caveman battle doom".^[2][3][4]

History

Conan was founded as a two piece by guitarist/singer Jon Davis in 2006. The band is currently a three piece consisting of Jon Davis on guitar and vocals, Chris Fielding on bass, and Rich Lewis on drums.^[5] Until recently, Paul O'Neil was the drummer, having performed on both of the band's full-length albums. In 2014, O'Neil was replaced by Rich Lewis.^[6] On 31 March 2015, the band announced that they would be headlining a US tour with support Samothrace and Mantar. The tour consisted of 11 dates, including Psycho California and Maryland Deathfest.^[7]

In June 2015 the band announced they had begun the writing process for a new album.^[8] On 15 October, the band announced their third full-length album would be titled Revengeance, as well as a release date of 29 January 2016.^[9]

Members

Current Members Jon Davis - vocals, guitar (2006-2008, 2009–present) Chris Fielding - bass (2013–present) Rich Lewis - drums (2014–present)

Former Members Richie Grundy - drums (2006) Paul O'Neil - drums (2007–2008, 2009–2014) John McNulty - bass (2009–2010) Dave Perry - bass, vocals, synth (2011) Phil Coumbe - bass, vocals (2011–2013)

Timeline

Discography

Albums

• Monnos CD/LP (2012 Burning World Records)
• Blood Eagle CD/LP (2014 Napalm Records)
• Revengeance CD/LP (2016 Napalm Records)

EPs

• Battle in the Swamp (2007 demo)
• Horseback Battle Hammer (2010 Throne Records)

Split EPs

• Conan vs. Slomatics (2011 Head of Crom Records)
• Conan / Bongripper (2013 Holy Roar Records)

Live Albums

• Mount Wrath: Live At Roadburn 2012 (2013 Roadburn Records)
• Live At Bannermans (2015 Black Bow Records)

References

1. "Conan". Encyclopaedia Metallum.
2. Brandon, Stosuy (21 March 2012). "Conan: Hawk As Weapon". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2016-02-01.
3. Jones, Cat (25 January 2016). "Conan's Jon Davis: "I'm Not Scared of Dying— I'm Scared of Living Badly"". Noisey. Retrieved 2016-02-01.
4. McGeady, Sean (5 June 2013). "Forward, To Battle! An Interview with Conan". The Quietus. Retrieved 2016-02-01.
5. "News | Conan". www.hailconan.com. Retrieved 2015-04-07.
6. "NEW LINEUP – UPCOMING SHOWS | Conan". www.hailconan.com. Retrieved 2015-04-07.
7. "Conan - Mobile Uploads | Facebook". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2015-04-07.
8. "Conan Riffs on Twitter". Retrieved 2015-07-12.
9. "Conan - Mobile Uploads | Facebook". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2015-10-16.