Mike Scheidt
| Mike Scheidt | |
|---|---|
| Genres | Doom metal, stoner metal, sludge metal, house, techno, trance |
| Occupation(s) | Musician |
| Instruments |
Vocals Guitar |
| Years active | 1996 - Present |
| Labels |
Metal Blade Records Phat Sausage Farm Global Ambition Records[1][2][3] |
| Associated acts |
Middian YOB H.C. Minds VHÖL |
Mike Scheidt is best known for being the guitarist and vocalist of the doom metal band YOB. Scheidt was born (September 1, 1970) in Eugene, Oregon.
Biography
Mike Scheidt helped create YOB in 2000,[4] which disbanded in 2006 and then reformed in 2008. Before they disbanded, YOB released a demo and four albums. YOB has shared the stage with other important underground acts like Electric Wizard, High on Fire, Isis, and The Locust as well.[5] He was also in the side project of YOB, which was named H.C. Minds. H.C. Minds have released one full-length album, one EP, and a split album with the band dot(.). Scheidt went on to form the band Middian with Will Lindsay bass and vocals, Scott Headrick on drums, and himself on guitar after YOB split up. When asked about the new sound compared to YOB, Mike replied, "[It] isn't YOB 2.0... Middian is more mid-paced and meaner on average, though there are definite slow doom parts for sure. My singing is as varied as ever, but somehow seems different from YOB. Plus, my bandmates bring their own influences into the mix."[6] Middian released one album, titled Age Eternal. Scheidt then reformed Yob after Middian broke up following a legal dispute over the band name. Yob have since released three further albums.
Scheidt's first solo album, Stay Awake, was released in 2012 and features acoustic guitar, a departure from Scheidt's usual instrument.[7] The inspiration for going acoustic came when he saw Scott Kelly of Neurosis play acoustic.[8]
In 2012, Scheidt formed VHÖL with John Cobbett, Sigrid Sheie, and Aesop Dekker. The band's eponymous debut was released by Profound Lore Records on 9 April 2013.
Influences
Scheidt has said his main influences have been Neurosis, Tool, Black Sabbath, Saint Vitus, Immolation, Soundgarden, Deep Purple, The Obsessed, Trouble and Pentagram.
Discography
With H.C. Minds
- Superficial Worlds (full-length, 1999)
- dot(.)/H.C. Minds split (split, 2003)
- Who Can Survive (EP, 2003)
With YOB
- YOB Demo, 2000
- Elaborations of Carbon (full-length, 2002)
- Catharsis (full-length, 2003)
- The Illusion of Motion (full-length, 2004)
- The Unreal Never Lived (full-length, 2005)
- The Great Cessation (full-length, 2009)
- Atma (full-length, 2011)
- Clearing the Path to Ascend (full-length, 2014)
With Middian
- Age Eternal (full-length, 2007)
With VHÖL
- VHÖL (full-length, 2013)
- Deeper Than Sky (full-length, 2015)
Solo
- Stay Awake (full-length, 2012)
References
- ↑ Oscar Clasani - Mike Scheidt
- ↑ The Second Atmosphere Club-Mix - Mike Scheidt
- ↑ The 3nd [sic?] Atmosphere Mix - Mike Scheidt
- ↑ YOB - Free Music Downloads, Videos, Lyrics, CDs, MP3s, Bio, Merchandise and Links
- ↑ Music - Up on the Down Side - Portland Mercury
- ↑ Music - Volcanoes, Space Pirates... - Portland Mercury
- ↑ Ham, Robert (27 June 2012). "Mike Scheidt: Friday, June 29, Mississippi Studios". Willamette Week. Archived from the original on 4 July 2012.
- ↑ Tonry, Andrew R (28 June 2012). "A Bold New World". Portland Mercury. Archived from the original on 4 July 2012.