Lotus Thief
(Record release)
https://www.lotusthief.com/
post black metal
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Psych, Rock & Roll, Blues, Heavy
Lotus Thief
-from San Francisco, CA
Formed in 2012, Lotus Thief weaves a union of doom, post-rock, black metal and ambient sound, each song a tribute to the voices of the past.
The first single, "Nymphaea Carulea" - based on Homer's "The Odyssey" - was released on Botanist's "Doom in Bloom". The band then recorded critically-acclaimed "Rervm", based on the 55 BCE philosophical piece "De Rerum Natura", at The Atomic Garden Studios (Deafheaven, Bosse-de-Nage). "Rervm" was released on Svart Records (Acid King, Oranssi Pazuzu) in 2014 with strong critical reception.
In 2016, Lotus Thief released its second full-length, "Gramarye", based on ancient texts of sorcery and paganism, on Prophecy Productions (Alcest, Lantlôs, Negura Bunget). The release of "Gramarye" marked a cohesive step in Lotus Thief's journey as something more than a singular blip in genre-bending metal music, but as a sound world unto itself.
LT formed a live 5-player lineup to tour US West and East Coasts, with a debut European performance at Prophecy Fest in Balve, Germany. In 2017, the group expanded to a 6-player lineup to record several future releases, honing the powerful sound into groundbreaking music, beginning with its next release, Oresteia, released alongside the Rervm re-issue on January 10th, 2020 via Prophecy Productions.
"Oresteia" was mixed & mastered by Colin Marston at The Thousand Caves, New York City. It retells Aeschylus' famed tragedy, "The House of Atreus" / "Oresteia Trilogy", 5th century BCC, a tragic epic tale that rails into human violence, heroism and betrayal.