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Alchemist is a Dubstep act. Their sound grew out of Pink Floyd, Frank Zappa, Venom, Cathedral and Paradise Lost. Those roots explain a lot about how Alchemist arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Morbid Angel and Blotted Science, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Devin Townsend, Snowgoons, araabMUZIK, Easy Star All-Stars and Shihad, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 17 connections around Alchemist, reaching back through Pink Floyd and forward to Devin Townsend. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Alchemist was an Australian progressive metal band from Canberra whose style combined death metal, progressive rock, psychedelic, Eastern, Aboriginal and electronic influences. The band formed in 1987 and released six studio albums, an EP and a compilation album. Work began on a new EP in 2010 but the band went on an indefinite hiatus and then split up. They are the only group to appear at every Metal for the Brain festival, an event they ran and organised from 1996. Alchemist also played at the Big Day Out and toured Europe several times.
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Alchemist connections
Alchemist grew out of Pink Floyd, Frank Zappa, Venom and Cathedral, shares an orbit with Morbid Angel and Blotted Science, went on to shape Devin Townsend, Snowgoons, araabMUZIK and Easy Star All-Stars. 17 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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