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Church of Misery

Doom metal
Doom metal

Church of Misery is a Doom metal act. Their sound grew out of Rise Above Records, Adrian Gurvitz, Black Sabbath and Trouble. Those roots explain a lot about how Church of Misery arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Reverend Bizarre, Acid Bath, Kyuss, Witchfinder General and Corrosion of Conformity, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Monster Magnet and Mono, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 12 connections around Church of Misery, reaching back through Rise Above Records and forward to Monster Magnet. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

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Church of MiseryRise Above RecordsAdrian GurvitzBlack SabbathTroubleMonster MagnetMonoReverend BizarreAcid BathKyussWitchfinder GeneralCorrosion of Conform…Crowbar

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Church of Misery connections

Church of Misery grew out of Rise Above Records, Adrian Gurvitz, Black Sabbath and Trouble, shares an orbit with Reverend Bizarre, Acid Bath, Kyuss and Witchfinder General, went on to shape Monster Magnet and Mono. 12 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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