Elk

black metal

There are, at least, eight artists known as Elk. 1) A thrash metal band, from Norrtälje, Sweden. They formed winter 2003 & members include: Dan Helsing (guitar, vocals), Robert Wedin (guitar), Johan Lundèn (bass) & Linus Nilsson (drums, percussion). Site: http://mySpace.com/madElk 2) An electronic trip-hop / hip-hop duo (aka Elktronic), from Helsinki, Finland. They describe their music as electronic beats & sounds, with a twist of northern twilight & released Elktronic (2008, Eat This Music). Site: http://Elk.Fi 3) An active black metal band from Oakland, CA. They have released a split album with another Oakland, CA band, Carrion. Site: http://mySpace.com/ElkHide 4) A five-piece band from Minneapolis, MN. Members include Eric Luoma (Bellwether), Aaron Lundholm, Kari Luoma, Chadwick Nelson and Bryan Hanna. Their debut album, Tamarack Mansions, released in 2009. Site: http://ElkTheBand.com 5) A pseudonym of Justin Stein, who was originally inspired by Ellie Greenwich of 60s pop song-writing greatness and the repetitiveness of drone and Steve Reich. The result of this inspiration is a 4-track EP that boasts girl-group orchestral pop ushered in by the sounds of thunder and filtered by a cloud of fuzz and fog. Later tracks are beautiful psych pop songs woven with church choir-like shrills, primal cricket-like beats, and the sounds of the ocean [KZSC]. Site: http://mySpace.com/ElkJorg 6) A four-piece melodic metal band, from the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. The ma...