Thumlock

Thumlock

Company type	Band
Industry	Music
Founded	1994
Founder	Ben Lough, Greg Eshman, Wayne Stokes
Defunct	2002
Headquarters	Wollongong , Australia
Products	Music albums, EPs, singles

Thumlock was a stoner rock ensemble originating from Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia. The group was established in 1994 by Ben Lough (guitar and vocals), Greg Eshman (drums), and Wayne Stokes (bass), with Raff Iacurto joining later as an additional guitarist. They secured a contract with High Beam Music, under which they released the EP Lunar Mountain Sunrise along with two full-length albums: Emerald Liquid Odyssey and Sojourns Lucid Magic. The band ceased activity in 2002.

Their album Emerald Liquid Odyssey attained the #4 position on the Australian Independent Record chart and was made available across Europe through Beard of Stars. The subsequent album, Sojourns Lucid Magic, also received European distribution via Cargo Records.

Thumlock’s musical style has drawn comparisons to Black Sabbath’s eras such as the "Masters of Reality" period and the "Paranoid" phase.

Following the dissolution of Thumlock, members Lough, Iacurto, Stokes, and Kane Goodwin collaborated to form Remnants Of A Dead Star (R.O.A.D.S.), which produced the EP titled Double White Lines. Additionally, Stokes contributed to bands including The Wardens and Leadfinger.

Discography

EPs

• Dripping Silver Heat (1997)
• Lunar Mountain Sunrise (1999) – High Beam Music

Albums

• Emerald Liquid Odyssey (2000) – High Beam Music
• Sojourns Lucid Magic (2002) – High Beam Music

Singles

• "Moon Dragon" (2001) – High Beam Music
• "Rockin' Course" (2001) – High Beam Music
• "Modulator" (2002) – High Beam Music

External links

• Monolith review of Emerald Liquid Odyssey
• Hellride Music review of Liquid Emerald Odyssey
• Hellride Music review of Lunar Mountain Sunrise