''Chrono.Naut'' is an EP by the stoner/

doom metal Doom metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal music that typically uses slower tempos, low-tuned guitars and a much "thicker" or "heavier" sound than other heavy metal genres.K. Kahn-Harris, ''Extreme Metal: Music and Culture on the Edge'' ...

band

Electric Wizard Electric Wizard are an English stoner metal, stoner/doom metal band from Dorset. Formed in 1988 under the name Lord of Putrefaction, the band have recorded nine studio albums, two of which have been considered genre landmarks: ''Come My Fanati ...

. It was originally released on LP in 1997 through

Man's Ruin Records Man's Ruin Records was an independent record label owned and founded by San Francisco Bay Area artist Frank Kozik. In total, the record label released over 200 singles and albums, with most of the artwork designed by Kozik. After the 1995 rele ...

. It was then re-released on CD later that year as a split with

Orange Goblin Orange Goblin are an English heavy metal band from London. Formed in 1995, the band's lineup currently consists of singer Ben Ward, guitarist Joe Hoare, drummer Chris Turner, and bassist Harry Armstrong. Their most recent album '' Science, Not ...

. The re-release features different artwork and the two songs bridged together. An early version of the song was recorded by

Jus Oborn Justin Oborn (born 30 October 1971) is a British musician. He is the lead vocalist, guitarist and lyricist of Electric Wizard, a stoner/ doom band from Dorset, which he co-founded in 1993. Prior to forming Electric Wizard, he was a member of ...

's band Eternal, and appears on their demo ''Lucifer's Children'' (1993). The demo appears in full on the compilation album '' Pre-Electric Wizard 1989-1994''.

Release

''Chrono.Naut'' was released on October 10, 1997. "Chrono.Naut" was later released as the split single Chrono.Naut/Nuclear Guru on

on March 8, 1998.

Track listing

# "Chrono.Naut" – 6:47 # "Chrono.Naut Phase II: Chaos Revealed" – 10:59

Personnel

– guitar, vocals * Tim Bagshaw – bass * Mark Greening – drums * All lyrics – Jus Oborn * All music – Electric Wizard

References

{{Authority control Electric Wizard EPs 1997 EPs Man's Ruin Records EPs