Club My War (also known as Club My War O)))) is a platform for underground

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and

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bands to play at intimate venues in the greater

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area, notably

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. Formed in 2009 by Eddie Solis of

Southern Lord Records Southern Lord is an American heavy metal record label that was founded in 1998 by Greg Anderson. It initially specialized in experimental metal: particularly doom metal, stoner rock, and drone metal. The label later expanded its line-up to ...

, events are held on a weekly or monthly basis at venues such as

The Viper Room The Viper Room is a nightclub and live music venue located on the Sunset Strip in West Hollywood, California, United States. It was established under that name on August 14, 1993, co-owned by actors and ''21 Jump Street'' co-stars Johnny Depp ...

, Dragonfly, and Troubadour. Club My War hosted the first U.S. performance of

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'' ...

superband Shrinebuilder, as well as performances by

Dave Lombardo David Lombardo (born February 16, 1965) is a Cuban-American drummer, best known as a co-founding member of the thrash metal band Slayer. He currently plays drums with Fantômas, Dead Cross, Mr. Bungle, Empire State Bastard, and Misfits. Lo ...

's new band Philm, Wolves in the Throneroom,

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, 16, It's Casual, Black Cobra,

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, and Torche.

Overview

Club My War is an ongoing weekly or monthly event in the greater

area, founded by Eddie Solis of the band It's Casual and

. The recurring event hosts

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stoner rock Stoner rock, also known as stoner metal or stoner doom, is a rock music fusion genre that combines elements of doom metal with psychedelic rock and acid rock. The genre emerged during the early 1990s and was pioneered foremost by Kyuss and Sl ...

, drone metal, and

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bands in small intimate venues. While Club My War operates at different locations such as

, and was a regular event at The Relax Bar in Eastern Hollywood until 2010, when the venue closed. Included among multiple other venues are the Blue Monkey in Hollywood, East Side Luv in

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, and The Dragonfly in Hollywood. Club My War is frequently documented by music photographer

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of '' Jackass'' and ''

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'', who started attending shows at The Relax Bar in early 2010.

Notable shows

Shrinebuilder

On November 11, 2009, Club My War arranged and hosted the first live show in the United States by the recently formed

supergroup Shrinebuilder. The band includes

Scott "Wino" Weinrich Robert Scott Weinrich (born 1961), better known as Wino, is an American singer and guitarist. He has been highly influential in helping develop and codify doom metal's trademark sound, and is also considered an influential figure in the stoner r ...

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and The Hidden Hand, Scott Kelly of

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Al Cisneros Alberto R. Cisneros (; born September 23, 1973) is an American musician. He is the lead singer and bassist for stoner rock/doom metal bands Sleep (band), Sleep and Om (band), Om. He also was a member of Shrinebuilder and Asbestosdeath (the precur ...

of Om and

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, and

Dale Crover Dale Crover (born October 23, 1967) is an American rock musician. Crover is best known as the drummer for Melvins and has also been the drummer for Men of Porn, Shrinebuilder, Crystal Fairy and, for a brief time, Nirvana. He is also guitar ...

of the

Melvins Melvins (sometimes the Melvins) are an American rock band formed in 1983 in Montesano, Washington. Their early work was key to the development of both grunge and sludge metal. Primarily a trio, they have also performed as a quartet, with eith ...

. The band had formed earlier in 2009, and had released their widely praised debut album '' Shrinebuilder'' just the month before. The band played two sets at the Viper Room. The venue and show were praised by Scott Kelly, especially for the intimacy and the "die-hard" mentality of the audience.

Artists

The following is a partial list of artists and bands who have performed at Club My War, all subgenres of metal and punk. * 16 *

Agent Steel Agent Steel is an American speed metal band from Los Angeles, formed in 1984 by vocalist John Cyriis with drummer Chuck Profus. The band released two full-length albums and one EP before disbanding in 1988. They were most notable for Cyriis' ...

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*Backwoods Payback *Black Math Horsemen *Behold the Monilith * Black Cobra *Bruce Cambell *Chingalera *

The Chuck Dukowski Sextet The Chuck Dukowski Sextet (or CD6) was a band featuring former Black Flag bassist Chuck Dukowski. The band was called a sextet even though they only have four members. History Dukowski wanted to start playing again so he began playing with a dr ...

*Clouds *Crackula *Crom *Dale Nixon's Army *Dead Lazlo's Place *Dog *Eat the Living *

Fatso Jetson Fatso Jetson is an American desert rock band from Palm Desert, California, formed in 1994 by Yawning Man members Mario Lalli and Larry Lalli, along with Tony Tornay. They are often credited as the fathers of the desert strain of stoner roc ...

*Fetus Eaters *Fireball Ministry Listening Party *The Fucking Wrath *

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*Groamville (Feat.

Pascual Romero Pascual H. Romero (born January 6, 1980) is an American musician, podcaster, television and film producer from Santa Fe, New Mexico. Previously based out of Los Angeles, California, he is the former vocalist of the death metal band Pathology (b ...

) *GFP (ft.

Tony Alva Anthony Frank Alva (born September 2, 1957) is an American skateboarder, entrepreneur, and musician. He was a pioneer of vertical skateboarding and one was of the original members of the Zephyr Competition Skateboarding Team, also known as th ...

) *Gypsy Hawk *Green and Wood *House of Broken Promises *Hallowed Engine *Harassor *Helms Alee *

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* It's Casual *

Jucifer Jucifer is an American sludge metal duo formed in 1993. The band's members are Gazelle Amber Valentine on lead guitar and vocals and her husband Edgar Livengood on drums. Jucifer is notable for the extreme volume at which they perform, and the g ...

* Lightning Swords of Death *Lozen *Matador *Massengil *

The Meatmen The Meatmen are an American punk band headed by Tesco Vee, originally existing from 1981 to 1988, before reforming in the mid-1990s, and again in the 2000s. They were known for their outrageous stage antics and offensive lyrics. They reformed i ...

*Mountains of Blow *

*Music Hates You *Nighthorse *Of The Horizon *Philm (ft.

) *Professor *

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*Rats Eyes *

Rwake Rwake is an American sludge metal band from North Little Rock, Arkansas, United States. History Rwake began as a four-piece in 1996. The band was originally called Wake. The first Wake show was on March 15, 1997, in Batesville, Arkansas at t ...

*Rtx *Sasquatch * Scott Kelly (acoustic) * Shrinebuilder * The Shrine *Stahl Brothers *SMD *Snake's Alive *Strangled by Strangulation (Feat.

) * Torche *

Totimoshi Totimoshi is an American rock band based in Los Angeles, California. It was founded in Oakland in 1997. Style and reception Totimoshi are inspired by artists such as Frank Zappa and Jimi Hendrix; however, the 2008 album ''Milagrosa'' borrows ...

* Warcry *

(acoustic) *

White Wizzard White Wizzard is an American heavy metal band from Los Angeles, formed in 2007. They have released one EP and four albums: '' Over the Top'' released in 2010, ''Flying Tigers'' released in 2011, '' The Devil's Cut'' released in 2013, and '' In ...

*Wolves in the Throne Room

References

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