Edward Glass (born December 19, 1970) is an American
rock musician best known as the frontman of the
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 ...
band
Nebula
A nebula (; or nebulas) is a distinct luminescent part of interstellar medium, which can consist of ionized, neutral, or molecular hydrogen and also cosmic dust. Nebulae are often star-forming regions, such as in the Pillars of Creation in ...
. Glass was formerly the drummer for the punk rock band
Olivelawn, as well as a guitarist of
Fu Manchu
Dr. Fu Manchu ( zh, t=傅滿洲/福滿洲, p=Fú Mǎnzhōu) is a supervillain who was introduced in a series of novels by the English author Sax Rohmer beginning shortly before World War I and continuing for another forty years. The character f ...
. Nebula has been Glass' primary musical group since 1997, when he and drummer Ruben Romano left Fu Manchu.
Biography
Though currently known as a guitarist, Glass first gained recognition as the drummer in
California
California () is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States that lies on the West Coast of the United States, Pacific Coast. It borders Oregon to the north, Nevada and Arizona to the east, and shares Mexico–United States border, an ...
punk band
Olivelawn.
[Strong, Martin C. (2003) ''The Great Indie Discography'', Canongate, , p. 742] Glass is the founder, lead guitarist, vocalist, and primary songwriter for
Nebula
A nebula (; or nebulas) is a distinct luminescent part of interstellar medium, which can consist of ionized, neutral, or molecular hydrogen and also cosmic dust. Nebulae are often star-forming regions, such as in the Pillars of Creation in ...
, and previously acted in a similar capacity (minus the vocal duties) in
Fu Manchu
Dr. Fu Manchu ( zh, t=傅滿洲/福滿洲, p=Fú Mǎnzhōu) is a supervillain who was introduced in a series of novels by the English author Sax Rohmer beginning shortly before World War I and continuing for another forty years. The character f ...
.
[Rivadavia, Eduardo]
Nebula Biography
. AllMusic
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. Retrieved July 17, 2011. Some of his songs have been featured in films, skateboard videos, and video games such as ''
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4'' and ''
Tony Hawk's Underground 2''.
Glass started playing with Hagop Najarian and
Neil Blender in the mid 1980s as teenagers in southern California, and the trio formed Worked World. Worked World self-released one 7-inch EP. Some of these songs were featured in early skateboarding videos.
Discography
Olivelawn
*1991 – ''Sap'' – (
Nemesis
In ancient Greek religion and myth, Nemesis (; ) also called Rhamnousia (or Rhamnusia; ), was the goddess who personified retribution for the sin of hubris: arrogance before the gods.
Etymology
The name ''Nemesis'' is derived from the Greek ...
)
*1992 – ''Sopho-More Jinx!'' – (
Headhunter)
Fu Manchu
*1994 – ''
No One Rides for Free'' – (
Bong Load)
*1995 – ''
Daredevil'' – (Bong Load)
*1996 – ''
In Search of...'' – (
Mammoth
A mammoth is any species of the extinct elephantid genus ''Mammuthus.'' They lived from the late Miocene epoch (from around 6.2 million years ago) into the Holocene until about 4,000 years ago, with mammoth species at various times inhabi ...
)
Nebula
*1998 – ''
Let It Burn'' – (
Tee Pee,
Relapse
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)
*1999 – ''
Sun Creature'' – (
Man's Ruin)
*1999 – ''
Nebula/Lowrider'' – (
MeteorCity
MeteorCity Records is an American record label founded in 1997 by Jadd Shickler and Aaron Emmel in Albuquerque, New Mexico. With the release of its compilation album ''Welcome to MeteorCity'' showcasing young unsigned Kyuss-like bands, MeteorC ...
)
*1999 – ''
To the Center
''To the Center'' is the debut studio album by the American stoner rock band Nebula. It was released on August 24, 1999, on Sub Pop. The album was later reissued in 2018 by the band's current label, Heavy Psych Sounds Records.
Production
Recorde ...
'' – (
Sub Pop
Sub Pop is an independent record label founded in 1986 by Bruce Pavitt and Jonathan Poneman. Sub Pop achieved fame in the early 1990s for signing Seattle bands such as Nirvana (band), Nirvana, Soundgarden, and Mudhoney, central players in the gru ...
)
*2001 – ''
Charged'' – (Sub Pop)
*2002 – ''
Dos EPs
''Dos EPs'' is the first compilation album by the American stoner rock band Nebula. It was released on May 28, 2002, by MeteorCity, and later reissued in 2018 by the band's current label, Heavy Psych Sounds Records. The album contains songs fro ...
'' – (MeteorCity)
*2003 – ''
Atomic Ritual'' – (
Liquor and Poker)
*2006 – ''
Apollo
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'' – (Liquor and Poker)
*2008 – ''Peel Sessions'' – (Sweet Nothing)
*2009 – ''
Heavy Psych'' – (Tee Pee)
*2019 – ''
Demos & Outtakes 98–02'' – (Heavy Psych Sounds)
*2019 – ''
Holy Shit'' – (Heavy Psych Sounds)
*2021 – ''Live in the Mojave Desert: Volume 2'' – (Giant Rock, Heavy Psych Sounds)
*2022 – ''
Transmission from Mothership Earth'' – (Heavy Psych Sounds)
*2023 – ''
Livewired in Europe'' – (Heavy Psych Sounds)
References
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1970 births
American male singer-songwriters
American rock drummers
American rock guitarists
American male guitarists
American rock singers
American rock songwriters
American lead guitarists
Living people
Guitarists from California
Drummers from Oakland, California
20th-century American drummers
American male drummers
Fu Manchu (band) members
21st-century American singer-songwriters
21st-century American guitarists
21st-century American drummers
20th-century American male musicians
21st-century American male singers
Singer-songwriters from California