Pharaoh Overlord is an experimental

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band, initially featuring three members of the Finnish group

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Jussi Lehtisalo Jussi Lehtisalo (born 1972) is a Finnish bassist. In 1991, he founded Circle, a prolific band drawing influences from heavy metal and krautrock to develop a style of repetitive experimental rock. He also runs a record label, Ektro Records, relea ...

, Janne Westerlund and

Tomi Leppänen Tomi may refer to: * Constanța Constanța (, ; ; rup, Custantsa; bg, Кюстенджа, Kyustendzha, or bg, Констанца, Konstantsa, label=none; el, Κωνστάντζα, Kōnstántza, or el, Κωνστάντια, Kōnstántia, ...

. Originally begun as a vehicle to indulge their love of

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, Pharaoh Overlord's output has become more varied, mirroring the development of their sister group. Their 2007 album ''Live In Suomi Finland'' features contributions from

krautrock Krautrock (also called , German for ) is a broad genre of experimental rock that developed in West Germany in the late 1960s and early 1970s among artists who blended elements of psychedelic rock, avant-garde composition, and electronic music, a ...

pioneer

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and

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also appear on that recording, and have played regularly with the band since both in performance and in the studio. Since the 2019 release ''5'', the band has been a duo consisting of Lehtisalo and Leppänen. The 2020 album ''6'' also features vocals by

Aaron Turner Aaron Turner (born November 5, 1977) is an American musician, singer, graphic artist, and founder of label Hydra Head Records. He is most widely known for his role as guitarist and vocalist for the post-metal bands SUMAC and Isis, while also ...

. In September 2010, it was announced that Circle/Pharaoh Overlord would be performing the role of artists-in-residence at Dutch rock festival

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Discography

* 2000: '' Pharaoh Overlord #1'', CD ( Ektro Records) * 2003: '' Pharaoh Overlord #2'', CD ( No Quarter Records) * 2004: ''The Battle Of The Axehammer'', CD (Last Visible Dog) * 2004: '' Pharaoh Overlord #3'', CD (Riot Season) * 2005: ''Pharaoh Overlord 4'', CD (Ektro Records) * 2007: ''Live In Suomi Finland'', CD (Vivo Records) * 2010: ''

Siluurikaudella Siluurikaudella is the seventh album by Finnish experimental rock band Pharaoh Overlord. It was released on CD in 2010 by Ektro Records. Its closest relative amongst Pharaoh Overlord's family tree is Doktor Kettu's ''Soft Delirium'', another albu ...

'', CD (Ektro Records) * 2011: ''Out Of Darkness'', CD (Ektro Records) * 2011: ''Horn'', LP (

Svart Records Svart Records is a Finnish independent record company focused on heavy metal music, especially doom metal. It concentrates mostly on releasing LP reissues of albums previously unavailable on vinyl. Discography * Callisto, '' Providence 2LP'' ...

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) * 2012: ''

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'', CD/LP (Ektro Records) * 2012: '' Black Tar Prophecies Vol. 5/ Palmu'', LP (

Kemado Records Kemado Records is an American record label based in New York City founded in 2002 by Andrés Santo Domingo and Tom Clapp. In 2006 the label released the '' Invaders'' compilation, which featured many of the label's bands alongside other hard ro ...

) * 2014: '' Överhörn'', MC (Ruton Music) * 2014: '' 6000 km/h'', LP (Full Contact Records) * 2015: ''

'', CD/LP (Ektro Records) * 2018: ''Zero'' (Ektro Records) * 2019: ''5'' (Ektro Records) * 2020: ''6'' (Rocket Recordings)

References

External links

Pharaoh Overlord's myspace pageEktro Records
{{DEFAULTSORT:Pharaoh Overlord Finnish musical groups Musical groups from Pori