Thumlock were an Australian

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. The band's name was derived from combining the words thumbscrews and hemlock. They formed in 1994 as a three piece by Ben Lough (guitar/vocals), Greg Eshman (drums) and Wayne Stokes (bass). The band released ''Dripping Silver Heat'' and then expanded with the addition of Raff Iacurto (guitar). The band signed with High Beam Music and released an EP, ''Lunar Mountain Sunrise'', and two full length albums, ''Emerald Liquid Odyssey'' and ''Sojourns Lucid Magic'', and broke up in 2002 ''Emerald Liquid Odyssey'' reached #4 on the Australian Independent Record chart and was distributed by Beard of Stars in Europe. Their next album ''Sojourns Lucid Magic'' was distributed in Europe by Cargo Records. Thumlock have been likened to ""Masters of Reality" or "Paranoid" period

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"" After Thumlock Lough, Iacurto, Stokes and Kane Goodwin formed another band called Remnants Of A Dead Star (R.O.A.D.S.) which released one ep ''Double White Lines''. Stokes was a member of The Wardens and

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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

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March 2002 Singles * "Moon Dragon" (2001) - High Beam Music * "Rockin' Course" (2001) - High Beam Music * "Modulator" (2002) - High Beam Music

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''Emerald Liquid Odyssey'' review
Hellride Music
''Liquid Emerald Odyssey'' (sic) review
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''Lunar Mountain Sunrise'' review {{Authority control Australian heavy metal musical groups Australian psychedelic rock music groups Australian space rock musical groups Australian stoner rock musical groups New South Wales musical groups Musical groups established in 1994 Musical groups disestablished in 2002 1994 establishments in Australia 2002 disestablishments in Australia