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Earth

United States · formed 1990 · last active 2026

Earth is an American band formed in 1989 in Olympia, Washington, led by guitarist Dylan Carlson, who is regarded as a father of drone. Their 1993 album Earth 2 is recognized as a pioneering work of drone metal, built from heavily distorted, minimalist, slow-moving guitar. After a late-1990s hiatus, the band re-emerged in the 2000s with a cleaner, twangy desert-rock minimalism on albums like Hex; Or Printing in the Infernal Method (2005) and The Bees Made Honey in the Lion's Skull (2008), with Carlson and drummer Adrienne Davies as its core duo.

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SCORE PROFILE

JazzyBalkanHardcoreSurfBarbershopDeathBlackTechnicalGlitchTheatricalFolkDoomDroneShoegazeAmbient8-bit
Jazzy1
Balkan0
Hardcore0
Surf2
Barbershop0
Death0
Black0
Technical2
Glitch1
Theatrical1
Folk3
Doom4
Drone8
Shoegaze1
Ambient5
8-bit0

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MEMBERS

  • Dylan Carlsonguitar
  • Adrienne Daviesdrums
  • Joe Prestonbass· also in Thrones

CONNECTIONS

member · 2
  • Melvinspath →

    Bassist Joe Preston played in both Earth (bass, on 1991's Extra-Capsular Extraction) and the Melvins. source ↗

  • Thronespath →

    Preston played bass in Earth, appearing on Extra-Capsular Extraction (1991) and later live recordings. source ↗

collaboration
remix · 3
  • James Plotkinpath →

    James Plotkin reconstructed Earth's "070796" for the bonus track "070796 (Reconstructed By James Plotkin)" on 070796 Live (2003). source ↗

  • Jesupath →

    Justin Broadrick, under the Jesu name, remixed an Earth track. source ↗

  • Sunn O)))path →

    Sunn O))) remixed Earth's "Rule the Divine" as "Rule The Divine (Mysteria Caelestis Mugivi)" for the Earth remix album Legacy of Dissolution (2005, Southern Lord/No Quarter). source ↗

split release · 2
label founder
  • Sunn O)))path →

    Earth's 2000s albums (Hex, The Bees Made Honey in the Lion's Skull, and more) were released on Southern Lord, the label founded by Sunn O)))'s Greg Anderson. source ↗

tour
  • Boris (rock/shoegaze era)path →

    Drone metal trio Earth accompanied Boris for all U.S. dates of the 2016 10th-anniversary tour supporting the Pink reissue (Boris's rock/shoegaze-era album), sitting out Boris's two Canadian dates. source ↗

artwork · 24
  • 6:33path →

    Both bands' cover art/design work was done by freelance artist Seldon Hunt: 6:33's "Orphan Of Good Manners" (2011) and Earth's "Live Europe 2006" (2007). Pairwise artwork tie per the 2026-08-07 ruling (PROTOCOL rule 7, the exception to hub-and-spoke) — Hunt is not an atlas band member so there is no anchor band. One representative Discogs credit cited; the companion credit is logged in research/edge-taxonomy-ledger.json. source ↗

  • Acid Mothers Templepath →

    Both bands' cover art was done by freelance artist Seldon Hunt (Discogs id 652485): Acid Mothers Temple's "Crystal Rainbow Pyramid Under The Stars" (2007) and this band's "Live Europe 2006" (2007). Pairwise artwork tie per the 2026-08-07 ruling (PROTOCOL rule 7); AMT joins the Seldon Hunt cluster as its 19th atlas client. source ↗

  • Baronesspath →

    Both bands' cover art was done by freelance artist Paul Romano: Baroness's Yellow & Green (2012, interior artwork/layout) and Earth's Legacy Of Dissolution (2005, art direction/artwork/design). Pairwise artwork tie per the 2026-08-07 ruling (PROTOCOL rule 7). source ↗

  • Blind Idiot Godpath →

    Both bands' cover art/design work was done by freelance artist Seldon Hunt: Blind Idiot God's "Before Ever After" (2015) and Earth's "Live Europe 2006" (2007). Pairwise artwork tie per the 2026-08-07 ruling (PROTOCOL rule 7, the exception to hub-and-spoke) — Hunt is not an atlas band member so there is no anchor band. One representative Discogs credit cited; the companion credit is logged in research/edge-taxonomy-ledger.json. source ↗

  • Burning Witchpath →

    Both bands' cover art/design work was done by freelance artist Seldon Hunt: Burning Witch's "Crippled Lucifer" (2008) and Earth's "Live Europe 2006" (2007). Pairwise artwork tie per the 2026-08-07 ruling (PROTOCOL rule 7, the exception to hub-and-spoke) — Hunt is not an atlas band member so there is no anchor band. One representative Discogs credit cited; the companion credit is logged in research/edge-taxonomy-ledger.json. source ↗

  • Cave Inpath →

    Both bands' cover art/design work was done by freelance illustrator Richey Beckett: Cave In's Heavy Pendulum (2022, Artwork) and Earth's Even Hell Has Its Heroes (2023, Cover). Pairwise artwork tie per the 2026-08-07 ruling (PROTOCOL rule 7) -- Beckett is not an atlas band member so there is no anchor band. source ↗

  • Circlepath →

    Both bands' cover art was done by freelance artist Paul Romano: Circle's Earthworm (2006) and Earth's Legacy Of Dissolution (2005), both art direction/artwork/design. Pairwise artwork tie per the 2026-08-07 ruling (PROTOCOL rule 7). source ↗

  • Ephel Duathpath →

    Both bands' cover art/design work was done by freelance artist Seldon Hunt: Earth's "Live Europe 2006" (2007) and Ephel Duath's "Through My Dog's Eyes." (2009). Pairwise artwork tie per the 2026-08-07 ruling (PROTOCOL rule 7, the exception to hub-and-spoke) — Hunt is not an atlas band member so there is no anchor band. One representative Discogs credit cited; the companion credit is logged in research/edge-taxonomy-ledger.json. source ↗

  • Fredrik Thordendal's Special Defectspath →

    Both bands' cover art/design work was done by freelance artist Seldon Hunt: Earth's "Live Europe 2006" (2007) and Fredrik Thordendal's Special Defects's "Sol Niger Within" (2016). Pairwise artwork tie per the 2026-08-07 ruling (PROTOCOL rule 7, the exception to hub-and-spoke) — Hunt is not an atlas band member so there is no anchor band. One representative Discogs credit cited; the companion credit is logged in research/edge-taxonomy-ledger.json. source ↗

  • Goatsnakesatellitepath →

    Both bands' cover art/design work was done by freelance artist Seldon Hunt: Earth's "Live Europe 2006" (2007) and Goatsnake's "1" (2022). Pairwise artwork tie per the 2026-08-07 ruling (PROTOCOL rule 7, the exception to hub-and-spoke) — Hunt is not an atlas band member so there is no anchor band. One representative Discogs credit cited; the companion credit is logged in research/edge-taxonomy-ledger.json. source ↗

  • House of Low Culturepath →

    Both bands' cover art/design work was done by freelance artist Seldon Hunt: Earth's "Live Europe 2006" (2007) and House of Low Culture's "Live From The House Of Low Temperature!" (2003). Pairwise artwork tie per the 2026-08-07 ruling (PROTOCOL rule 7, the exception to hub-and-spoke) — Hunt is not an atlas band member so there is no anchor band. One representative Discogs credit cited; the companion credit is logged in research/edge-taxonomy-ledger.json. source ↗

  • Jesupath →

    Both bands' cover art/design work was done by freelance artist Seldon Hunt: Earth's "Live Europe 2006" (2007) and Jesu's "Sun Down / Sun Rise" (2007). Pairwise artwork tie per the 2026-08-07 ruling (PROTOCOL rule 7, the exception to hub-and-spoke) — Hunt is not an atlas band member so there is no anchor band. One representative Discogs credit cited; the companion credit is logged in research/edge-taxonomy-ledger.json. source ↗

  • KK Nullpath →

    Both bands' cover art/design work was done by freelance artist Seldon Hunt: Earth's "Live Europe 2006" (2007) and KK Null's "Extropy" (2009). Pairwise artwork tie per the 2026-08-07 ruling (PROTOCOL rule 7, the exception to hub-and-spoke) — Hunt is not an atlas band member so there is no anchor band. One representative Discogs credit cited; the companion credit is logged in research/edge-taxonomy-ledger.json. source ↗

  • Lotus Eaterspath →

    Both bands' cover art/design work was done by freelance artist Seldon Hunt: Earth's "Live Europe 2006" (2007) and Lotus Eaters's "Lotus Eaters" (2002). Pairwise artwork tie per the 2026-08-07 ruling (PROTOCOL rule 7, the exception to hub-and-spoke) — Hunt is not an atlas band member so there is no anchor band. One representative Discogs credit cited; the companion credit is logged in research/edge-taxonomy-ledger.json. source ↗

  • Made Out of Babiespath →

    Both bands' cover art/design work was done by freelance artist Seldon Hunt: Earth's "Live Europe 2006" (2007) and Made Out of Babies's "The Ruiner" (2008). Pairwise artwork tie per the 2026-08-07 ruling (PROTOCOL rule 7, the exception to hub-and-spoke) — Hunt is not an atlas band member so there is no anchor band. One representative Discogs credit cited; the companion credit is logged in research/edge-taxonomy-ledger.json. source ↗

  • Mastodonpath →

    Both bands' cover art was done by freelance artist Paul Romano: Earth's Legacy Of Dissolution (2005, art direction/artwork/design) and Mastodon's Leviathan (2004, artwork/design) -- one of Romano's many Mastodon covers. Pairwise artwork tie per the 2026-08-07 ruling (PROTOCOL rule 7). source ↗

  • Nadjapath →

    Both bands' cover art/design work was done by freelance artist Seldon Hunt: Earth's "Live Europe 2006" (2007) and Nadja's "Thaumogenesis" (2007). Pairwise artwork tie per the 2026-08-07 ruling (PROTOCOL rule 7, the exception to hub-and-spoke) — Hunt is not an atlas band member so there is no anchor band. One representative Discogs credit cited; the companion credit is logged in research/edge-taxonomy-ledger.json. source ↗

  • Neurosispath →

    Both bands' cover art/design work was done by freelance artist Seldon Hunt: Earth's "Live Europe 2006" (2007) and Neurosis's "A Sun That Never Sets" (2001). Pairwise artwork tie per the 2026-08-07 ruling (PROTOCOL rule 7, the exception to hub-and-spoke) — Hunt is not an atlas band member so there is no anchor band. One representative Discogs credit cited; the companion credit is logged in research/edge-taxonomy-ledger.json. source ↗

  • Orthodoxpath →

    Both bands' cover art/design work was done by freelance artist Seldon Hunt: Earth's "Live Europe 2006" (2007) and Orthodox's "Amanecer En Puerta Oscura" (2007). Pairwise artwork tie per the 2026-08-07 ruling (PROTOCOL rule 7, the exception to hub-and-spoke) — Hunt is not an atlas band member so there is no anchor band. One representative Discogs credit cited; the companion credit is logged in research/edge-taxonomy-ledger.json. source ↗

  • Pelicanpath →

    Both bands' cover art/design work was done by freelance artist Seldon Hunt: Earth's "Live Europe 2006" (2007) and Pelican's "Live In Chicago 6/11/03" (2005). Pairwise artwork tie per the 2026-08-07 ruling (PROTOCOL rule 7, the exception to hub-and-spoke) — Hunt is not an atlas band member so there is no anchor band. One representative Discogs credit cited; the companion credit is logged in research/edge-taxonomy-ledger.json. source ↗

  • Rosettapath →

    Both bands' cover art was done by freelance artist Paul Romano: Earth's Legacy Of Dissolution (2005) and Rosetta's Wake/Lift (2007), both art direction/artwork/design. Pairwise artwork tie per the 2026-08-07 ruling (PROTOCOL rule 7). source ↗

  • Starkweathersatellitepath →

    Both bands' cover art was done by freelance artist Paul Romano: Earth's Legacy Of Dissolution (2005, art direction/artwork/design) and Starkweather's Croatoan (2006, art direction/artwork/design). Pairwise artwork tie per the 2026-08-07 ruling (PROTOCOL rule 7). source ↗

  • Sunn O)))path →

    Stephen O'Malley of Sunn O))) is credited with "Design" on Earth's Hex; Or Printing in the Infernal Method (2005). source ↗

  • The Oceanpath →

    Both bands' cover art/design work was done by freelance artist Seldon Hunt: Earth's "Live Europe 2006" (2007) and The Ocean's "Pelagial" (2013). Pairwise artwork tie per the 2026-08-07 ruling (PROTOCOL rule 7, the exception to hub-and-spoke) — Hunt is not an atlas band member so there is no anchor band. One representative Discogs credit cited; the companion credit is logged in research/edge-taxonomy-ledger.json. source ↗

label · 10
2 split releases →

FURTHER LISTENING

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    The Mountain King
    DroneDoomAmbient

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  • Blackgaze / avant-blackEI 15
    Flock of Crows
    DroneAmbientDoom

    Solo instrumental drone/doom/dark-ambient project by Tim Roberts (Savannah, GA). The substantial release The Prophet Killed (2013) is a concept album about a Biblical prophet, built from eight very long-form tracks (1:37 to 16:47, ~70 min) of sustained tones, slow doom-weight passages and dark-ambient atmosphere per the artist's own genre tagging (Ambient, Dark Ambient, Doom, Drone Metal, Experimental).

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  • Turner-verse / Hydra HeadEI 18
    Mamiffer
    DroneAmbientDoom

    Mamiffer is an American experimental band based in Seattle, Washington, founded in 2007 by Faith Coloccia out of ideas from her former group Everlovely Lightningheart. It began as her solo project and grew into a duo with Aaron Turner (of Isis and Sumac), who became her creative partner and later husband; the two also co-founded SIGE Records. The music intertwines ambient, drone, and post-rock composition with piano and ethereal vocals, and the band is known for collaborative albums and rotating guest musicians.

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  • Turner-verse / Hydra HeadEI 19
    Jodis
    DroneAmbientDoom

    Jodis is a minimal drone/doom trio featuring Aaron Turner (vocals), James Plotkin (guitar) and Tim Wyskida (drums). The band is a modern exploration of restrained sonic minimalism and tonal/textural density, coupling Plotkin and Wyskida's sparse, mercurial rhythmic interplay with Turner's monolithic ambience and distressed vocals. They released two albums on Hydra Head Records: Secret House (2009) and Black Curtain (2012).

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  • UnaffiliatedEI 27
    Acid Mothers Temple
    DroneAmbientFolk

    Acid Mothers Temple & the Melting Paraiso U.F.O. are a Japanese psychedelic collective founded in 1995 by guitarist Kawabata Makoto as an outlet for a rotating cast of players, releasing their self-titled debut on PSF Records in 1997. Extraordinarily prolific, with well over 100 albums, they fuse acid-rock jams, krautrock motorik, raga drones and harsh noise into cosmic long-form freak-outs. The touring lineup has long centered on Kawabata with Higashi Hiroshi, Tsuyama Atsushi and, at points, guitarist Mitsuru Tabata.

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  • UnaffiliatedEI 18
    Ghostmass (大鬼眾)
    DroneAmbientDoom

    Ghostmass (大鬼眾) is a Beijing improvisation collective formed in 2021 from a shared passion for drone, doom, and extreme metal, filtered through harsh noise and free improvisation. Reviewer Michael Scharf (Outside Noise) describes their 2024 album 'Ghost Meditation' as evolving from chaotic noise toward a more structured, doom-metal-inspired sound, with anguished throat-singing-style vocals over grating feedback and power electronics. The lineup draws members from Beijing noise-rock scene acts Carsick Cars and Soviet Pop.

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  • Post-metalEI 28
    Harvestman
    DroneAmbientFolk

    Harvestman is the cosmic folk and psychedelic drone project of Steve Von Till, the guitarist and co-vocalist of Neurosis. The music blends delicate 1970s British-style folk with shimmering psychedelic drift, doom drone, krautrock, and space-raga textures built from electric guitars, synthesizers, dulcimers, and effects processing. Von Till has recorded albums including Lashing the Rye, In a Dark Tongue, Music for Megaliths, and the full-moon-timed Triptych series, all issued through Neurot Recordings. Members of Grails and Om have contributed to the project as supporting players.

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  • Southern Lord / droneEI 15
    Zatvor
    DroneDoomAmbient

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  • Turner-verse / Hydra HeadEI 25
    Lotus Eaters
    DroneAmbient

    Lotus Eaters is an American experimental electroacoustic/drone supergroup formed around 1999, featuring Aaron Turner of Isis, Stephen O'Malley of Sunn O))), and James Plotkin of OLD and Khanate. Working in a minimal, guitar-and-electronics drone idiom, the trio released the CD Mind Control for Infants (Neurot Recordings, 2002) and Wurmwulv (Troubleman Unlimited, 2007). As the only project shared by Turner and O'Malley, it forms the shortest bridge between the Isis pole and the Sunn O))) pole of the atlas. (Not to be confused with the Liverpool new-wave band The Lotus Eaters.)

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    Nàda
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