| Place of Skulls | |
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| Origin | Knoxville, Tennessee |
| Genre(s) | Doom metal |
| Years active | 2000 - present |
| Label(s) | Exile on Mainstream Records Southern Lord Records Outlaw Recordings |
| Associated acts | Pentagram Cathedral Spirit Caravan The Obsessed The Hidden Hand Saint Vitus Trouble Revelation |
| Members | |
| Victor Griffin Dennis Cornelius Tim Tomaselli |
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| Former members | |
| Scott "Wino" Weinrich Lee Abney Greg Turley Ron Holzner Pete Campbell |
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Place of Skulls is a doom metal band from Knoxville, Tennessee. Doom metal is a form of Heavy metal music that typically employs very slow Tempos low-tuned guitars and a much 'thicker' or 'heavier' sound than other metal
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Biography
Place of Skulls was formed in 2000 by ex-Pentagram guitarist Victor Griffin. Pentagram are a long-running American heavy metal band from Virginia, most famous as one of the pioneers of Doom metal. The name is a biblical reference to Golgotha. "Golgotha" redirects here For other uses see Golgotha (disambiguation. The band put out their debut album, Nailed, on Southern Lord Records in 2002. Southern Lord is an American Record label, founded in 1998 by Greg Anderson and Stephen O'Malley, specializing in doom, sludge Many of these songs deal with Griffin's new found faith in Christianity. Christianity ( Greek Χριστιανισμός from the word Xριστός ( Christ)is a monotheistic Religion centered on the life and teachings Four songs from the Nailed session were explicitly Christian and for this reason did not appear on the album. These were released as the Love Through Blood EP in 2005. Scott "Wino" Weinrich joined the band for their second album, With Vision. Robert Scott "Wino" Weinrich (born September 28, 1961) is a Doom metal Guitarist & Vocalist and founding member of This album was released by Southern Lord Records in 2003. Southern Lord is an American Record label, founded in 1998 by Greg Anderson and Stephen O'Malley, specializing in doom, sludge Shortly after, Wino left the band to concentrate on The Hidden Hand. The Hidden Hand was a stoner/doom band from Maryland formed in 2002 In 2006 the band signed to Germany's Exile on Mainstream Records and released their most recent album, The Black Is Never Far.
Members
Discography
Albums
- Nailed (Southern Lord Records 2002)
- With Vision (Southern Lord Records 2003)
- The Black Is Never Far (Exile on Mainstream Records 2006)
EPs
- Place of Skulls (Southern Lord Records 2002)
- Love Through Blood (Outlaw Recordings 2005)
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