Pan-cultural, pie-eyed, psychedelic post-doom pill-shovelers Obiat have one of the thorniest, twistiest family trees ever. One dude's from Italy, another's from Hungary, a third is from Poland, and the fourth guy, Neil…well, he's the British one, naturally. Obiat currently call the UK their home, but clearly, theirs is a global concern, and the music ably demonstrates that. A deep, disquieting headphone trip that drifts woozily from Middle-Eastern tone poems to crunching neo doom, serial killer frash, and no-helmet space prog, Obiat's constantly shifting sound is like a sentient iPod that secretly plots to kill. while it lulls you into a bludgeon rock trance.
The band formed in the late '90s, in the Polish town of Szczecin. Guitarist Rafal Reutt is the founding member; originally a three-piece, the band developed their fluid approach to heavy rock in Poland, but it wasn't until Reutt moved to London and began searching for a solid line-up that he chanced upon the 'voice' of Obiat – Hungarian singer Laszlo Pallagi. The two Eastern Europeans bonded culturally and musically, and Obiat's acid-stuffed calliope ride to oblivion began in earnest.
The band has so far released three albums, each one top heavy with guest-musicians, weird instrumentation (a hurdy-gurdy?), and a wild sense of experimentation. Their latest, Eye Tree Pi (Small Stone), is perhaps their most cohesive, groove-oriented work yet. It's still nuts, though. The album was produced and engineered by Chris Fielding (Napalm Death, Electric Wizard) and mixed by dop -rock super producer Billy Anderson (Melvins, High on Fire, Mr. Bungle). Given that sort of pedigree, it goes without saying that it will melt your brain into a puddle. Tribal and hypnotic and heavy as Sabbath. Obiat have been gigging all over Europe (where they originally from) Hungary, Poland.Italy, Germany, France, Netherland, Austria, Belgium. Double headlined with ELECTRIC WIZARD in France, Stoned Hand of Doom festival in Rome with Doomraiser + more in Italy, Belgium, Germany with EARTHRIDE (ex Spirit Caravan), Gates Of Slumber, Centurions Ghost-Doom Over Nuernberg fest, with TESTAMENT and MY DYING BRIDE and Korpiklani(Metalmania Fest in Budapest)and more and of course all over the UK with , WITCHCRAFT-Sweden, ACID KING, A STORM OF LIGHT, NEBULA, PELICAN, THE ATOMIC BITCHWAX & 5IVE from Boston-USA, HAWKWIND's Nik Turner Space Unit,ORANGE GOBLIN, RAMESSES -former Electric Wizard), ESOTERIC, Suns of The Tundra TV appearance on BBC and Man and Motor (satellite): "Mad Count 3-4" Shows. Madcount 4. available on DVD with Obiat soundtrack as well. Singer Laz is also deeply involved in writing and recording for Peach /Suns of the Tundra(TOOL's Justin Chancellor previous band) albums along with fellow musicians like Simon Oakes, Andy Prestige (ANGEL WITCH, Winters, Cortizone).They also contributed some material for the 2nd album OBIAT:EMOTIONALLY DRIVEN DISTURBULeNCE(2005) as well as "EYE TREE PI" (2009). Guitarist Raf and bassist Alex also performed with deathcore band Justonefix as seen on stage with CULT OF LUNA, BLEEDING THROUGH, MARDUK, DISMEMBER, ZAO, Cataract and more.
".Each elegant shift in mood marks out another stage of a spiritual journey, as endlessly tantalising as it is an act of exciting discovery."
Metal Hammer UK
"There's an oppressive feel, and a kind of magic, invocatory feel going on, bubbling under the surface in truly sinister fashion."
Terrorizer
"Total orchestral brutality from the heart"
Billy Anderson (Neurosis, Melvins, Sleep, High on Fire,Orange Goblin)
"awesome, can't take out from my car stereo"
Justin Chancellor of TOOL
"Obiat sound is an equivalent of falling buildings"
Kerrang!
"Eye Tree Pi is an impressive, creative alternative to the alternatives in underground hard rock."
Michael Toland, Big Takeover-New York
"an incredible album in terms of atmosphere and production"
Planetfuzz.net
"Too angular and unpredictable to be reduced to a "stoner rock" tag, and too psychedelic for a simple "doom" description"
Terrorizer
"Tribal and hypnotic and heavy as Sabbath"
Sleazegrinder, Classic Rock Magazine - Track of the Day
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Influences:
70s CLASSIC ROCK, EXPERIMENTAL, DOOM, METAL, MINIMAL, POST ROCK, AMBIENT, PSYCHEDELIC, STONER.
Acrimony, Aerosmith, Alice in chains, Tori Amos, Anathema, Anthrax, A Perfect Circle, Syd Barrett, Barbaro, the Beatles, Black Sabbath, Blind Melon, Tommy Bolin, Jeff Buckley, Candiria, Keith Caputo, Carcass, Ray Charles, Corrosion Of Confirmity, Comes with the fall, the Cult, Danzig, Dead Can Dance, Dead Soul Tibe, Death, Deep Purple, The Doors, Down, Electric Wizard, Brian Eno, Eyehategod, Faith No More, Fantomas, Galloping Coroners(VHK), the Gathering, Vincent Gallo, Dave Gilmour, Godspeed You Black Emperor, 1st wave of Grunge, P J Harvey, Jimi Hendrix, Helmet, Hermano, Iron Butterfly,Jan Jelinek, Jane's Addiction, Jethro Tull, Janis Joplin, Judas Priest, Kammerflimmer Kollektief, King Crimson, Kingston Wall(fi), Kobong, KYUSS, Led Zeppelin, Bill Lazwel, LGT(hu), Life of Agony, The Melvins, Monster Magnet, Mother Love Bone, Mr. Bungle, My Dying Bride, NEUROSIS, Nebula, Obituary, Ozzy, Opeth, Pearl Jam(early), Pentagram, Paradise Lost, Pink Floyd, Piramis(hu), P Mobil(hu), Primus, Psychotic Waltz, Queen, Queens of the stone age, Rainbow, Revelation, RHCP/early/, The Rolling Stones, Rush, Slayer, Sleep, Slint, Slo Burn, Soundgarden, Stone Temple Pilots, St Vitus, Temple of the dog, The For Carnation, Thin Lizzy, Three Fish, TOOL, Triosk, Tortoise, Trapeze, Tribe after Tribe, Tribe of Gypsies, Trouble, Uriah Heep(Byron era), Vagtazo halottkemek, Van der graf Generator, Frank Zappa, ZZ Top and other coloured, exotic and horroristic substances.
"Eye Tree Pi"
2009 / SmallStone Recordings - Buy Now
"Emotionally Driven Disturbulence" 2005 / Slowmo Music - Buy Now
"Accidentally Making Enemies"2002 / ReadiRockRevolution - Buy Now
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