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Oedipus
Oedipus was a Los Angeles quartet that formed in the late 1990s with Alex Volkov on vocals, Ethan Hayes on guitar, Jake Carter on bass, and Tom James on...
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Oedipus was a Los Angeles quartet that formed in the late 1990s with Alex Volkov on vocals, Ethan Hayes on guitar, Jake Carter on bass, and Tom James on drums. They came up playing a raw, aggressive style that didn't fit neatly into the trends of the time, and their live shows developed a reputation for intensity.
Their debut album 'Unleash the Inferno' came out in 2002, followed by 'Burn It Down' in 2005. The title track from that second album became their most recognizable song, a loud anthem that connected with listeners. Other songs like 'Tres Las' and 'Final Machine' filled out their catalog of heavy guitars and thunderous drums.
They kept releasing albums through the 2000s and into the 2010s, including 'Rise from the Ashes' in 2008 and 'The Reckoning' in 2011. Their lyrics often dealt with rebellion and social themes, and their sound stayed consistently aggressive across their five studio records.
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