Khanate (band)

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American metal band

Khanate

L-R: Stephen O'Malley, James Plotkin, Tim Wyskida, Alan Dubin

Background information
Origin| New York City, U.S.
Genres|

* Drone metal[1]
* doom metal[2]
* experimental metal[3]

Years active| 2000–2006; 2009–2010, 2017–present
Labels|

* Southern Lord
* Hydra Head
* Load
* Sacred Bones

Members|

* Alan Dubin
* James Plotkin
* Stephen O'Malley
* Tim Wyskida

Website| khanateofficial.com

Khanate is an American drone doom supergroup that brought together James Plotkin and Alan Dubin, two members of the defunct band OLD, as well as Tim Wyskida of Blind Idiot God and Manbyrd and Stephen O'Malley of Burning Witch and Sunn O))).

Keeping some similarity with O'Malley's previous band Burning Witch, Khanate produces songs that usually exceeded the 10-minute mark, characterized by extremely slow tempos, harsh layers of feedback, and vocalist Alan Dubin's torturous shrieking.

On September 24, 2006, Khanate split up, with Plotkin stating that the "lack of commitment from certain members" led to the split.[4]

In the January/February 2009 issue of Rock-A-Rolla magazine, vocalist Alan Dubin stated: "We had a few festival offers [that] sparked some talk of a reunion but they didn't pan out in the end." He went on to say, "I highly doubt a reunion will happen."

On May 19, 2023, the band released a surprise album titled To Be Cruel digitally and announced preorders for a physical release to be released in June. The band also announced digital reissues of its four previous albums and plans for physical reissues to follow.[5]

## Members

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* Alan Dubin – vocals (2000–2006, 2009–2010, 2017–present)
* Stephen O'Malley – guitars (2000–2006, 2009–2010, 2017–present)
* James Plotkin – bass (2000–2006, 2009–2010, 2017–present)
* Tim Wyskida – drums (?–2006, 2009–2010, 2017–present)

## Discography

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### Studio albums

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* Khanate (2001)
* Things Viral (2003)
* Capture & Release (2005)
* Clean Hands Go Foul (2009)
* To Be Cruel (2023)

### Other releases

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* Live WFMU 91.1 (2002, Live)
* No Joy (Remix) (2003, EP)
* Let Loose The Lambs (2004, Live DVD; limited to 230 copies)
* KHNT vs. Stockholm (2004, Live)
* Live Aktion Sampler 2004 (2004, Live)
* Dead/Live Aktions (2005, DVD)
* It's Cold When Birds Fall From The Sky (2005, Live; limited to 500 copies)

## See also

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* Sunn O)))
* Gnaw
* Burning Witch
* Blind Idiot God
* Khlyst

## References

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1. ^ Dahlen, Chris. "Khanate – Things Viral". Pitchfork. Retrieved October 21, 2013.
2. ^ Prato, Greg. "Khanate: Capture & Release". AllMusic. Retrieved June 8, 2020.
3. ^ Currin, Grayson (July 30, 2009). "Khanate: Clean Hands Go Foul". Pitchfork. Retrieved June 8, 2020.
4. ^ "Elektra Entertainment". Archived from the original on March 10, 2007. Retrieved June 30, 2023.
5. ^ "To be Cruel". Sacredbonesrecords.com.

## External links

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* Southern Lord Label Info
* Load Records Label Info
* Khanate at James Plotkin's website
* Khanate discography at MusicBrainz
* Khanate at Encyclopaedia Metallum
* Stephen O'Malley's official website
* Khanate at Last.fm
* Tim Wyskida's official website https://www.timwyskida.com/

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Khanate

* Alan Dubin
* James Plotkin
* Stephen O'Malley
* Tim Wyskida

Studio albums|

* Khanate (2001)
* Things Viral (2003)
* Capture & Release (2005)
* Clean Hands Go Foul (2009)

Live albums|

* Live WFMU 91.1 (2002)

EPs|

* No Joy (Remix) (2003)

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Sunn O)))

* Stephen O'Malley
* Greg Anderson

* Attila Csihar
* Tos Nieuwenhuizen
* Steve Moore
* Hildur Guðnadóttir
* Anthony Pateras

Studio albums|

* ØØ Void
* Flight of the Behemoth
* White1
* White2
* Black One
* Monoliths & Dimensions
* Kannon
* Life Metal
* Pyroclasts

Collaborative albums|

* Altar (with Boris)
* Terrestrials (with Ulver)
* Soused (with Scott Walker)

Other releases|

* The Grimmrobe Demos
* Oracle
* Dømkirke

Related articles|

* Sunn O))) discography
* List of songs recorded by Sunn O)))
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* Boris
* Burial Chamber Trio
* Burning Witch
* Khanate
* KTL
* Goatsnake
* Gravetemple
* Thorr's Hammer
* Sunn amps
* Southern Lord Records
* Scott Walker

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International|

* ISNI
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National|

* United States

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* MusicBrainz

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