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THE SIXTH CHAMBER - Often accused of being one of the most original sounding hard rock bands in Los Angeles, The Sixth Chamber has reached a milestone with its new EP, four addictive doses of sexually-charged and impassioned songwriting delivered via blasting vintage tube amplifiers, heavy rhythmic drive and soulful, belty vocals. The new recording was produced by Louis Castle and James Bairian, who were dubbed “sonic wizards” by the LA Weekly and whose production work received a rave review in Rolling Stone. Vocalist Sevan Kand sings in a soulful and bluesy style inspired by vocalists from late 60s/early 70s rock and R&B. Some influences include Jim Morrison, Robert Plant, Jack Bruce, Al Green, James Brown, Buddy Miles and Ian Gilan. Kand was born into a bohemian musical family, and his voice was used on recordings by gothic rock pioneers Christian Death as a small child. Guitarist Rahne Pistor is a pupil of the Ritchie Blackmore, Jimi Hendrix and Tony Iommi school of blues and psychedelic rock guitar, and he often adds mystical gypsy flare to his lead guitar. Pistor relocated to Los Angeles a few years ago from New Jersey, where in his teenage punk days he played bass in a band with members of The Misfits and Samhain. Drummer Michael Ferrara articulates classic rock and blues-fueled psychedelic beats, and surpasses in creative rhythmic skills many players twice his age. For its live shows in New York and Los Angeles, The Sixth Chamber has been "pick of the week" in the Village Voice and LA Weekly on several occasions.

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Member Since: 6/9/2004
Band Website: myspace.com/thesixthchamber
Band Members: Sevan Kand - lead vocals

Rahne Pistor - guitars, backing vocals

Patrick McHugh - bass

Michael Ferrara - drums, percussion

Wanna see us back on the road in your town? Want to help defray our cost of being followed around and ticketed by pigs in Texas? Want to support a new generation rock n roll? Record industry support seems to be a thing of the past. It's all in your hands these days...support the artists, worship the god of creativity...Please donate and be sure to download our tracks from iTunes, Snocap, wherever, whatever....Thank you for the support and consideration....

LA WEEKLY review of THE SIXTH CHAMBER~Despite their intricately tangled guitar riffs and pummeling heaviness, the Sixth Chamber are more than just another hard-rock band. The local quartet claim that they're influenced by Edgar Allan Poe, the Black Panthers' Bobby Seale, Timothy Leary, defense attorney William Kunstler, Henry Miller, abnormal psychology, shamanism and "consciousness alteration" just as much as they are by psychedelic rock and Black Sabbath. They say they're inspired by the movies of Roman Polanski — and yet the cover of their new self-titled EP (on Novokkane Recordings) features sensual artwork by imprisoned Charles Manson affiliate Bobby Beausoleil. Clearly, there's a lot going on with this ambitious group. Sevan Kand howls with a wild-eyed, from-the-mountaintop kind of rock evangelism, firmly supported by drummer Michael Ferrara and bassist Joshua Soto's mighty bedrock of Led Zep–style rhythms. Guitarist Rahne Pistor slathers "Secret Lovers Land" with a wash of exotic slide guitar and deft psychedelic licks, while Kand croons ominously until the song is swept out to sea on a rising metallic tide. It's all good stuff — even if it's not clear how they really feel about Sharon Tate. (Falling James)~

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Influences: Influences are primarily psychedelic rock, hard rock, early punk, groundbreaking alternative music, individual freedom, Edgar Allen Poe, William Blake, Alan Watts, experimental music, Timothy Leary, LSD, peyote, psilocybin, consciousness alteration, radical defense attorney William Kunstler, Neal Cassady, Allen Ginsberg, Salvador Dali, William Burroughs, Alfred Hitchcock, Roman Polanski, Aldous Huxley, Jean Cocteau, Eric Burdon and the Animals, Aleister Crowley, The Doors, Ken Kesey, Dr. Richard Alpert, Hunter Thompson, Bobby Seale, The Kinks, Fidel's 26th of July Movement, abnormal psychology, Makhno, Paul Krassner, Geza X, David Bowie, Black Sabbath, flamenco, Andy Warhol, Henry Miller, shamanism, mysticism and counterculture.
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[Photo by Ignacio Segovia]

Record Label: Novokkane Recordings
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Movers and Shakers? Organizers? Join with The Sixth Chamber

The Sixth Chamber is seeking an articulate, business savvy and charismatic person to work with the band in certain management/agent/administrative roles.....Must be able to commit at least 10 hours a ...
Posted by The Sixth Chamber on Thu, 01 May 2008 01:47:00 PST

The Sixth Chamber NEW rough demos being posted....

By request....posting a few of the rough demos we've been making over that last few months.....one per day for the next few days.....enjoy....let us know what you think...thanks for the patience!Also,...
Posted by The Sixth Chamber on Wed, 16 Apr 2008 01:13:00 PST

Just got in from Texas tour blog!!!!

Home from touring Texas....kickass sendoffs at the Buccaneer Lounge and Spaceland with Chuck Dukowski Sextet and Circus Minor....got ripped off by the promoter at Zeppelin's Pub in seedy old El Paso (...
Posted by The Sixth Chamber on Tue, 08 Apr 2008 04:25:00 PST

New Sixth Chamber Write-Up in Pasadena Weekly

Rockin’ Chamber musicBy John Sollenberger 03/20/2008When you hear the words "hard rock band," thoughts often come to mind of a group of guys who are grandfather candidates. Not so with The Sixt...
Posted by The Sixth Chamber on Sat, 22 Mar 2008 02:49:00 PST

Southwest Tour Starts March 26th

THE SIXTH CHAMBER has been invited out to Austin, Texas to play a March 30th memorial concert for Buddy Miles, who died on February 26th. Miles family and friends organized the concert at Threadgill&r...
Posted by The Sixth Chamber on Wed, 12 Mar 2008 06:50:00 PST

Raising money to get to Texas to play Buddy Miles memorial concert

We're now beginning our fundraising efforts to make it out to Austin, Texas to play the Buddy Miles memorial concert at Threadgills on March 30th....Please help in any way you can...We receive no comp...
Posted by The Sixth Chamber on Sat, 08 Mar 2008 07:57:00 PST

Invited to play Buddy Miles memorial concert

We've been invited to play the Buddy Miles memorial concert on March 30th in at Threadgill's in Austin, Texas....thanks to Buddy's godson Palo Henderson....an amazing opportunity to pay tribute to the...
Posted by The Sixth Chamber on Wed, 05 Mar 2008 09:50:00 PST

Sixth Chamber featured in Angeleno Magazine

The Sixth Chamber is featured in this month’s Angeleno as one of the torchbearers of a neo-hard rock psychedelic wave of sound....The article was written by New York Times journalist Marc Weinga...
Posted by The Sixth Chamber on Sat, 09 Feb 2008 06:45:00 PST

Progress....

Have some sick new material in the works, been in the studio arranging and putting things together making fantastic progress...Thanks to all of our fans and supporters for the patience....the wait wil...
Posted by The Sixth Chamber on Wed, 23 Jan 2008 03:41:00 PST

Sixth Chamber song in zombie flic Dance of the Dead

The song Something's Going Wrong will be featured in Dance of the Dead, a soon-to-be-released zombie film by director Gregg Bishop....In the film, a group of teenage derelicts is hanging out in a van ...
Posted by The Sixth Chamber on Sat, 05 Jan 2008 09:04:00 PST