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About Me

Some create music to bring light into a dark world; Black Snake Moan creates music to snuff that light out. Drawing on a host of musical influences beautiful and terrible; Black Snake Moan stitches order out of musical chaos. Dancing back and forth across the line between metal and industrial, Black Snake Moan fuses throbbing beats and razor sharp synths with a caustic wall of guitar and bass. An aggressive hybrid in the tradition of Ministry and Nine Inch Nails, Black Snake Moan is a powerful, accessible new voice in industrial rock.
Sonically, Black Snake Moan begins where their influences leave off. Tool, Nine Inch Nails, Dead Can Dance and a host of other industrial, metal, and gothic influences assert themselves throughout Black Snake Moans 2005 CD Tension, as well as onstage. The CD captures the sound of the bands live performances while embracing the concept of a modern, three-dimensional musical experience. With its liberal use of keyboards and samples, as well as its solid rock/metal foundation, Tension is a powerful combination of danceability and aggressivity.
Black Snake Moan is currently booking shows and recording a CD of new material. Black Snake Moan is poised to play supporting and headlining slots throughout the Northern California area. For booking or press information please contact: [email protected]

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Member Since: 6/25/2004
Band Website: blacksnakemoan.com
Band Members: Paige Lawrence - Voices
Thomas Harrington - Guitar
Badger - Bass
Gavin Price - Drums

Influences: Dead Can Dance, Johnny Cash (RIP), Dimebag Darrell from Pantera (RIP), Metallica (RIP), Ministry, Tool, Kidney Thieves, Skinny Puppy, Depeche Mode, The Cure, Bauhaus, Meshuggah, Mary Manson, Jesus, Satan, Money, Drugs. Anything involving Maynard. N.W.A., APC, NIN, THC, Bill Hicks, Mom, teddy bears, naps, The Deftones, Soulfly and Down.
Sounds Like: Nine Inch Nails, Tool, Pantera, the Kidney Thieves, Marilyn Manson and Dead Can Dance thrown into a blender.
Record Label: Sure... we'd love a record label.
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Black Snake Moan: FINAL PERFORMANCE

Dear Friends, It is a time of great change, personal and collective and I have chosen this time to end Black Snake Moan. Having been through 5 different incarnations over 10 years, I have played with...
Posted by Black Snake Moan on Thu, 19 Jun 2008 02:26:00 PST

Building a Henge are we?

Winter Solstice is only 2 days away, and like good little pagan serfs, we planted our seeds this winter. First, we want to welcome our new guitarist, Thomas Harrington to the band. We have...
Posted by Black Snake Moan on Wed, 19 Dec 2007 01:59:00 PST

Taking Pulse

The recording sessions for the new BSM album are now done and we haved moved into the mixing process. We are working with an amazing producer named Oz, of GreatOzMedia.com. CD...
Posted by Black Snake Moan on Fri, 24 Aug 2007 12:39:00 PST

Bleeding Eardrums

Black Snake Moan is on day 2 of recording the new album. [Gavin smashed his middle finger 2 days before recording and we had to postpone the recording until this weekend; no joke.] We are simultaneo...
Posted by Black Snake Moan on Sun, 01 Apr 2007 02:49:00 PST

About the Movie: Black Snake Moan

Due to the large number of emails, phone calls and letters we have received about the upcoming film entitled Black Snake Moan, I wanted to take the opportunity to make a few things clear. Simply put, ...
Posted by Black Snake Moan on Tue, 06 Feb 2007 08:27:00 PST

Black Snake Moan live Videos posted!

Black Snake Moan is pleased to announce that we have just posted our first videos to MySpace. There are three clips available, each one from a different show over the last 6-8months; including s...
Posted by Black Snake Moan on Sun, 04 Feb 2007 12:35:00 PST

Mercilessly Forward

Starting March 3rd, we will be recording at the amazing Sharkbite Studios in Oakland's Jack London Square. Home to Machine Head's last three albums, as well as The Sick and Mr...
Posted by Black Snake Moan on Wed, 31 Jan 2007 01:36:00 PST

Greetings, Felicitations and Happy New Year!

Hello Baby Snakes;While the holidays always slow things down "The Moan" is in gear and getting ready to record a new CD. We closed out '06 with a really fun show at the Voodoo Lounge in San Jose. We...
Posted by Black Snake Moan on Thu, 11 Jan 2007 03:44:00 PST

Zero Magazine Feature on BSM

The current issue of Zero Magazine has a short feature about Black Snake Moan. You can view the complete story here:http://www.zeromag.com/articles/article_view.php?id=779 &pi=0Special Thanks...
Posted by Black Snake Moan on Thu, 02 Nov 2006 09:38:00 PST

New Live Tracks

We know it's been awhile but we finally have a few new songs to post. We just edited versions of Faces and D4 in live form, from a show we just did in Concord, at the Bourbon St. Bar & Grill...
Posted by Black Snake Moan on Thu, 17 Aug 2006 11:21:00 PST