Member Since: 23/01/2008
Band Website: www.thepegataur.com
Band Members: Aaron Levin - Drums
Eric Murriguez - Guitar
Influences: The Golden Dawn, Led Zeppelin, Computers, H.P. Lovecraft, Black Sabbath, Robert Anton Wilson, Cherubs, Judas Priest, Aleister Crowley, Austin Osman Spare, Dr. John Dee, Blue Cheer, Van Halen, Dion Fortune, The Melvins, Sir Lord Baltimore, Astrology, Randy Rhoads, Ceremonial Magick, Black Flag, The Tarot, Stay Gold Pony Boy, Boyjazz, The Stock Market, Skrying, D&D, Enochian, Tape Op, Everett & Jones, Iron Maiden, 13th Floor Elevators/Roky, Slayer, David Lynch, Tattwas, Hebrew, The Misfits, Timothy Leary, Long Email Threads, Electric Wizard, OO Design, Gematria, Notarikon, Temura, Tyrannosaurus Rex
Sounds Like: "Pegataur are kind of like The Sword, only without a singer. If you like metal but don’t necessarily like metal singers, Pegataur is your band."
- Mongonation.com
"Imagine the Fucking Champs meeting Sir Lord Baltimore & Van Halen."
- The Trickle Down
"This Oakland instrumental two-piece is heavy on riffs and fantasy ... Their vibrant concoction of stoner, sludge, thrash, and hard rock makes for a fun, eclectic listening experience. This is probably what would happen if Jack White joined The Sword or High on Fire."
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Stonerrock.com
"Certainly this duo seriously seem to be channeling an unnatural abundance of heavy metal chops and catchiness through each one of these 11 rockin' songs, as if they've got some direct psychic link to a dimension of metallic wonderment and the devil's music just effortlessly, endlessly flows through the Pegataur boys and their instruments like magic. "
- Aquarius Records
"As many riffs as there are meth labs in the Midwest. Somewhere between The Fucking Champs, Karma II Burn, Speaking Canaries and Thin Lizzy."
- KZSU
"While keeping it raw and gritty, the riffs have cool hooks that don’t get too repetitive."
- Metal Martyr
Record Label: For Once
Type of Label: Indie