Underground supergroup
Kalas (pronounced "Kah-laas") collects the talents of several respected Bay Area indie figures in guitarists Andy Branton (Econochrist, Samain) and Paul Kott (Cruevo, High Tone Son of a Bitch), drummer Scott Plumb (Cruevo), bassist
Brad Reynolds, and stepping out as guitar-less frontman for the first time in his career, Matt Pike, of
High on Fire and
Sleep fame. Originating in 2003, the project gradually took shape over the years and demos, eventually signing with New York's Tee Pee Records and issuing their eponymous postmodern metal debut (combining the seismic alt-doom of
Neurosis with more traditional metal and hard rock sources such as
Iron Maiden and
Thin Lizzy) in April 2006. ~ Eduardo Rivadavia