stOrk

stOrk - stOrk - 2009 - Muso

stOrk is an American avant-garde metal supergroup, formed by ex-Korn guitarist Shane Gibson and session drummer Thomas Lang in 2010. The band's debut album, stOrk, was released on January 11, 2011 via MUSO Entertainment. Their second album, Broken Pieces, is set to be released on April 29, 2014. – Wiki

"This is easily some of the best prog metal I've heard all year! which is an incredibly grand statement in a year when Scale the Summit, Protest the Hero, Devin Townsend, Mastodon, Dream Theater, Opeth and Meshuggah all have albums coming out or already out." - Vince Neilstein, Metal Sucks

"With his new band stOrk, the super-human Austrian has more going on than polyrhythmic trickery and ridiculous speed - but there's still plenty of that too." - Dave Constantine, DRUM! Magazine

"Praise for Shane Gibson of stOrk: "... Gibson's ability to emphasize different pulses in each measure has evolved into a monstrous skill for creating compelling riffs. Combined with his penchant for heavy distortion and his love of 7-string guitars, these phrases often retain a pummel-you-in-the- chest feel while having a refreshingly "odd meter" sound." - Jude Gold - Guitar Player

Combining thrash metal with progressive rock, Los Angeles-based progressive, instrumental heavy metal trio STORK is the brainchild of guitar ogre Shane Gibson (KORN) and über-drummer Thomas Lang. The band's debut CD, "stOrk", was released on January 11 via MUSO Entertainment.,Best known as the touring guitarist for KORN, Gibson's unique soloing, frequent use of odd time signatures, heavy riffing, poly-rhythms, innovative tapping sequences and his impressive sweep picking technique provide the sonic spine of STORK's masterful, musical progeny. Songs like "Changing Lanes" and "Alien" on STORK's debut album perfectly showcase Gibson's considerable shredding skills. World-renowned drummer Thomas Lang (Rhythm magazine's "Best Drummer in the World") provides the percussive punch to STORK's sonic uppercut. With Lang's incredible interdependence, powerful double bass drumming combined with an innate musicality, his drumming on STORK is both insanely heavy and musical at the same time. Featured on "Metal Fatigue" and "Nautilus", Lang's drumming is legendary. Rounding out this ultra power trio is bassist Eloy Palacios (VENISON), the sonic superglue that binds Gibson's guitar and Lang's drums together. On STORK's debut album, Palacios' virtuoso playing and bottomless bass pocket are not to be missed. © 2013 BLABBERMOUTH.NET http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/korn-touring-guitarist-shane-gibson-and-super-drummer-thomas-lang-unleash-stork-debut/

“Intense, dark, aggressive, futuristic and somehow familiar, stOrk sounds like nothing you’ve ever heard — but always hoped you would.” © 2014 stOrk http://www.storkband.com/#!store/c61v

Dark and often savage but brilliant progressive power hardcore metal from the Los Angeles based stOrk formed by the late ex-Korn guitarist Shane Gibson and the incredible Austrian drummer Tom Lang. Described as “Intense, dark, aggressive, futuristic and somehow familiar, stOrk sounds like nothing you’ve ever heard — but always hoped you would.” Check out stOrk on Facebook @ https://www.facebook.com/officialstOrk and listen to Thomas Lang’s “Mediator” album [All tracks @ 320 Kbps: File size = 127 Mb]

TRACKS

1 MoonRock 5:03
2 Doooosh 5:03
3 Alien 5:15
4 Changing Lanes 5:16
5 Nautilus 4:21
6 Prelude In The Key of Shut The Hell Up 0:37
7 Loki 7:17
8 DucksInAPond 4:12
9 Metal Fatigue 4:18
10 Asian Manipulation 3:42
11 Emo Village Pillage 2:52
12 Tripola 7:11

All tracks composed by Thomas Lang & Shane Gibson

MUSICIANS

Shane Gibson RIP - Guitar, Vocals
Jonathan Weed - Guitar, Soloist
Eloy Palacios - Bass
Thomas Lang - Drums
JP Von Hitchburg - Vocals