http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.6197113&rws=%2Fcomets-on-fire%2Fdiscography.rssGuitarist Ethan Miller and bass player Ben Flashman formed Comets on Fire in Santa Cruz, Calif., in 1999. They enlisted drummer Utrillo Belcher and electronics dude Noel von Harmonson soon after. With Miller's wholly over-the-top style of guitar playing (one-half Randy Holden of Blue Cheer, one-half Munehiro Narita of High Rise and the rest from another planet), von Harmonson's squalling use of an Echoplex and the rhythm section anchored by Flashman and Belcher's Keith Moon-esque spazz-drumming, the band became a fast favorite in the underground scene for their ear-splittingly loud and powerful live performances. Alternative Tentacles and Ba Da Bing! both put out very good records for the band, but it wasn't until longtime collaborator Ben Chasney (Six Organs of Admittance ) joined on "second outta hand guitar" and Sub Pop signed them, that they started to receive national recognition as one of the very forerunners of heavy music in the '00s. Their debut for Sub Pop, <i>Blue Cathedral,</i> garnered tons of critical praise, showing up on many indie lists as one of the Top-10 records of 2004. In 2006, they released <i>Avatar</i>, which found the band successfully growing beyond their "turn it up to 11" tendencies and messing around with melodic use of keyboards, slower tempos and more, actually intelligible, singing from Miller. - Mike McGuirkHard Psycheen720Thu, 26 Nov 2009 12:26:02 -0800 http://static.realone.com/rotw/images/logo_rhapsody_113x22.gif http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.6197113&rws=%2Fcomets-on-fire%2Fdiscography.rss Guitarist Ethan Miller and bass player Ben Flashman formed Comets on Fire in Santa Cruz, Calif., in 1999. They enlisted drummer Utrillo Belcher and electronics dude Noel von Harmonson soon after. With Miller's wholly over-the-top style of guitar playing (one-half Randy Holden of Blue Cheer, one-half Munehiro Narita of High Rise and the rest from another planet), von Harmonson's squalling use of an Echoplex and the rhythm section anchored by Flashman and Belcher's Keith Moon-esque spazz-drumming, the band became a fast favorite in the underground scene for their ear-splittingly loud and powerful live performances. Alternative Tentacles and Ba Da Bing! both put out very good records for the band, but it wasn't until longtime collaborator Ben Chasney (Six Organs of Admittance ) joined on "second outta hand guitar" and Sub Pop signed them, that they started to receive national recognition as one of the very forerunners of heavy music in the '00s. Their debut for Sub Pop, <i>Blue Cathedral,</i> garnered tons of critical praise, showing up on many indie lists as one of the Top-10 records of 2004. In 2006, they released <i>Avatar</i>, which found the band successfully growing beyond their "turn it up to 11" tendencies and messing around with melodic use of keyboards, slower tempos and more, actually intelligible, singing from Miller. - Mike McGuirk http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.26426379&variant=play&rws=%2Fcomets-on-fire%2Fdiscography.rss Hard Psyche Tue, 17 Feb 2009 00:00:00 -0800 Comets On Fire Discography on Rhapsody Online alb.26426379 alb.26426379 Comets On Fire art.6197113 0.99 Summer 2005 Tour CDR alb.26426379 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/0/4/6/1/1581640_170x170.jpg 2009-02-17 00:00:00.0 null true false single http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.26426379&variant=play&rws=%2Fcomets-on-fire%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.26426379&variant=data&rws=%2Fcomets-on-fire%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.11029484&variant=play&rws=%2Fcomets-on-fire%2Fdiscography.rss Hard Psyche Tue, 8 Aug 2006 00:00:00 -0700 Comets On Fire Discography on Rhapsody Online alb.11029484 alb.11029484 Comets On Fire art.6197113 5.99 Avatar alb.11029484 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/1/2/3/7/1287321_170x170.jpg 2006-08-08 00:00:00.0 2006-08-08 00:00:00.0 true false main-release http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.11029484&variant=play&rws=%2Fcomets-on-fire%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.11029484&variant=data&rws=%2Fcomets-on-fire%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.6774783&rws=%2Fcomets-on-fire%2Fdiscography.rss Hard Psyche Tue, 27 Jul 2004 00:00:00 -0700 Comets On Fire Discography on Rhapsody Online alb.6774783 alb.6774783 Comets On Fire art.6197113 0.0 Blue Cathedral alb.6774783 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/8/2/9/2/672928_170x170.jpg 2004-07-27 00:00:00.0 2004-07-27 00:00:00.0 false false http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.6774783&rws=%2Fcomets-on-fire%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.6774783&variant=data&rws=%2Fcomets-on-fire%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.6552874&variant=play&rws=%2Fcomets-on-fire%2Fdiscography.rss Hard Psyche Tue, 6 Dec 2005 00:00:00 -0800 Comets On Fire Discography on Rhapsody Online alb.6552874 alb.6552874 Comets On Fire art.6197113 6.99 Blue Cathedral alb.6552874 http://i.realone.com/assets/rn/cms/2004/album_170x170/Comets_on_fire_album_cover.6553801.jpg 2005-12-06 00:00:00.0 2004-07-27 00:00:00.0 true false main-release http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.6552874&variant=play&rws=%2Fcomets-on-fire%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.6552874&variant=data&rws=%2Fcomets-on-fire%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.12791845&variant=play&rws=%2Fcomets-on-fire%2Fdiscography.rss Hard Psyche Tue, 13 Aug 2002 00:00:00 -0700 Comets On Fire Discography on Rhapsody Online alb.12791845 alb.12791845 Comets On Fire art.6197113 4.99 Field Recordings From the Sun alb.12791845 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/6/5/1/1/951156_170x170.jpg 2002-08-13 00:00:00.0 2002-08-13 00:00:00.0 true false single http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.12791845&variant=play&rws=%2Fcomets-on-fire%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.12791845&variant=data&rws=%2Fcomets-on-fire%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.283052&variant=play&rws=%2Fcomets-on-fire%2Fdiscography.rss Hard Psyche Mon, 31 Mar 2003 00:00:00 -0800 Comets On Fire Discography on Rhapsody Online alb.283052 alb.283052 Comets On Fire art.6197113 8.99 Comets On Fire alb.283052 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/0/1/2/9/1179210_170x170.jpg 2003-03-31 00:00:00.0 2001-01-01 00:00:00.0 true false main-release http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.283052&variant=play&rws=%2Fcomets-on-fire%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.283052&variant=data&rws=%2Fcomets-on-fire%2Fdiscography.rss