http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.6197113&variant=artist-playlists&rws=%2Fcomets-on-fire%2Fplaylists.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 Psycheen720Mon, 23 Nov 2009 06:06:29 -0800 http://static.realone.com/rotw/images/logo_rhapsody_113x22.gif http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.6197113&variant=artist-playlists&rws=%2Fcomets-on-fire%2Fplaylists.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=ply.13288837&variant=play&rws=%2Fcomets-on-fire%2Fplaylists.rss Alt/Punk Wed, 26 Aug 2009 10:37:43 -0700 Playlists Featuring Comets On Fire on Rhapsody Online 13288837 ply.13288837 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.13288837&variant=play&rws=%2Fcomets-on-fire%2Fplaylists.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.13110788&variant=play&rws=%2Fcomets-on-fire%2Fplaylists.rss Alt/Punk Mon, 14 Sep 2009 09:17:38 -0700 Playlists Featuring Comets On Fire on Rhapsody Online 13110788 ply.13110788 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.13110788&variant=play&rws=%2Fcomets-on-fire%2Fplaylists.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.13058488&variant=play&rws=%2Fcomets-on-fire%2Fplaylists.rss Alt/Punk Tue, 8 Sep 2009 08:36:26 -0700 Playlists Featuring Comets On Fire on Rhapsody Online 13058488 ply.13058488 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.13058488&variant=play&rws=%2Fcomets-on-fire%2Fplaylists.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.12604277&variant=play&rws=%2Fcomets-on-fire%2Fplaylists.rss Alt/Punk Tue, 17 Mar 2009 20:26:01 -0700 Playlists Featuring Comets On Fire on Rhapsody Online 12604277 ply.12604277 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.12604277&variant=play&rws=%2Fcomets-on-fire%2Fplaylists.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.9170438&variant=play&rws=%2Fcomets-on-fire%2Fplaylists.rss Alt/Punk Fri, 4 Sep 2009 17:15:47 -0700 Playlists Featuring Comets On Fire on Rhapsody Online 9170438 ply.9170438 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.9170438&variant=play&rws=%2Fcomets-on-fire%2Fplaylists.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.8629158&variant=play&rws=%2Fcomets-on-fire%2Fplaylists.rss Alt/Punk Thu, 12 Nov 2009 19:06:15 -0800 Playlists Featuring Comets On Fire on Rhapsody Online 8629158 ply.8629158 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.8629158&variant=play&rws=%2Fcomets-on-fire%2Fplaylists.rss