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Pod People | |
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| Origin | Canberra, Australia |
| Genres | Doom metal, stoner metal, experimental metal |
| Years active | 1991–present |
| Labels | Rise Above |
| Members | Brad Nicholson (Vocals) Roy Torkington (guitar) Maggs (Drums) DD (Bass) |
| Past members | Mel Walker (Guitar) Adrian Paul |
| Website | www |
Pod People are a doom metal band from Canberra, Australia that formed in 1991. The band has recorded six releases, playing a blend of stoner and sludge traits, with lyrics on themes of cannabis in their earlier works, to topics thematically based around The Divine Comedy. The band released one EP and several demo tapes with the original line up. The founding members later left the band during 1993–1996, which drastically altered the make up and sound of the band.
The Swingin Beef and Soil EPs saw the band develop a much heavier approach blending doom and death metal influences with the more stoner rock approach of the original group.
In 2000 the band signed to High Beam Records and produced Doom Saloon which featured artwork and themes based on the Inferno chapter of Dante Aligiheri's The Divine Comedy on a fold out upside down cross released in 2001.
The album was picked up for international release by Rise Above Records and was the only Australian act on the label until fellow Canberrans Witchskull in 2018.
The band toured and featured on numerous Australian festivals such as Metal for the Brain and Overcranked as well as organising and promoting Electric Wizard's only Australian tour to date.
In 2005 the band released a split 7” with Sydney band Daredevil with artwork by The Hard-Ons' Ray Ahn that hinted at the next chapter of the Divine Comedy, Purgatorio.
2007 the band released Mons Animae Mortuorum (Mountain of the Souls of the Dead) through Australian label Goatsound records.
The band continued to tour until 2011 before taking a long break. In 2019 the band announced a return at the Sunburn Festival in Melbourne, said to become an annual doom metal festival in Australia.
Guitarist Mel Walker declined to join the band, choosing to focus on her new project The Pilots of Baalbek. Roy Torkington of Canberra band Alchemist was announced as Walker's replacement. Torkington created the artwork behind the Doom Saloon EP.
The band has announced further shows in 2020.