Khanate

The Profile

Khanate is an American drone/doom quartet formed in 2000 by Stephen O’Malley and James Plotkin with Alan Dubin and Tim Wyskida. Known for glacial tempos, cavernous dynamics, and harrowing vocals, they originally disbanded in the 2000s and returned in 2023.

Members: Stephen O’Malley (guitars), James Plotkin (bass), Alan Dubin (vocals), Tim Wyskida (drums). Formed in New York in 2000. Studio releases include Khanate (2001), Things Viral (2003), Capture & Release (2005), Clean Hands Go Foul (2009), and To Be Cruel (2023).

Four reviews chart Khanate’s crawl through dread: discontinuous drones, cavernous silences, and Alan Dubin’s human-to-human wail. The self-titled debut (2001), Things Viral (2003), and Capture & Release (2005) culminate in Clean Hands Go Foul (2009), a swan song of pulverizing stillness. Expect dismantled form, ultra-low textures, and time stretched to breaking.