Tarantula Hawk

The Profile

A San Diego trio known for long, untitled, continuous compositions that blend drone, space rock, psychedelic textures and doom/proto-black-metal elements; their self-titled second album was released via Neurot and is largely instrumental and titleless.

Second album released on Neurot; album presented as five inseparably fused tracks with no song names; described in reviews as apocalyptic, atonal drones with spacey vintage keyboards and super distorted bass; the band includes former members of Locust (noted in the review).

A single detailed review praises Tarantula Hawk's self-titled second album on Neurot for its apocalyptic, atonal drones and spacey textures. The San Diego trio's music is described as a blend of early Pink Floyd, Hawkwind, Tangerine Dream and doom/proto-black-metal. The album is continuous and largely untitled, producing feelings of fear, alienation and visionary intensity.