Bassist Wanted for Stoner/Sludge Rock/Metal Band

We’re a singer, 2 guitarists and a drummer, all in our 20s based in Newcastle, looking for a bass player to complete the lineup for a stoner rock, stoner metal, sludge metal type band.

Our main influences include Black Sabbath (of course!), Melvins, Crowbar, Down, Cough, Eyehategod, Kyuss, early QOTSA, Corrosion of Conformity, Fu Manchu, Truckfighters, Dunes (local band), Pigsx7, Weedeater, Goatsnake, Belzebong. All that kind of stuff.

We’re looking for someone who has the right gear and can play and feel of this kind of music. We’re not after virtuosos, just solid players who understand the style. The plan is to write and record original music, but we’re happy to jam some covers at the start to break the ice a bit and get things going.

We ideally want to get into gigging pretty regularly. Over the years, we’ve built a range of connections for gigs, including potential local festival slots when we’re ready. The goal is to record and release music, play gigs and have a creative outlet we can all be really proud of. We want this to be something fun and creative but also something we take seriously and build into something solid.

Rehearsals would ideally be weekly, but at the very least fortnightly. Anything less than that, in our experience, makes it hard to progress. We all work full-time, so we’re looking to rehearse on weekday evenings or weekends (Sundays tend to be the best day!).

If you’re into this style of music and this sounds like something you’d be up for, drop us a message!