Lamont (band)
Lamont was an American stoner rock trio founded in 1998 in Allston, Massachusetts, United States.
Lamont | |
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| Origin | Allston, Massachusetts, United States |
| Genres | Hard rock, Stoner rock, Heavy metal, Cowpunk |
| Years active | 1998 – 2007 |
| Labels | Polterchrist, Curve of the Earth, Traktor 7, Underdogma |
| Past members | Mike Cosgrove, Meghan McLaughlin, Josh Kagan, Pete Knipfing, Jay Forney, Todd Bowman |
Critics have described their sound as raw 1970s AC/DC style rock and roll mixed with Iggy Pop vocals and bluesy punk. They have opened for artists including Mojo Nixon, Reverend Horton Heat, and Drive-By Truckers as well as appearing at the Emissions from the Monolith festivals. Their song "Hotwire", from their 2002 album Thunder Boogie, was included in the video game Tony Hawk's Underground.[1]
Lamont broke up in 2007, with lead singer/guitarist Pete Knipfing playing in Mess with the Bull, a psychobilly/death metal band that includes members of Scissorfight. The band played a reunion show in October 2011. In 2013 Original Lamont members Pete Knipfing & Todd Bowman Started a new band Called Hey Zeus. The band has signed to Argonauta Records from Italy as of 2018.
Discography
Albums and EPs
- Double EP (1999, Polterchrist/Curve of the Earth) (5 tracks each from Lamont and Rock City Crimewave)
- Population 3 (2000, Polterchrist/Curve of the Earth)
- Thunder Boogie (2002, Traktor 7)
- Muscle, Guts and Luck EP (2005, Underdogma)
Compilation appearances
- Sucking the 70s (2002, Small Stone) (track: "Nasty Dogs and Funky Kings")
