Ilium

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Ageless Decay 00:00 Tools
Untitled 2 (Plexiglass Cube) 00:00 Tools
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Eocene Dawning 00:00 Tools
The Little Witch Of Madagascar 00:00 Tools
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Littoria 00:00 Tools
The Immortality Gene 00:00 Tools
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Vacuous 00:00 Tools
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Undergods 00:00 Tools
Grey Stains the Rainbow 00:00 Tools
Idolatry 00:00 Tools
Desinence: Beowulf And The Serpent 00:00 Tools
Ephemeral 00:00 Tools
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Genetic Memory 00:00 Tools
Parasite In Calvary 00:00 Tools
Black Abyss 00:00 Tools
Drilling Through A Proton 00:00 Tools
Embrace the Myth 00:00 Tools
Romulus And Remus 00:00 Tools
An Odyssey Through Time 00:00 Tools
Chloroform Divinity 00:00 Tools
Beowulf: The Peroration 00:00 Tools
Vespertilion 00:00 Tools
Permian Dusk 00:00 Tools
Hostile Sky 00:00 Tools
Fevered Tongue 00:00 Tools
Solitary Empires 00:00 Tools
The Celestial Sphere 00:00 Tools
Jaundiced with Fear 00:00 Tools
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Ghosts In Flesh 00:00 Tools
Dark Breed 00:00 Tools
Quoth the Raven 00:00 Tools
Irrinja 00:00 Tools
All Control Lost 00:00 Tools
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Sirens of the Styx 00:00 Tools
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Incipience: Beowulf Defeats Grendel 00:00 Tools
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Penny Black 00:00 Tools
Untitled 3 (From Paint By Number) 00:00 Tools
My Misanthropia 00:00 Tools
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Quetzalcoatl 00:00 Tools
Subconscious Reality 00:00 Tools
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Postcard from Celeste Mountain (from "Celeste") 00:00 Tools
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Orbiting A Sun Of Sadness 00:00 Tools
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Yuletide Ebbs 00:00 Tools
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I Will Know 00:00 Tools
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The Right Thing 00:00 Tools
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1. Ilium (named for the fictional setting of Kurt Vonnegut's first novel, Player Piano, a stand-in for the author's then-home of Ithaca, NY) was led by guitarist James Hughes and also featured bassist Thomas J. Quinn and drummer Christopher Robert. Hughes formed the group in high school, heavily influenced by the Tortoise/Gastr del Sol/Sea and Cake axis of Chicago avant-rock, the groove-oriented minimalism of Kraftwerk and the electronica-heavy lineup of Hefty Records, the label started by his older brother, John Hughes III. (And yes, the Hughes boys are the sons of '80s superstar film director John Hughes.) Within a year, the trio signed to Hefty and released the Plexiglass Cube EP, a set of five untitled instrumentals produced by local heavyweight Bob Weston. Paint by Numbers, another EP, this time with six untitled tracks, followed in 1999. However, Ilium split up shortly thereafter, as educational pursuits took precedence. ~ Stewart Mason, All Music Guide 2.Ilium started in 1998 when former Oracle members Jason Hodges (guitar) and Mark Snedden (vocals) decided to form a new band. Other former Oracle members Kris Arendse (guitar) and Michael Noonan (bass) came into the fold and the group soon became known as Iliad. With the inclusion of third guitarist Adam Smith (also formerly of Oracle) the band renamed themselves Ilium and shortly afterwards Kris left. The band recorded their debut EP in 2002 with Dungeon vocalist Lord Tim producing. The success of the EP led to a deal in Europe with Steelheart records and with Steve Moore of Dungeon providing drums, the acclaimed debut "Sirens Of The Styx" was released in 2003. Shortly before the release Peter Gilchrist (bass) and David Walmsley (drums) joined the group. The band were due to go into the studio to record when Mark Snedden left and was immediately replaced by the band's producer Lord Tim. With both Peter and David leaving before the release of the group's second album "Permian Dusk", the bass parts were again completed by Adam. They both returned briefly before the release of the album in 2005, with the inclusion of Peter's son Corey on keyboards, but David again left shortly afterwards and a tragic accident (Corey was hit by a train, losing his foot) forced the withdrawal of Peter and Corey. "Permian Dusk" received rave reviews, including a 9.5/10 from Europe's biggest metal magazine Rock Hard!, Wolfram Kueper proclaiming it the best album of 2005. Currently the band are recording their third album "Vespertilion" with new drummer Tim Yatras (of Dungeon/Lord fame) and it promises to be their best release yet. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.