Artist description Lucubro, which is Roman-Latin for "to work at night" and is pronounced Loo-Coo-Bro, describe their sound as heavy metal with a heavy doom influence. Melodic guitars, intricate bass voicings and hard-hitting drums provide the perfect foundation to Krista's vocal stylings which explode with passion. The Provost brothers, Jeff on guitar and Steve on drums, met Krista Van Guilder (former WarHorse co-founder) on vocals and guitar through a mutual friend in September of 2000. The lineup was solidified when Heath Thayer came on board as the band's new bass player in January of 2001. During the period from January to September of 2001 the band played several hi-profile shows and released a 4-song self-titled debut that was met with much praise. September of that same year saw Steve leave to pursue other activities, but the band managed to continue it's forward motion with drummer Larry Murphy until July of 2002 when drummer Chris Gervais (formerly of the band Rawhead Rex) was added to the lineup. At that point the band started preparing to head into the studio to record the follow-up to the 2001 debut release. Tracking for the new CD began in October of 2002, but the lineup stability continued to elude the band leading up to the departure of guitarist and original founding member, Jeff Provost. The band decided to continue recording the CD as a three-piece. Tracking was completed in April of 2003. The band is currently preparing for an August release of the new 11-song offering which will see the band's focus return to a steady show schedule and other promotional efforts in and around the New England area.

Music Style Hard Rock

Musical Influences Black Sabbath, Alice in Chains

Similar Artists Black Sabbath, Alice in Chains

Artist History First Formed: January 2001 First CD: Lucubro Self-Titled May 2001

Group Members Krista Van Guilder, Chris Gervais, Heath Thayer

Instruments guitar, bass, drums

Albums Lucubro - Self-titled (2001); I.O.I. (2003)

Press Reviews LUCUBRO self-titled CD demo 2001 Good to see the underground scene alive in the doom genre with this Massachusetts quartet. Pronounced Loo-Coo-Bro and its meaning taken from Roman-Latin for "working at night", it didn’t take long for these 4 songs to submerge deep into my brain and receive consistent airplay for the 2 days that I’ve had the chance to hear this before issue’s deadline. Featuring former WARHORSE singer/guitarist Krista Van Guilder, this unit mixes up the BLACK SABBATH gloom with infectious, heart felt singing a la LEFT HAND SOLUTION- for Krista can move from lilting melodies in opener "Held Within" to depressing, morose bellows from below in "Heaven Can Wait". Guitar-wise the riffing isn’t super complicated- but you don’t have to be when 3-4 riffs can effectively convey the message and the bass playing of Heath Thayer holds down the bottom fort quite nicely (most evident in my favorite cuts "Afraid To Be Alone" and the aforementioned "Heaven..."). Lyrically Krista adopts an emotionally broken feel and vocally you feel her anguish and passion throughout the 4 songs, especially ripping her heart out on the closing cut "Another World". The raw production may disappoint some who prefer clear sounds but I think the songs outshine the primitive recording- and a drummer change following the recording (Steve Provost leaving, Larry Murphy entering) will possibly improve the rhythm section further down the line. LUCUBRO should leave you wanting more- a special debut demo from an act that should have no problem gaining a larger following worldwide and a record deal. Contact: Lucubro- c/o Krista Van Guilder- PO Box 2616- Worcester, MA- 01613-2616- USA Email: music@lucubro.com Web: http://www.lucubro.com Matt Coe, SnakePit Magazine http://www.truemetal.org/snakepit

Location Worcester, MA - USA

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