Samothrace

Samothrace is a Seattle-based heavy music group formed through friendships in the DIY punk, hardcore and metal scene. The members come from New Mexico, Kansas and Oklahoma, and the group is made up of Monte McCleery and Alexander Vernon.

The band writes in the sludge and doom metal area, with an ambient element also associated with its sound. Its lyrics are described as poetic and are centred on social change, political incoherence and a bleak but ultimately positive outlook on life. The group presents itself as an evolving project rooted in underground heavy music.

Members have also been involved with Oroku, Lethe, Black Christmas, Sentient, The Fuktards, This Building Is Cursed, Short Bus Kids, Christianistan, Skarp, Book of Black Earth and Splatterhouse.