Pelican

• Genre: Alt Metal
• Hometown: Chicago

About

Based in Chicago, Pelican are an instrumental metal band that combines elements of post-rock and doom metal. Massive, slow-to-mid-tempo riffs and expansive song structures have brought the band comparisons to fellow avant-metal dudes Isis. The main difference between the two bands is that Pelican's riffs tend to be more rooted in Black Sabbath and traditional stoner metal rather than the post-hardcore arty tendencies of Isis. Either way, folks who love it loud and are patient are directed to this band's eccentric canon.

- Mike McGuirk