Not one! Never heard of them before your post.
Oh, you should definitely explore some more, I think there's plenty to enjoy for you...
They've been around since the mid-2000s...one of their guitar players' main band is Enslaved, but clearly the sound is different here. Their debut ("No Hay Banda") is ok, but things get seriously good after that. "Le Fol" sounds like a mix of Faith No More, some alternative rock and prog(-ish) 70s hard rock. It actually works and it's a really cool album. "Audrey Horne" continues on that path, maybe a little more direct, and has a warm, inviting sound (check out Charon, Blaze of Ashes, Bridges and Anchors for more straight rockers, and Pitch Black Mourning for something a little more elaborate).
Then, with the next album "Youngblood", they ditch most of the weirdness and embrace classic hard-rock/metal influences, somewhere around the end of the 70s and the beginning of the 80s. This might well be my favorite of theirs. The first three songs (Redemption Blues, Straight Into Your Grave and Youngblood) are gold but the whole thing is great, really. The playing is so good and there's so many catchy melodies and choruses. There's a couple of moodier rockers too that fit just right (The Open Sea, probably my favorite, and The King is Dead).
Follow-up "Pure Heavy" dials up the 70s influence a bit and is fantastic too. Out of the City is basically a Thin Lizzy tribute. The NWOBHM influences pop up in High and Dry, which is another great tune.
Lastly (before the one that just came out), there's "Blackout", which Luke mentions above - this one's a little more laid back and slicker (maybe more 80s than 70s). I don't like it quite as much, but it's still a collection of
very good songs.
Anyway, give Youngblood and Pure Heavy a try...and then maybe go back to the older stuff too. These guys are pretty good.
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