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| Avantgarde Doom, Stoner/Doom Hailing from Newport in South Wales, Haast's Eagled are a trio describing themselves as Stoner/Doom, but actually mixing a number of elements over a percussive backbone that draws on '70s Stoner/Doom-Heavy Rock. Frequently dipping into Sludge/Post-metal groove, aggression and heaviness, but mixing cavernous growls with high clean vocals, they also veer into Post-rock/Prog soundscapes. As such, it's difficult to categorise, or accurately compare, their quite experimental sound. |
| Haast's Eagled | 2013 | Self-released | CD |
| II: For Mankind | 2016 | Holy Roar Records | CD |
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| II: For Mankind (2016) |
| Haast's Eagle was a species of large (est. wingspan: 3m) raptor from New Zealand, becoming extinct around 1400AD, when its natural prey, the moa, was hunted to extinction by the first Maori. |
