# Thumlock

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Thumlock Origin Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia Genres Heavy metal, stoner rock, space rock, psychedelic rock Years active 1994 (1994)–2002 (2002) Label High Beam Music Past members Ben Lough Greg Eshman Wayne Stokes Raff Iacurto

**Thumlock** were an Australian [stoner rock](/source/Stoner_rock) band from [Wollongong](/source/Wollongong), [New South Wales](/source/New_South_Wales).[1] The band's name was derived from combining the words thumbscrews and hemlock.[2] They formed in 1994 as a three piece by Ben Lough (guitar/vocals), Greg Eshman (drums) and Wayne Stokes (bass). The band released *Dripping Silver Heat* and then expanded with the addition of Raff Iacurto (guitar).[3] The band signed with High Beam Music and released an EP, *Lunar Mountain Sunrise*, and two full-length albums, *Emerald Liquid Odyssey* and *Sojourns Lucid Magic*, and broke up in 2002

*Emerald Liquid Odyssey* reached #4 on the Australian Independent Record chart[4] and was distributed by Beard of Stars in Europe.[5] Their next album *Sojourns Lucid Magic* was distributed in Europe by Cargo Records.[6]

Thumlock have been likened to ""Masters of Reality" or "Paranoid" period [Black Sabbath](/source/Black_Sabbath)""[7]

After Thumlock Lough, Iacurto, Stokes and Kane Goodwin formed another band called Remnants Of A Dead Star (R.O.A.D.S.) which released one ep *Double White Lines*.[8] Stokes was a member of The Wardens and [Leadfinger](/source/Leadfinger).[9]

## Discography

EPs

- *Dripping Silver Heat* (1997)

- *Lunar Mountain Sunrise* (1999) - High Beam Music

Albums

- *Emerald Liquid Odyssey* (2000) - High Beam Music

- *Sojourns Lucid Magic* (2002) - High Beam Music[10]

Singles

- "Moon Dragon" (2001) - High Beam Music

- "Rockin' Course" (2001) - High Beam Music

- "Modulator" (2002) - High Beam Music

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Hunt, Rod (15 Aug 2000), "Planet Thumlock", *Drum Media* (509)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** [Interviews - Thumlock](http://www.hellridemusic.com/bands/bands/thumlock/thumlock_interview1.shtml) Hellride Music

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** [interview](http://www.gametwo.com/THUMLOCK.HTM) Slow Ride

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Ayling, Tim (18 Apr 2002), "Lord of the strings", *Illawarra Mercury*

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** [Thumlock](http://www.thegroovemerchants.com/releases/releases.asp?Action=DisplayArtist&ArtistID=8081) [MGM Distribution](/source/MGM_Distribution) website

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** [Thumlock - "Sojourns Lucid Magic"](http://www.roadburn.com/pgreview/reviews_list_05_02.html) Roadburn

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** Engleheart, Murray. ["Review – Thumlock "Lunar Mountain Sunrise""](https://web.archive.org/web/20091022034336/http://geocities.com/p_terg/loud/thumlock1.html). *[Drum Media](/source/The_Music_(magazine))*. Archived from [the original](http://www.geocities.com/p_terg/loud/thumlock1.html) on 2009-10-22. Retrieved 2023-05-16.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** [*Double White Lines* review](http://i94bar.com/reviews/roads.html) i95bar

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** [Leadfinger interview](http://www.musicfarmers.com/leadfinger_interview.html) Music Farmers

1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** [Rolling Stone](/source/Rolling_Stone) March 2002

## External links

- [Monolith](http://www.monolith.gr/reviews/html/thumlock01.html) *Emerald Liquid Odyssey* review

- [Hellride Music](http://www.hellridemusic.com/forum/showthread.php?t=2343) *Liquid Emerald Odyssey* (sic) review

- [Hellride Music](http://www.hellridemusic.com/forum/showthread.php?t=2342) *Lunar Mountain Sunrise* review

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