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Black Urn

Metal band from Philadelphia, PA · formed 2014

Shows on record: 7
Rooms played: 7
Cities: 2
Releases: 5
Last show: Jun 29, 2018Underground Arts

About

Black Urn is a band from Philadelphia, PA, formed in 2014, tagged doom metal, grindcore, Sludge by its sources. Shows on record run from 2015 to 2018, across 7 rooms in 2 cities.

Black Urn formed in 2014 — MusicBrainz
Black Urn is based in Philadelphia — MusicBrainz
Black Urn disbanded in 2018 — MusicBrainz
c a l d o r 32x: member — MusicBrainz
John Jones: lead vocals (former member) — MusicBrainz
Ryan Manley: lead vocals (former member) — MusicBrainz
Black Urn has 1 release group(s) on MusicBrainz spanning 2017–2017 — MusicBrainz
Black Urn has 258 listeners on Last.fm — Black Urn on Last.fm
Black Urn has released 5 recordings between 2015 and 2017 — Black Urn on Discogs

The summary is assembled from the record fields and shows on this page; each fact listed names its source. See Sources & corrections for what each source supplied.

Shows

7 on record · Songkick

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Shows per year

20152 shows
20162 shows
20171 show
20182 shows

Show history
Date	Venue	Billing	With
Jun 29, 2018	Underground Arts · PhiladelphiaSupportwith Yob, Bell Witch	Support	Yob, Bell Witch
Apr 20, 2018	No Face Studios · PhiladelphiaSupportwith Forn, Elizabeth Colour Wheel	Support	Forn, Elizabeth Colour Wheel
Mar 18, 2017	El Bar · PhiladelphiaHeadlinerwith No Gods, Spacewaster, heavy coughin	Headliner	No Gods, Spacewaster, heavy coughin
Oct 17, 2016	Saint Vitus Bar - Old Location · BrooklynSupportwith Pink Mass, Pisskvlt, Haunt	Support	Pink Mass, Pisskvlt, Haunt
Apr 17, 2016	Kung Fu Necktie · PhiladelphiaSupportwith Clamfight, Hepatagua, Clover	Support	Clamfight, Hepatagua, Clover
Oct 2, 2015	Cha-cha'razzi · PhiladelphiaSupportwith Rozamov, Destroy Judas, Trapped Within Burning Machinery	Support	Rozamov, Destroy Judas, Trapped Within Burning Machinery
Jul 11, 2015	Kung Fu Necktie Upstairs · PhiladelphiaSupportwith Pathogenesis, Decap Attak, Cadaveric Spasm	Support	Pathogenesis, Decap Attak, Cadaveric Spasm

Where they play

7 rooms in 2 cities

Rooms played most

Cha-cha'razzi · Philadelphia1 show
El Bar · Philadelphia1 show
Kung Fu Necktie · Philadelphia1 show
Kung Fu Necktie Upstairs · Philadelphia1 show
No Face Studios · Philadelphia1 show

Cities played

Philadelphia6 shows
Brooklyn1 show

Releases

5 releases, 2015–2017

Shrine of the Serpent / Black Urn
2017 · Album
Moros / Black Urn Split
2017
The Pangs of our Covenant
2016
Black Urn
2015
Colossus Vol. 1
2015

Lineup

c a l d o r 32x

Former

John Jones · lead vocals
Ryan Manley · lead vocals

Airplay

KEXP airplay: 1 plays, 2018-11-04–2018-11-04 — KEXP
Played on KEXP show 'Seek & Destroy' (Tanner Ellison) — KEXP

Photos, art and posters

Black Urn — No Face Studios, 2018-04-20 — Poster · No Face Studios, 2018-04-20 — Songkick

Black Urn — El Bar, 2017-03-18 — Poster · El Bar, 2017-03-18 — Songkick

Black Urn — Saint Vitus Bar - Old Location, 2016-10-17 — Poster · Saint Vitus Bar - Old Location, 2016-10-17 — Songkick

Black Urn — Cha-cha'razzi, 2015-10-02 — Poster · Cha-cha'razzi, 2015-10-02 — Songkick

Black Urn — Kung Fu Necktie Upstairs, 2015-07-11 — Poster · Kung Fu Necktie Upstairs, 2015-07-11 — Songkick

Sources & corrections

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What each source supplied
Source	Used for
MusicBrainz	Artist facts
Black Urn on Last.fm	Artist facts
Black Urn on Discogs	Artist facts
KEXP	Airplay
Songkick	Show history, Show posters
Spotify	Photos
Discogs	Credited on the record; no item on this page cites it
Last.fm	Credited on the record; no item on this page cites it

This is a partial record of publicly documented activity. Missing shows, releases or members do not mean there are none. It does not confirm availability for booking.