Subrosa

Salt Lake City, Utah's SubRosa extrapolate upon sludge, doom, and stoner rock foundations with contrasting elements drawn from goth, psych, indie rock, and, thanks in part to their predominantly female lineup, an almost subliminal post-riot grrrl vibe to boot. Despite roots reaching as far back as 2005, the band's full-length demo and first album, Strega, both emerged in 2008, and to mixed reviews, since SubRosa were still refining their sound and coping with lineup instability throughout, even up to the following year's Swans Trapped in Ice EP. But, once founding members Rebecca Vernon (guitar, vocals) and Sarah Pendleton (violin, vocals) joined forces with new bandmembers Kim Pack (vocals), Dave Jones (bass), and Zach Hatsis (drums), SubRosa really hit their stride, producing a sophomore full-length cryptically entitled No Help for the Mighty Ones that found release through leading indie metal label Profound Lore in early 2011, this time to major acclaim within the heavy metal community.