J Bennet (Ides of Gemini)
SPB: What is the fewest people you have ever played to? Have you returned to that city or venue?
Bennet: We played to about 10 people in Hannover, Germany, on my birthday last year. We have not been back.
J Bennet (Ides of Gemini)
SPB: What is the fewest people you have ever played to? Have you returned to that city or venue?
Bennet: We played to about 10 people in Hannover, Germany, on my birthday last year. We have not been back.
The three-way partnership between Sera Timms (vocals/bass), Kelly Johnston (drums/vocals) and J. Bennett (guitar/vocals) forms Ides of Gemini, a reverb-laden doom metal trio. Bennett, a renowned metal writer, took some time to chat to SPB about performing, releasing records and mixing music with journalism (who ever thought that was a … Read more
Ides Of Gemini probably seem to have come out nowhere to most. Looking at their members there isn't a long ex members of list or any long time battling it out with a ton of releases either. The band seemingly came from nowhere last year by self releasing an EP or demo. Said EP The Disruption Writ was a brief … Read more
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