Sons of Ghidorah is a New York-based heavy rock band born in the shadows of Gotham City. With roots in stoner rock and doom, Sons of Ghidorah have been compared favorably to bands such as Monster Magnet and Orange Goblin. Their music reflects wide array of influences including Black Sabbath, The Doors, Scorpions, UFO, David Bowie, and Alice Cooper; and the band also draws inspiration from both punk and progressive rock.
 

The band began as a recording project bringing together Christopher Konys, Mark Giuliano, and Carl Pace (Eternal Torment), and in 2014 they released their eponymous debut. Drummer Mike Plewinski joined SoG, and they were invited to participate in the Days of the Doomed festival in Wisconsin. Chris and Mark, SoG’s core collaborators, have a long history of collaboration in bands such as Demented Dream States and Lucertola.

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Band members and some history:

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• Mark, lead vocals and guitarist, got his start in the 1980s singing in thrash bands in the Buffalo metal scene and in the 1990s playing guitar and writing punk bands The Almighty Fathers and Tension.

• Chris is the band’s renaissance man, playing bass, keys, and guitar while also contributing vocals. Chris collaborated and played in the group Tango Down alongside David Reece (Accept) and Phil Naro (Talas).

• In 2019, Michael Lillard was added as the band’s drummer.  Since moving from North Carolina, Michael has played with Tortuga and Wealth of Nations. In 2013, he was invited to join the 'cemetery & western' ensemble Mark Sinnis & 825, for which he remains an auxiliary member.   

• In late 2023, Les Yarde (Spellbook)  joined on guitar.

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Sons of Ghidorah has shared the stage with bands such as The Obsessed, EyeHateGod, Earthride, Heavy Temple, Valley of the Sun Spiral Grave, Mangog, Thunderbird Divine, King Buffalo, Gozu, Eyes of the Sun, Night Goat, Indus Valley Kings and Clouds Taste Satanic. They have been a staple of Buffalo's Music Is Arts Festival and currently find themselves playing around the Northeast US.