Energy Dispersal - Chakobsa

Bearing heavy riffs, intricate rhythms, and soaring harmonies, Chakobsa lies somewhere in between the Melvins and the unplugged version of Alice in Chains. Stoner doom rock and delicate, melodic indie-flavored hooks blend to create a truly unique sound in the Canadian music landscape. Quite simply, there is nothing else like Chakobsa in music today.

Formed in 2006 by vocalist and songwriter, Sean Raven, Chakobsa is a soapbox for Raven’s musings on life, religion, Humanity and the world in which we all live. A veteran of Calgary’s metal scene, Raven assembled a collection of like-minded musicians eager to help him take his vision to the stage. Armed with sounds heavy enough to please even the most diehard metaler, yet still beautifully melodic, vulnerable and accessible, Chakobsa can take you from a gentle breeze to a Gale-force storm.

Chakobsa’s 2012 release, ‘Energy Dispersal’, captures the essence of the band perfectly, and cements them as perhaps the heaviest acoustic outfit in the Great White North. Sway along to the music, and let it take you where it will…
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