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maudlin of the Well

maudlin of the Well (commonly abbreviated as motW) was an Avant garde metal band from Boston, Massachusetts. Their music
contained elements from many different genres including doom metal, indie rock, progressive metal and new age. They released three
full-length albums before disbanding in 2003, these albums included: 1999's My Fruit PsychoBells...A Seed Combustible and 2001's
Bath and Leaving Your Body Map. These last two albums were considered companion albums. The band had a consistent core
membership, which consisted of Jason Byron, Greg Massi, and Toby Driver. Throughout its career a sort of "revolving door" of members
and session musicians participated as needed.

maudlin's music, lyrics, and atmosphere dealt predominantly with the subject of astral projection. The band tried to find music rather
than compose it. This was done through practicing astral projection and lucid dreams, from which the band were purportedly able to
"bring back" pre-existing music from the astral plane (as stated by Toby Driver in t...more

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Album (Click for Review)Avg RatingYour Rating
 Bath
   2001   
4.4
129 Votes
 Leaving Your Body Map
   2001   
4.2
73 Votes
 My Fruit Psychobells... A Seed Combustible
   1999   
3.9
46 Votes

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