Ludicra

Ludicra is an American heavy metal band from San Francisco.^[1] They originally formed in 1998 as a quartet and later expanded to five members. In 2011, the band announced on their official website that they had disbanded,^[2] but they reunited in 2022.

Ludicra
Background information
Origin	San Francisco, California, U.S.
Genres	Black metal avant-garde metal post-metal blackgaze
Years active	1998–2011, 2022
Labels	Alternative Tentacles, Profound Lore
Website	ludicra.org

Ludicra's sound has been described as black metal^[1] and avant-garde metal.^[3][4] Influences include bands such as Darkthrone, Gorgoroth, Dødheimsgard and Bethlehem,^[1] and genres like thrash metal, doom metal, punk and folk.^[5]

The group included current and former members of other San Francisco-based bands such as Impaled, Hammers of Misfortune,^[1] Tallow, Missile Command, Ominum and punk band Hickey. They shared the stage with Impaled,^[1] Total Shutdown,^[1] the Fucking Champs^[1] and Krallice.

The band reunited in 2022, and performed at the Northwest Terror Fest in Seattle and at the Great American Music Hall in San Francisco.^[6]

Band members

Last lineup

• John Cobbett – guitars (1998–2011)
• Christy Cather – guitars, vocals (1998–2011)
• Ross Sewage – bass (1999–2011)
• Laurie Sue Shanaman – vocals (1999–2011)
• Aesop Dekker – drums (1998–2011)

Former members

• Jesika Christ – bass, vocals (1998–1999)

Session members

• Melynda Jackson
• Lorraine Rath
• Kris Force
• Sigrid Sheie
• Jackie Perez-Gratz

Discography

• Hollow Psalms (Life Is Abuse, 2002)
• Another Great Love Song (Alternative Tentacles, 2004)
• S/T EP (Life Is Abuse, 2006)
• Fex Urbis Lex Orbis (Alternative Tentacles, 2006)
• The Tenant (Profound Lore Records, 2010)

Other appearances

• Metal Swim – Adult Swim (compilation album; 2010)