Nebula (band)

Nebula
Nebula performing live in 2008. From left to right: Eddie Glass, Rob Oswald and Tom Davies
Background information
Origin	Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Genres	Stoner rock heavy metal psychedelic rock desert rock
Years active	1997–2010 2017–present
Labels	Liquor And Poker MeteorCity Sub Pop Tee Pee Man's Ruin Heavy Psych Sounds Giant Rock
Spinoff of	Fu Manchu
Members	Eddie Glass Ranch Sironi Michael Amster
Past members	Ruben Romano Mark Abshire Tom Davies Rob Oswald Dennis Wilson Adam Kriney Isaiah Mitchell Jimmy Sweet
Website	atomicritual.com

Nebula is an American stoner rock band formed by guitarist Eddie Glass and drummer Ruben Romano upon departing Fu Manchu in 1997.

Mark Abshire soon joined as the band's original bassist and remained with the band until the recording of Atomic Ritual, notably produced by Chris Goss. Dennis Wilson and Simon Moon (Eddie Glass) stepped in as bassists until a more permanent replacement was found in Tom Davies. Rob Oswald replaced founding member Ruben Romano on drums in 2007.

In August 2009, Adam Kriney, formerly of La Otracina, was recruited to replace departing drummer Oswald, though he too announced his departure in January 2010 and was replaced by Jimmy Sweet. In early 2010, Nebula announced that it was going on an indefinite hiatus. Glass later explained that "things started getting a bit rough with the touring and I got sick of it", though Nebula were merely "taking a break for a while" and not breaking up.

Nebula reunited in 2017 and now features drummer Michael Amster of Blaak Heat and Mondo Generator. The band released their sixth studio album, Holy Shit, on June 7, 2019, on the Heavy Psych Sounds Records label. Their seventh studio album, Transmission from Mothership Earth, was released on July 22, 2022.

Longtime bassist Tom Davies died from leukemia on September 5, 2023, at the age of 48.

Band members

Current members

• Eddie Glass – guitar, vocals (1997–present)
• Michael Amster – drums (2017–present)

Touring members

• Ranch Sironi – bass (2019, 2023–2024; his death)

Former members

• Ruben Romano – drums (1997–2007)
• Mark Abshire – bass (1997–2003)
• Isaiah Mitchell – bass (2003)
• Dennis Wilson – bass (2003)
• Tom Davies – bass (2003–2023) (Died 2023)
• Rob Oswald – drums (2007–2009)
• Adam Kriney – drums (2009–2010)
• Jimmy Sweet – drums (2010)

Discography

Studio albums

• To the Center – 1999 – Sub Pop
• Charged – 2001 – Sub Pop
• Atomic Ritual – 2003 – Liquor and Poker
• Apollo – 2006 – Liquor and Poker
• Heavy Psych – 2009 – Tee Pee
• Holy Shit – 2019 – Heavy Psych Sounds
• Transmission from Mothership Earth – 2022 – Heavy Psych Sounds

Split albums and EPs

• Nebula / That's All Folks! – Vulcan Bomber / Aquasphere – 1997 – Last Scream Records (Split 7")
• Let It Burn – 1998 – Tee Pee
• Sun Creature – 1999 – Man's Ruin (EP)
• Nebula/Lowrider – 1999 – MeteorCity (Split EP)
• Nebula – 2003 – Liquor and Poker
• Nebula / Winnebago Deal – Strange Human / Taking Care of Business – 2003 – Sweet Nothing (Split 7")
• Nebula / Quest for Fire – The Perfect Rapture / In the Place of a Storm – 2010 – Tee Pee (Split 7")
• Nebula / Black Rainbows – In Search of the Cosmic Tale ⁞ Crossing the Galactic Portal – 2024 – Heavy Psych Sounds

Live albums

• Peel Sessions – 2008 – Sweet Nothing
• Live in the Mojave Desert: Volume 2 – 2021 – Giant Rock, Heavy Psych Sounds
• Livewired in Europe – 2023 – Heavy Psych Sounds

Compilation albums

• Dos EPs – 2002 – MeteorCity
• Demos & Outtakes 98–02 – 2019 – Heavy Psych Sounds

Featured compilations

• In the Groove ("Full Throttle") – 1999 – The Music Cartel
• "High Times" High Volume: The Stoner Rock Collection ("The Void") – 2004 – High Times Records

External links

• Nebula at AllMusic
• Nebula discography at Discogs