Dirge

Born A Ghost came out of the heavy-music scene in Tacoma, Washington, in 2011. Taylor Jolin, Craig Hathaway and Sergio Vasquez started the band after years in the city's earlier metal acts, with one plan: put the weight of doom and stoner metal together with the bleak intensity of blackened death metal and the pulse of electronica. Neurosis and Cult of Luna are the big influences, and the songs move the same way: slow, deliberate and ritualistic.

It started as a touring band and outgrew the stage. Visual art, experimental sound design and cinematic pieces now go into every release, so each record is built around tone and texture as much as around the songs.

Bassist Edwin "Bo" DeLong joined in 2023 and pushed the low end further into hypnotic territory. The band is a collaboration rooted in the Pacific Northwest's dark music: heavy riffs, haunted electronics and long stretches of drone.