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Phase 1: Garrett R Cooper Scott Williams Benjamin Cooper Michael Elijah Recorded and Released "SAQQARA" Bronze Chariot came together in the early months of 2008 settling on the line up of Garrett Cooper, Scott Williams, Benjamin Cooper and Michael Elijah. The list of former bands was long and included; This City Dynamite!!!, Artax Mission, Donkey Kong, Sun, The New Mutiny, Eyes Like Black Stars, Egypt and more. Early sessions could be described as monstrous jam gatherings inspired by the decades of stoner rock and doom noise we were delving into at the time. From the night of our first show at Urtex in July 2009 to the end of the year we played many shows not only as a four piece but also as an instrumental three piece when vocalist Ben was out of town. Song structures and sets were improvisational and no track ever sounded the same twice. In January 2009 we recorded four tracks clocking in over 32 mins at Capital Sound studios with Mike Deslandes. During this period it became increasingly evident that a second guitarist was needed to strengthen our sound as we moved into more post-metal tangents and explorations. Matthew Barlow of Thunderclaw became the fifth member and played his first show with Bronze Chariot in March 2009. The same night we released a limited run split with Thunderclaw and Heirs containing the track Bronze Chariot in CDR format. "SAQQARA" our debut CDEP was released at the Enigma Bar on the 11th of April. The favourably reviewed release revealed the d