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Kai Kln
12+ albums
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Kai Kln was formed in 1989 when drummer Neil Franklin introduced guitarist Sherman Loper from his old Punk band Laughing Jesus to bassist Scott Anderson of Skeptic Peace for a jam session. The session went so well that the three quickly went on to write a handful of instrumental songs and started playing parties in the Sacramento, CA suburb, Carmichael, throwing in psychedelic post punk jams where their songs left off. This hard edged combination of punk, metal, and hard rock caught the attention of singer Gene Smith one day when Gene happened on Scott and Neil at a practice and ended up jamming with them. He was recruited by the rhythm section on the spot and Kai Kln was born with Neil naming the band after a fictional warrior character from a silly story he had written one day in high school detention. Gene quickly filled out the band’s sound with his vocals and shared guitar duties with Sherman. This gave the band new focus and soon they were composing technically challenging songs drawing from all of their backgrounds and also from the underground rock scene in Sacramento and the Bay Area during the early nineties. After attracting the attention of Sacramento music promoters Jerry Perry and Brian McKenna they landed a gig opening for the up and coming band, Primus. This gig along with a string of college parties expanded the band’s fan base and with manager Marc Malakie's assistance they were soon selling out clubs in Sacramento, the Bay Area, and beyond opening for
