Ancestors

By blending a number of slightly obscure genres like doom metal, stoner rock and operatic drone, the Los Angeles-based rock band Ancestors has created a characteristically original style of music that has helped propel the band to the forefront of the Southern California alternative rock scene. Setting the tone of its subsequent career with its experimental and forward-thinking 2008 debut album, Neptune With Fire, Ancestors has built a reputation for itself as a band that's not afraid to indulge in its avant-garde sensibilities to create some extremely provocative listening material.