Black Skies, a power trio currently based in Chapel Hill, NC, are as fast-moving as the rolling thunderheads their name so vividly conjures. They formed in November of 2005, began playing out just two months later, and have been tearing up the interstate ever since, sharing stages across the continental U.S. with like-minded yet diverse rock bands: Japanese drone-metallers Boris, proto-punk aliens Valient Thorr, retro grinders Pearls & Brass, plus Big Business, Year Long Disaster, The Atomic Bitchwax, RTX, Burning Brides and others. Taking their cues from sludgy yet dynamic behemoths like Black Sabbath and The Melvins, Black Skies’ music is foreboding, heavy yet spry, and crackles with dark energy. Current personnel includes bassist Michelle Temple, drummer Cameron Weeks, and guitarist/singer Kevin Clark. Listen at Last.fm