Ludicra

Ludicra is an American heavy metal band from San Francisco. They originally formed in 1998 as a quartet and later expanded to five members. In 2011, the band announced on their official website that they had disbanded, but they reunited in 2022.

Ludicra's sound has been described as black metal and avant-garde metal. Influences include bands such as Darkthrone, Gorgoroth, Dødheimsgard and Bethlehem, and genres like thrash metal, doom metal, punk and folk.

The group included current and former members of other San Francisco-based bands such as Impaled, Hammers of Misfortune, Tallow, Missile Command, Ominum and punk band Hickey. They shared the stage with Impaled, Total Shutdown, the Fucking Champs and Krallice.

The band reunited in 2022, and performed at the Northwest Terror Fest in Seattle and at the Great American Music Hall in San Francisco.

Last lineup

 * John Cobbett – guitars (1998–2011)
 * Christy Cather – guitars, vocals (1998–2011)
 * Ross Sewage – bass (1999–2011)
 * Laurie Sue Shanaman – vocals (1999–2011)
 * Aesop Dekker – drums (1998–2011)

Former members

 * Jesika Christ – bass, vocals (1998–1999)

Session members

 * Melynda Jackson
 * Lorraine Rath
 * Kris Force
 * Sigrid Sheie
 * Jackie Perez-Gratz

Discography

 * Hollow Psalms (Life Is Abuse, 2002)
 * Another Great Love Song (Alternative Tentacles, 2004)
 * S/T EP (Life Is Abuse, 2006)
 * Fex Urbis Lex Orbis (Alternative Tentacles, 2006)
 * The Tenant (Profound Lore Records, 2010)

Other appearances

 * Metal Swim – Adult Swim (compilation album; 2010)