Here Lies Man

L.A.-based quartet Here Lies Man emerged in the mid-2010s with a hypnotic sound that married West African rhythms and harmony to the riff-based architecture of hard rock. The band grew increasingly psychedelic and smoky in their production, sounding like a sinister hybrid of metal mayhem and African traditions on albums like 2021's Ritual Divination. Here Lies Man was conceptualized and founded by guitarist/composer/arranger Chico Mann (aka Marcos Garcia) of Antibalas and the Daktaris, merging West African sounds and metallic guitar riffing to create an intense, danceable, an...