Joe Preston (musician)

Joe Preston (born 1969) is an American bass guitarist and a former band member of the rock bands Earth, Melvins, Men's Recovery Project, The Need and High on Fire. [1] Preston has also played with Sunn O))),[2] and has his long-running solo project called Thrones. In 2007, he joined Harvey Milk in the studio for the recording of Life... The Best Game in Town and toured with them during their 2008 US and European tours. He is currently serving as a touring member of Sumac. He is the uncle of actor Dominic Janes.

Joe Preston
Preston performing as Thrones in 2015
Preston performing as Thrones in 2015
Background information
Also known as
  • Stinky
  • Salty Green
Born1969 (age 5354)
OriginSalem, Oregon, U.S.
Genres
Instrument(s)
  • Bass
  • vocals
  • keyboards

Discography

Earth

Melvins

Thrones

  • Untitled demo cassette (1994, Punk in My Vitamins? Records)
  • Alraune CD (1996, The Communion Label)
  • "The Suckling" 7" (1995, Kill Rock Stars)
  • "Reddleman" 7" (1999, Punk in My Vitamins? Records)
  • "Senex" 7" (1995, Soda Girl Records)
  • Split 7" with Behead the Prophet, No Lord Shall Live (1999, Voice of the Sky Records)
  • White Rabbit 12" EP (1999, Kill Rock Stars)
  • Sperm Whale 12" EP (2000, Kill Rock Stars)
  • Sperm Whale/White Rabbit CD (2000, Kill Rock Stars)
  • Day Late, Dollar Short compilation CD (2005, Southern Lord Records)
  • Late For Dinner 7" (2010, Conspiracy Records)

Harvey Milk

The Need

Men's Recovery Project

Sunn O)))

High on Fire

Witchypoo

Other

  • C-Average – C-Average CD/LP (Kill Rock Stars)
  • Godheadsilo – The Scientific Supercake CD/LP (Kill Rock Stars)
  • Godheadsilo – Skyward in Triumph CD/LP
  • Godheadsilo – Booby Trap 7"
  • Godheadsilo – Thee Friendship Village EP
  • The Hoodwinks – Stab, Stab, Stab CD/LP (Thin the Herd Records)
  • Loud Machine 0.5 – Loud Machine 0.5 7" (Yoyo Records)
  • Snakepit – "Wait" b/w "Disease" 7" (Self Release)
  • Snakepit – "Waste" b/w "Million" 7" (Self Release)
  • Sue P. Fox – Light Matches, Spark Lives CD/LP (Kill Rock Stars)
  • Superconductor – Touring bassist
  • The Whip – "Freelance Liaison" b/w "Sheep and Goat" 7" (Wantage Records)
  • Joe Preston and Daniel Menche – Cerberic Doxology (Anthem Records)

References

  1. "High On Fire Joined By Ex-Melvins Bassist". Blabbermouth. July 30, 2004. Archived from the original on June 6, 2011. Retrieved March 18, 2010.
  2. "Former Soundgarden Guitarist To Appear On Sunn O))) / Boris Collaboration". Blabbermouth. September 8, 2006. Archived from the original on June 6, 2011. Retrieved March 18, 2010.
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