DD (Bass) Paul Duncan Pod People are a doom metal band from Canberra, Australia that formed in 1991.
The band has recorded six releases, playing a blend of stoner and sludge traits, with lyrics on themes of cannabis in their earlier works, to topics thematically based around The Divine Comedy.
In 2000 the band signed to High Beam Records and produced Doom Saloon which featured artwork and themes based on the Inferno chapter of Dante Aligiheri's The Divine Comedy on a fold out upside down cross released in 2001.
Pod People began in Belconnen, Canberra, in 1991 from the then thriving local heavy music scene which moved from all ages shows to the Terrace Bar in Civic.
[4] The band built upon the momentum of some successful party shows in their home base of Havelock House and began playing regularly as well as recording their first demo, 'Just One' at 2XX Radio studios.
[7] A CD EP was recorded in Sydney and released in 1995, the band played some launch shows before the beginning of a long period of line up changes which finally solidified in 1996 with the current line up of Brad, Dave or DD (bass), Josh (also known JJ Lawhore from his 3-year stint in Blood Duster, guitar), Maggs (drums) and Mel (guitar).
Pod People solidified their line up in late 1995 with guitarist Mel Walker joining other new recruits Maggs (drums), Josh (guitar) and Dave (bass).
'Doom Saloon' was sent to Cathedral front man Lee Dorian’s doom label Rise Above Records in the UK, and then the album was secured for an international licence.
The album received extremely positive reviews worldwide, and a film clip for the opening track "Filling The Void" was added to high rotation on Australian domestic music TV.
The Australian release included artwork of a 4×3 CD fold-out cut into an upside-down cross showing an interpretation of a map of Inferno from The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri.
[citation needed] The band then recorded in late 2007 and early 2008 largely self-financed after the High Beam Music label closed in 2004.