Khanate (band)

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{{short description|American metal band}}

{{Infobox musical artist

| name = Khanate

| image = Khanatephoto.jpg

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| caption = L-R: Stephen O'Malley, James Plotkin, Tim Wyskida, Alan Dubin

| alias =

| origin = New York City, U.S.

| genre = {{flatlist|

• Drone metal{{cite web|url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/4567-things-viral/|title=Khanate – Things Viral|first=Chris|last=Dahlen|website=Pitchfork|access-date=October 21, 2013}}
• doom metal{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/capture-release-mw0000307191|title= Khanate: Capture & Release |work=AllMusic|first= Greg|last=Prato|access-date=June 8, 2020}}
• experimental metal{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/13099-clean-hands-go-foul/|title= Khanate: Clean Hands Go Foul |work=Pitchfork|first=Grayson|last=Currin|date=July 30, 2009|access-date=June 8, 2020}}

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| years_active = 2000–2006; 2009–2010, 2017–present

| label = {{flatlist|

• Southern Lord
• Hydra Head
• Load
• Sacred Bones

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| website = {{url|https://khanateofficial.com/}}

| current_members =

• Alan Dubin
• James Plotkin
• Stephen O'Malley
• Tim Wyskida

| past_members =

}}

Khanate is an American drone doom supergroup that brought together James Plotkin and Alan Dubin, two members of the defunct band OLD, as well as Tim Wyskida of Blind Idiot God and Manbyrd and Stephen O'Malley of Burning Witch and Sunn O))).

Keeping some similarity with O'Malley's previous band Burning Witch, Khanate produces songs that usually exceeded the 10-minute mark, characterized by extremely slow tempos, harsh layers of feedback, and vocalist Alan Dubin's torturous shrieking.

On September 24, 2006, Khanate split up, with Plotkin stating that the "lack of commitment from certain members" led to the split.{{Cite web|url=https://www.elektra.com/|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070310211245/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=59126|url-status=dead|title=Elektra Entertainment|archive-date=March 10, 2007|access-date=June 30, 2023}}

In the January/February 2009 issue of Rock-A-Rolla magazine, vocalist Alan Dubin stated: "We had a few festival offers [that] sparked some talk of a reunion but they didn't pan out in the end." He went on to say, "I highly doubt a reunion will happen."

On May 19, 2023, the band released a surprise album titled To Be Cruel digitally and announced preorders for a physical release to be released in June. The band also announced digital reissues of its four previous albums and plans for physical reissues to follow.{{cite web | url=https://www.sacredbonesrecords.com/collections/frontpage/products/sbr321-to-be-cruel-khanate | title=To be Cruel|website=Sacredbonesrecords.com }}