03/23/02
The Bio page has been updated.


02/26/02
Abdullah will be appearing on "The Metal Show" on WMMS this coming Sunday, March 3rd. The show starts at 10 PM EST and you can listen on the live internet feed at their web site. They will be playing some new demo material so check it out.

Abdullah will also be appearing on the "Children of the Metal Movement" show on WRUW this evening (Tuesday, Feb. 26th). There is a live internet feed at their web site and the show runs from 9:30 - 11:30 PM EST.

New live dates!:

Thursday, March. 7th @ The Beachland Ballroom
15711 Waterloo Rd. * Cleveland * 216-383-1124
with Halfway to Gone and The Suplecs

Monday, April. 1st @ The Avenue
626 N. Water St. * Kent, OH * 330-676-0069

Monday, April. 29th @ Peabodys
2083 East 21st Street * Cleveland * 216-776-9999
with Spirit Caravan, Place of Skulls, After the Sun, and Ringworm


02/04/02
Abdullah is set to play Metal Meltdown IV in Asbury Park, NJ. The festival is taking place on April 5th and 6th. See the Metal Meltdown website for details.

There is a new interview with Jeff and Alan at stonerrockchick.com.


01/09/02
Abdullah is part of Roadburn's 2001 Retrospective.

"It's been a pretty good year for us. After a few false starts, we finally got the live thing going after being a 2-piece for so long. We've even had the pleasure of playing with some really great bands in the course of this year.... Spirit Caravan, Electric Wizard, Penance, Place of Skulls, Warhorse, ATP, Internal Void, Bottom, etc. It's been alot of fun. We've spent the last few months really buckling down and developing our new material. We currently have about 6 songs "in the bag" and a slew of other ideas to work through. I think alot of people are going to be surprised with the new stuff. I'm hoping to see a new release by mid-2002. Can't wait to see what next year brings for us."

Jeff's Faves of 2001:
Slow Horse - "II"
Operator Generator - "Polar Fleet"
Beautiful Creatures - "S/T"

Alan's Faves of 2001:
Slow Horse - "II"
Tool - "Lateralus"
Slayer - "God Hates Us All"


12/12/01
Abdullah Live:

Friday Dec. 14th @ The Bottom Line Saloon
3463 Fulton Rd. * Cleveland * 216-741-9840
opening for Paradox

Saturday Dec. 22nd @ The Avenue
626 N. Water St. * Kent, OH * 330-676-0069
with Centrifuge

Friday Jan. 4th @ The Hi-Fi Club (formerly the Blind Lemon)
11729 Detroit Ave * Cleveland * 216-521-8878
with Vanduls Ugainst Alliteracy and Sappy Bell

Jeff is interviewed at Rock and Roll Goblin.

Reviews of the self titled album from Rock and Roll Goblin, Vae Solis, Rockthrone, Gates of Hell.


10/17/01
Abdullah Live:

Monday Oct. 22nd @ Thursday's Lounge
306 E. Exchange St. * Akron, OH * 330-253-2651
with Totimoshi and Fistula

Saturday Nov. 3rd @ The Avenue
626 N. Water St. * Kent, OH * 330-676-0069
with Centrifuge and others TBA


08/13/01
The entire July 28th show with Spirit Caravan is available as MP3s online at Shifty's Site.

Jeff's 'Abdullah Travel Guide' is now up at Roadburn. The article takes a look at some classic recordings that influenced Jeff and Abdullah.

Review of the self titled album from Roadburn.


07/17/01
The merchandise page has been updated. Abdullah tshirts are now available as well as both cds and the gatefold vinyl version of the self titled album.

Abdullah is interviewed in Vibrations of Doom Issue #28.


06/29/01
Abdullah will be playing with Spirit Caravan and Bruhaha at Peabody's in Cleveland, OH on July 28th.

Abdullah now has a page at MP3.com.

Reviews of the self titled album from Rift Zine, Chaos Realm, and Ultimate Online.

Review of Snake Lore from Black To Comm.


05/18/01
A guestbook has been added.

There are two new interviews at Monolith Doom and Heavy Rock Asylum.

Reviews of the self titled album from Aural Innovations and High Beam.


05/02/01
Live photos added to the bio page.


04/27/01

ABDULLAH LIVE!

Thursday, May 24 - At the Grog Shop in Cleveland, Ohio. featuring: Throttlerod, Sofa King Killer, Abdullah, Rebreather, Sunnshine, Burnout

Saturday, July 14 - Doom Capital Productions presents Doomsday 2001, an all-day 10-band heavy rock experience at the Recher Theatre in Towson, MD. featuring: Pentagram, Internal Void, Unorthodox, Sixty-Watt Shaman, Iron Boss, Place of Skulls, Abdullah, After Forever: A Black Sabbath Tribute, Black Manta, Life Beyond

"A Timeless Tale, a Tribute to Saint Vitus: Volume One" will be released by RavenMoon Records on June 15. Abdullah has contributed the track "I Bleed Black".

Review of the new album from Metal Nightmare.


04/16/01
The interview section has been updated to include all available Abdullah interviews.

There are photos from the March 17th show here.

Review of the new album from Cosmic Lava.


03/13/01
Abdullah will be playing live at the Nyabinghi in Youngstown,OH on March 17,2001 with Rebreather and Positraction and on April 2,2001 with Electric Wizard and Warhorse.

Abdullah is interviewed at GL-Productions and Psychedelic Zine (Issue 8).

Reviews of the new album from Monolith, Collective Zine, Metallus (in Italian), Eternal Frost, and Metal Judgement.

Review of "Snake Lore" from SDZ.


02/20/01
Abdullah is interviewed on Stoned Gods.

"Abdullah" was voted one of the 10 best metal cd of 2000 by The Crass Menagerie". Here's their comment - "ABDULLAH (Got to love a doom album this heavy)".

Abdullah is one of six "bands to watch out for in 2001" according to the January 2001 issue of Metal Hammer.

Reviews of the new album from GL Productions, Stoned Gods, Vibrations of Doom, Voodoo Fire, Bunt Mag, and Shockwave.


01/25/01


12/28/00
New interview from Eternity Magazine (also available in German).

Abdullah is part of Roadburn's 2000 Retrospective:

"The dawning of the new millennium has been an incredible time for us!", says Abdullah's Jeff. " I thought we'd be celebrating the end of existence but instead the year 2000 saw two Abdullah releases see the light of day. Our 1999 demo "Snake Lore" was put out by England's Rage of Achilles and we had our "official" studio-recorded self titled debut released by MeteorCity. Even though we're oftentimes depressed bastards, we still preferred the latter over death. We're no closer to completing our line-up than we were 2 years ago, but maybe we can jump that hurdle in 2001. We really want to get this thing geared up for the road and finally have the opportunity to play some live shows. It's been a great year, I' ve met a ton of cool people and I can't wait to see what 2001 brings (an Abdullah/Slow Horse world tour? Stay tuned).

Reviews of the new album from Stonerrock.com, Daredevil Magazine, and Beat the Blizzard. Review of Snake Lore from Friend of the Devil. Review of The Mob's New Plan from Stoned Gods.

If you haven't seen the pages for the new album yet, click here, includes sound clips!


12/12/00
Abdullah makes "ROCK DEVIL's TOP 25 of 2000" at Electric Basement. Here's the comment: ABDULLAH - "Abdullah" (A mesmerizing, melodic stoner rock album that will turn heads.). Check out the rest of the list.

Reviews of the new album from Ultimate Metal, Abrasive Rock, Loud Planet, and Hardradio.


12/05/00
Abdullah is featured on Ultimate Metal with an interview and review of the new album.


12/01/00
Check out the pages for the new album here, including sound clips!

Reviews of the new album from Electric Basement and Underground Symphony.


11/25/00
From Roadburn News for November 22,2000:

ABDULLAH'S FULL LENGTH IS OUT

Abdullah's long awaited full length is finally due out on MeteorCity. "The CD's been out here in the states for about a week now", says drummer/singer Jeff, "and so far the response has been very good!" I'm even receiving reports that it's been in heavy rotation on college airwaves across the US. That may not sound like much in the bigger scheme of things, but it's much more than I ever expected and couldn't be happier. We've also received some pretty cool reviews on sites like Zoopa Loop, Stonerrock.com and Daredevil, and I'm hoping that there will be more to come. We're now entering the languid winter months and may I suggest the new Abdullah CD as the perfect accompanying soundtrack to the winter's gloom?"

"We recorded the CD at Suma Sound Recording in Painesville, Ohio this past summer after about a year's worth of writing and planning, and I have to say that it was one of the most exciting times of my life. We had the chance to work with an excellent engineer/producer in Paul Hamann (who's done work in the past with Grand Funk Railroad, Bloodrock, James Gang and more recently with Boulder) and I can't describe how cool it was laying down our songs in such a relaxed and laid-back environment. We were a little pressed for time, but I'm still very pleased with the way things turned out."

"At this point in time we are still less a permanent drummer and bassist (Jamie from Boulder provided most of the bass tracks on the CD), so we're concentrating very hard on filling these positions. I can't wait to start playing live and share the stage with bands like Tummler, Slow Horse, Solace, and Penance. I'm also giving thought to producing a video for "The Black Ones." I realize it'll probably never make it to the airwaves, but who the hell cares? It's something I always wanted to do!"

Reviews of the new album from Critical Metal, The Crass Menagerie, and Dark Wave.


11/08/00
The new Abdullah CD has been released in America by Meteor City Records. It's now available on their website.

Reviews of the new album from Zoopa Loop, Free Times, and Death to Dead Things. Reviews of Snake Lore from Terrorizer, Psychedelic Zine, and Stonerama. Review of The Mob's New Plan from Psychedelic Zine.


10/08/00
The new Abdullah CD has been released in Europe by People Like You as a digipack and also a gatefold double LP. For more information visit People Like You.

Look for the American release on Meteor City Records by the end of October.