Mark William Lanegan (November 25, 1964 – February 22, 2022) was an American singer, songwriter, and poet. First becoming prominent as the lead singer for the early grunge band Screaming Trees, he was also known as a member of Queens of the Stone Age and The Gutter Twins. He released 12 solo studio albums, as well as three collaboration albums with Isobel Campbell and two with Duke Garwood. He was known for his baritone voice, which was described as being "as scratchy as a three-day beard yet as supple and pliable as moccasin leather" and has been compared to Tom Waits, Leonard Cohen, and Nick Cave.Lanegan began his musical career in 1984 with Screaming Trees, with whom he released seven studio albums and five EPs before their disbandment in 2000. During his time with the band, he also started a solo career and released his first solo studio album, The Winding Sheet, in 1990. He subsequently released a further 10 solo albums, which received critical recognition but only moderate commercial success. Following the end of Screaming Trees, he became a frequent collaborator of Queens of the Stone Age, and was a full-time member between 2001 and 2005 during the Songs for the Deaf and Lullabies to Paralyze eras.

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Album Review: Mark Lanegan - Houston: Publishing Demos 2002

"An insightful document into the reinvention of one of alt-rock's great unsung frontmen."

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Album Review: Mark Lanegan - Has God Seen My Shadow?: An Anthology 1989-2011

Disc two contains 12 tracks of previously unreleased gems, Lanegan’s husky voice as always effortlessly drawing the listener into his world, always raw and honest.

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Tipping His Hat

"It can be difficult, at least it was the first time around in the nineties; that turned out to be a little more troubled than I thought it was going to be."

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Album Review: Mark Lanegan - Imitations

Like a smoky single malt aftertaste, Imitations lingers and requires more than one shot to fully appreciate its understated charms

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Live Review: Mark Lanegan - Ding Dong Lounge

Mark Lanegan could well be the bastard child of Mr Waits and a demonic temptress.

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Live Review: Mark Lanegan Band, Howl At The Moon at The Tivoli

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Live Review: Mark Lanegan, Howl At The Moon

"The crush for Lanegan’s signing at the merch desk began in earnest – as did the trade in $50 numbered lithographs."

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Together We Reign

"I just started making them and once the song was done it sort of tells me what the next one is gonna sound like, so on and so forth.”