---
title: "Botanist"
type: "MusicGroup"
url: "https://themetalnet.com/band/botanist"
genre: "Black Metal"
country: "United States"
formed: 2009
---

# Botanist

**Botanist** is a black metal band, from United States, active 2009 to present.

Botanist is an American black metal band based in San Francisco, originally formed as a one-man project by musician Otrebor, with later collaborations with other musicians. The band has been described as a "Guitarless, environmentally themed 'green metal' project utilizing hammered dulcimer, sung from the perspective of a reclusive, nature-loving misanthrope." Most of the band's lyrics are based on environmental themes and botanical processes, with a focus on climate change and destruction of the natural world.

Biography source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Botanist_(band)

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Name | Botanist |
| Genre | Black Metal |
| Parent genre | Black Metal |
| Origin | San Francisco, United States |
| Formed | 2009 |
| Releases in catalog | 14 |

## Genres

[Black Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/black-metal) · [Post Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/post-metal) · [Atmospheric Black Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/atmospheric-black) · [Avant-Garde Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/avant-garde-metal) · [Blackgaze](https://themetalnet.com/genre/blackgaze)

## Line-up

| Musician | Instruments | Years | Status |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Roberto Martinelli](https://themetalnet.com/musician/roberto-martinelli) | Lead vocals, Hammered dulcimer, Drums (drum set) | 2009 to present | Current |
| [Tony Thomas](https://themetalnet.com/musician/tony-thomas) | Bass guitar | 2019 to present | Current |
| [Ron Bertrand](https://themetalnet.com/musician/ron-bertrand) | Drums (drum set) | 2017 to present | Current |
| [Mar Stacey](https://themetalnet.com/musician/mar-stacey) | Other vocals | 2022 to present | Current |
| [Randall Krieger](https://themetalnet.com/musician/randall-krieger) | Hammered dulcimer | 2022 to present | Current |
| [Davide Tiso](https://themetalnet.com/musician/davide-tiso) | Bass guitar | 2018 to 2019 | Former |
| [Dylan Neal](https://themetalnet.com/musician/dylan-neal) |  |  | Former |

## Discography

| Year | Release | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2011 | [I: The Suicide Tree / II: A Rose From the Dead](https://themetalnet.com/album/fa6b59b6-893f-4d4b-836e-6309bf9cf4d6) | Album |
| 2012 | [III: Doom in Bloom](https://themetalnet.com/album/21ca41b3-bdc5-4abf-8aa5-5817aa9d2393) | Album |
| 2013 | [IV: Mandragora](https://themetalnet.com/album/410bdd11-aec4-44be-837d-331fdc402741) | Album |
| 2014 | [VI: Flora](https://themetalnet.com/album/3f9d8caf-d77b-4abb-92a6-558692b471a0) | Album |
| 2015 | [EP2: Hammer of Botany](https://themetalnet.com/album/9b388e24-1b38-4522-b3ed-aef6d9193620) | EP |
| 2017 | [Collective: The Shape of He to Come](https://themetalnet.com/album/f32a493a-6e5f-4bab-be33-9f88ba58f23c) | Album |
| 2019 | [Ecosystem](https://themetalnet.com/album/35118eba-c26e-44c8-b507-6245a561c4a3) | Album |
| 2020 | [Ecosystem Version B](https://themetalnet.com/album/cc7ecea7-95df-4102-a7e1-c395dc7a8830) | Album |
| 2020 | [Photosynthesis](https://themetalnet.com/album/309b021d-ae57-4425-a455-1248757b5358) | Album |
| 2020 | [The Hanging Gardens B-Sides](https://themetalnet.com/album/7f03e7b2-6504-4e01-aa01-5eb2dd7a1056) | EP |
| 2021 | [EP0: Cicatrix / Diamond Brush](https://themetalnet.com/album/8079cb76-6f70-4ef3-86e4-d42e5fc4ccfa) | Album |
| 2023 | [VIII: Selenotrope](https://themetalnet.com/album/6bd7c378-e134-47f0-8b72-156710a493d1) | Album |
| 2024 | [Paleobotany](https://themetalnet.com/album/5fdbfe43-29aa-4f72-bb71-6415377ba22d) | Album |
| 2024 | [VII: Beast of Arpocalyx](https://themetalnet.com/album/34de8d67-72f6-4cc6-9e7a-0e203afa3fe2) | Album |

## Related bands

- [Lotus Thief](https://themetalnet.com/band/lotus-thief) (listened together)
- [Bosse‐de‐Nage](https://themetalnet.com/band/bosse-de-nage) (listened together)
- [Liturgy](https://themetalnet.com/band/liturgy) (listened together)
- [Oskoreien](https://themetalnet.com/band/oskoreien) (listened together)
- [Deafheaven](https://themetalnet.com/band/deafheaven) (listened together)
- [Anaal Nathrakh](https://themetalnet.com/band/anaal-nathrakh) (listened together)
- [Oathbreaker](https://themetalnet.com/band/oathbreaker) (listened together)
- [Krallice](https://themetalnet.com/band/krallice) (listened together)
- [Blut aus Nord](https://themetalnet.com/band/blut-aus-nord) (listened together)
- [Baroness](https://themetalnet.com/band/baroness) (listened together)
- [Thou](https://themetalnet.com/band/thou) (listened together)
- [Death](https://themetalnet.com/band/death) (listened together)

## Official and external links

- facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Verdant.Realm.Botanist
- bandcamp: https://verdant-realm-botanist.bandcamp.com/
- metal archives: https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Botanist/3540476535
- x: https://twitter.com/OtreborBotanist
- instagram: https://www.instagram.com/otreborbotanist/
- youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjhcqqVb1SRn2z01W35ClHg
- deezer: https://www.deezer.com/artist/2608771
- spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/59Osbl3efzeFIGIa93er0G
- apple music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/311840894

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Source: [TheMetalNet https://themetalnet.com/band/botanist](https://themetalnet.com/band/botanist). Catalog data from MusicBrainz and Metal Archives. Full site index: https://themetalnet.com/llms.txt