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'''Pike Lake Provincial Park''' is a primarily recreational park located approximately 32 km southwest of [[Saskatoon, Saskatchewan]]. It is located at the southern terminus of [[Saskatchewan Highway 60|Highway 60]] on the shore of [[Pike Lake]], an [[oxbow]] created by the [[South Saskatchewan River]].

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| Genre = [[Stoner metal]], [[Doom metal]]

| Years_active = [[200]] - present

| Label = [[Exile on Mainstream Records]]<br/>[[Southern Lord Records]]<br/>[[Outlaw Recordings]]

| Associated_acts = [[Pentagram (band)|Pentagram]]<br/>[[Cathedral (band)|Cathedral]]<br/>[[Spirit Caravan]]<br/>[[The Obsessed]]<br/>[[The Hidden Hand (band)|The Hidden Hand]]<br/>[[Saint Vitus (band)|Saint Vitus]]<br/>[[Trouble (band)|Trouble]]

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| Current_members = [[Victor Griffin (guitarist)|Victor Griffin]]<br/>[[Dennis Cornelius]]<br/>[[Tim Tomaselli]]

| Past_members = [[Scott Weinrich|Scott "Wino" Weinrich]]<br/>[[Lee Abney]]<br/>[[Greg Turley]]<br/>[[Ron Holzner]]<br/>[[Pete Campbell]]

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'''Place of Skulls''' is a doom metal band from [[Knoxville, Tennessee]].

==Biograpy==

Place of Skulls was formed in 2000 by ex-[[Pentagram (band)|Pentagram]] guitarist [[Victor Griffin (guitarist)|Victor Griffin]]. The name is a biblical reference to [[Golgotha]]. The band put out their debut album, ''Nailed'', on [[Southern Lord Records]] in 2002. Four songs were recorded during the ''Nailed'' session that did not appear on the album. These songs all dealt with Griffin's new found faith in [[Christianity]]. These were released as the ''Love Through Blood'' EP in 2005. [[Scott Weinrich|Scott "Wino" Weinrich]] joined the band for their second album, ''With Vision''. This album was released by [[Southern Lord Records]] in 2003. The band signed to Germany's [[Exile on Mainstream Records]] and released their most recent album, ''The Black Is Never Far''.

==Discography==

===Albums===

*''Nailed'' ([[Southern Lord Records]] 2002)

*''With Vision'' ([[Southern Lord Records]] 2003)

*''The Black Is Never Far'' ([[Exile on Mainstream Records]] 2006)

===EPs===

*''Place of Skulls'' ([[Southern Lord Records]] 2002)

*''Love Through Blood'' ([[Outlaw Recordings]] 2005)

==External linksLinks==

The park includes a waterpark, beach, nature trail system, golf course, cabins, and a large campground area, and is a popular destination for school trips and weekend campers due to its proximity to Saskatoon. Several small residential subdivisions are located within the park. A large portion of the park is located on the east side of Pike Lake, undeveloped except for a line of cabins in the northeast corner.

*[http://www.placeofskulls.com Official Site]

*[http://www.myspace.com/placeofskullsdoom Official MySpace page]

*[http://www.southernlord.com/band_PSK.php Southern Lord Place of Skulls page]

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The park, one of the smallest provincial parks in Saskatchewan, has been in operation since at least the 1960s.

==External links==

* [http://www.se.gov.sk.ca/saskparks/ParkInfo/parks/park.asp?park=Pike%20Lake Park information page]

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