There are multiple artists that share this name: 1) Laudanum was a metal band based in Oakland, CA, United States. They played a mixture of doom and sludge metal. Formed in 2003 by husband and wife Judd Hawk (guitar, vocals, noise) and Becky Hawk (drums, vocals, noise) with Robert Collins (bass, vocals), they released 2 full-length LPs, an EP and two split EPs. Their music was dark, heavy and atmospheric, featuring elements of black metal, crust punk and noise.