Khan meld hazy psychedelia and heavy stoner riffs with a penchant for progressive rhythms and almost dirge-like, industrial-scale crescendos. The songs are lyrically evocative, often exuding a sense of despondency and melancholy. Vocally, they waver from ethereal falsetto and hypnotic crooning to impassioned wailing punctuated by occasional guttural screams.

They first came into being in 2016, when three friends (Josh Bills, Beau Heffernan & Mitch Kerr) took up a joint residency on the outskirts of Melbourne. From there it wasn’t long before they released their ‘On Silent Space’ EP, which was in essence a brief, alt-rock journey, tinged with psychedelic nuances, perhaps giving us a glimpse of things to come. Their debut album ‘Vale’ followed in 2018 along with a national tour supporting progressive rock titans Like Thieves (AU). In contrast to ‘On Silent Space’, ‘Vale’ was a far grander and more expansive project that permitted the band to explore many of the outer reaches of heavy psychedelia and progressive rock, which created waves that reverberated through the underground around the world. The ripples were felt by the organizers of Progfest who invited the band to perform at the 2019 festival in Melbourne.

In what promised to be a particularly big year, 2020 began with performances supporting Yawning Man (US) and Beastwars (NZ) plus the announcement of Khan’s first international tour in Europe. While the pandemic crushed any hopes of the tour going ahead, it also paved the way for the unplanned release of their second album 'Monsoons', a fully instrumental odyssey delving into jam-based and post rock experimentation. Bored during lockdowns and inspired by their love of video games, the band released an 8-bit version of their debut album ‘Vale’, which was released as a floppy disk bundle with a USB to floppy disk drive. The ongoing restrictions also led to the unexpected opportunity to headline the 2021 virtual edition of Indian festival Strawberry Fields XXIV, based in Bangalore.

As soon as the world began to open up again in 2022, Khan quickly launched into their much-anticipated 22-date tour of Australia, Europe and the UK, which included performances at Esbjerg Fuzztival in Denmark and Kuba Open Air in Germany. Khan's third album 'Creatures' was released in February 2023 through the band’s own label Full Contact Safari Records along with an Australian tour including a slot at Spliffs N' Riffs festival in Perth and a sold-out hometown show at Howler (sadly this was also Mitch’s final show with the band). The album marked their heaviest, darkest and most dynamic work to date and saw the return of vocals to their recorded music. Later in 2023 the band hit the road for a 21–date tour of Australia, Europe and the UK to promote ‘Creatures’ with performances at Desertfest Antwerp in Belgium, Fuzz Festival in Stockholm, Sweden and concluded the tour opening for Colour Haze (DE) in Hamburg, Germany.

Armed with new bass player and long-time friend Will Homan, the band began preparations for their what would undoubtedly be their biggest year yet, with two Australian tours and two European tours planned for 2025. Coming into the new year, Khan set off on a dream run of festivals including Tanglewood Festival over NYE, Spliffs N Riffs festival in Perth, Australia in March, Sonic Whip festival in Nijmegen, Netherlands, Desertfest London in the UK, Desertfest Berlin in Germany and Dunk!festival in Gent, Belgium in May, in addition to Krach am Bach festival in Beelen, Germany, Brutal Assault in the Czech Republic and Hoflärm festival in Seelbach, Germany in August.

Their fourth album, ‘That Fair and Warlike Form // Return to Dust’, is a concept album comprised of two 23-minute songs that explore the suffering of a man possessed by the spirit of the god of death, Erlik (Turkic/Mongolian mythology). The album is scheduled for release on the 1st of October 2025 followed by an Australian tour where they’ll perform the new album in its entirety.