Goblin Cock is an American heavy metal band from San Diego, California, United States, started by Rob Crow of the band Pinback. Musically, they play a form of doom metal/drone metal with rather unusual lyrical subjects, including pop culture songs about the films Godzilla's Revenge, Billy Jack, and the Snuffleupagus from the TV show Sesame Street. All members of the band have taken on stage names. The band is currently signed to Joyful Noise Recordings and has released two albums on the Absolutely Kosher record label. They went on tour for the first time in 2006 and played at the 20th annual South by Southwest Music Festival in Austin, TX.[1] They also performed on September 15, 2005, at the College Music Journal's annual music festival.[2]
Goblin Cock | |
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| Origin | San Diego, California, U.S. |
| Genres | |
| Years active | 2005–present |
| Labels | Robcore Records Absolutely Kosher Joyful Noise Recordings |
| Members | Rob Crow Nick Reinhart Tony Gidlund Tyler Lindgren |
| Past members | Brent Asbury Kenseth Thibideau Kasey Boekholdt Brandon Relf Nate Davis |
Their first album, Bagged and Boarded, was nominated for a 2006 PLUG award for Metal Album of the Year. Their music video for the track "Stumped" directed by Matt Hoyt was also nominated for music Music Video of the Year at the 2006 PLUG Independent Music Awards as well. [3] The album cover [4] is a literal depiction of the group's name, which is considered a double entendre. The lyrics in the liner notes are written in runes.[5]
Members
editDiscography
edit- Bagged and Boarded (2005 Absolutely Kosher Records)
- Come with Me If You Want to Live! (2008 Robcore Records)
- Necronomidonkeykongimicon (2016 Joyful Noise Recordings)
- Roses on the Piano[6] (2018 Joyful Noise Recordings)
References
edit- ^ Harmanci, Reyhan (March 16, 2006). "SXSW: First Transmissions". SFGate.com. Retrieved 2006-12-20.
- ^ "CMJ Artist Showcases: Day 2, 15 September 2005". PopMatters. September 16, 2006. Retrieved 2006-12-20.
- ^ "Goblin Cock". SignOnSanDiego Entertainment Guide. The San Diego Union-Tribune. 2006. Retrieved 2006-12-20.
- ^ "Absolutely Kosher Records: Goblin Cock". 16 December 2008. Archived from the original on 2008-12-16. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
- ^ Grose, Jessica (October 24, 2005). "Artist of the Day: Goblin Cock". Spin.com. Archived from the original on 2006-11-28. Retrieved 2006-12-20.
- ^ "Goblin Cock 'Roses On The Piano' (from Rob Crow's Artist In Residence) | Joyful Noise Recordings". Joyfulnoiserecordings.com. Retrieved 2019-10-14.
External links
edit- Goblin Cock at Facebook
- Goblin Cock page at Myspace
- Goblin Cock - Necronomidonkeykongimicon at Joyful Noise Recordings
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