Goblin Cock is an American
heavy metal band from
San Diego
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,
California
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, United States, started by
Rob Crow
Robertdale Rulon Crow Jr. (born February 21, 1971) is an American singer and musician from San Diego, California, known for his involvement with the bands Pinback, Heavy Vegetable, Physics, Optiganally Yours and Thingy. He has also led the band ...
of the band
Pinback
Pinback is an American indie rock band from San Diego, California. The band was formed in 1998 by singers, songwriters and multi-instrumentalists Armistead Burwell Smith IV and Rob Crow, who have been its two consistent members. They have rel ...
. Musically, they play a form of
doom metal/
drone metal
Drone metal or drone doom is a style of heavy metal that melds the slow tempos and heaviness of doom metal with the long-duration tones of drone music. Drone metal is sometimes associated with post-metal or experimental metal.
Characteristics
...
with rather unusual lyrical subjects, including pop culture songs about the films
Godzilla's Revenge,
Billy Jack
''Billy Jack'' is a 1971 American action drama independent film, the second of four films centering on a character of the same name which began with the movie ''The Born Losers'' (1967), played by Tom Laughlin, who directed and co-wrote the scri ...
, and the
Snuffleupagus from the TV show ''
Sesame Street
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''. 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. They also performed on September 15, 2005, at the
College Music Journal
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's annual music festival.
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 The PLUG Independent Music Awards, or just PLUG Awards, began in 2001 as a "cartel" of music lovers ranging from DJs and managers to indie retailers and fans.
Winners
Album of the Year
Americana Album of the Year
Avant Album of the Year
DJ ...
as well. The album cover is a literal depiction of the group's name, which could also be considered a
double entendre
A double entendre (plural double entendres) is a figure of speech or a particular way of wording that is devised to have a double meaning, of which one is typically obvious, whereas the other often conveys a message that would be too socially ...
. The lyrics in the liner notes are written in
runes
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.
Members
*Lord Phallus (
Rob Crow
Robertdale Rulon Crow Jr. (born February 21, 1971) is an American singer and musician from San Diego, California, known for his involvement with the bands Pinback, Heavy Vegetable, Physics, Optiganally Yours and Thingy. He has also led the band ...
) -
Guitar
The guitar is a fretted musical instrument that typically has six strings. It is usually held flat against the player's body and played by strumming or plucking the strings with the dominant hand, while simultaneously pressing selected strin ...
and
Vocals
Singing is the act of creating musical sounds with the voice. A person who sings is called a singer, artist or vocalist (in jazz and/or popular music). Singers perform music (arias, recitatives, songs, etc.) that can be sung with or withou ...
*Lick Myheart -
Guitar
The guitar is a fretted musical instrument that typically has six strings. It is usually held flat against the player's body and played by strumming or plucking the strings with the dominant hand, while simultaneously pressing selected strin ...
*Tinnitus Island -
Bass guitar
The bass guitar, electric bass or simply bass (), is the lowest-pitched member of the string family. It is a plucked string instrument similar in appearance and construction to an electric or an acoustic guitar, but with a longer neck and ...
*Mylar Grinninstein-
Drums
Discography
* ''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
(2018 Joyful Noise Recordings)
References
External links
Goblin CockGoblin Cock page at MyspaceGoblin Cock - Necronomidonkeykongimicon, Joyful Noise Recordings
American doom metal musical groups
Heavy metal musical groups from California
Drone metal musical groups
American stoner rock musical groups
Musical groups from San Diego
Joyful Noise Recordings artists
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