Goblin Cock is a heavy metal band from San Diego, California started by Rob Crow of the band Pinback. I had never heard of them before this morning, when I saw a link to one of their nutzo music videos on another band’s Facebook page. I’m not even sure if the band is still active; their last album (their second) came out in 2009 (the cover is up above). But with a name like Goblin Cock, how could I not check them out?
Once I listened to the music, I understood why I’d not heard of them before — the style is a sludge/doom/stoner-rock amalgam, and that’s a genre niche that I’ve only recently started to explore more seriously. Goblin Cock’s music is an Exception to the Rule around here, because all the singing is clean, but I do like it. I’m not ready for a steady diet of this, but in small doses the bass-heavy, fuzzed-out chords and catchy melodies do get the old noggin’ noddin’, and the two videos I’ve seen are pretty fuckin’ funny. Plus, I admire their fashion sense — all hooded black robes and masks — and the names the band members have taken for themselves:
Lord Phallus (Rob Crow) – Guitar and Vocals
Larben The Druid (Lara Benscher) – background vocals and Guitar
Bane Ass-Pounder (Dave Drusky) – Guitar
King Sith (Sam Mura) – Bass Guitar
Braindeath (Anthony Fusaro) – drums
Loki Sinjuggler (Adam Ekroth) – Keyboards
Phuck Tard (Mike Goldfarb) – Keytar and Banjo
I’ve put three videos after the jump. You’ll figure out pretty quickly if this is your kinda thing.
“WE’VE GOT A BLEEDER”
“STUMPED”
“LOCH” (Live Performance)
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These guys are pretty amusing, although their music is actually kinda boring in larger doses. There are plenty of bands that do doom better, but these guys are tongue-in-cheek about it, and I can appreciate that.
I’m not sure I would have said anything about them until I watched the videos. The sense of humor is a big plus — which is also evident in Red Fang.
Goblincock is ok, but Pinback is amazing.
I liked the music pretty well. Though it wasn’t the best thing ever, I enjoyed the guitar tone quite a bit.
But the videos were definitely awesome! I like how both were about uniting despite differences.
Havnt seen these videos before, but ive enjoyed their music for quite some time. Some sweet ass melodies.
Hmmmm… never thought I’d see a sissy fight in a metal video.
I think my day is complete now.