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The band came together in 1995 under the name Our Haunted Kingdom, and unlike many other bands who formed under a different name to the one they got famous with, Our Haunted Kingdom actually saw some serious success. By the year after they formed they had been noticed by Rise Above Records, who released their track “The Aquatic Fanatic” as a split single with Doom Metal legends Electric Wizard. The band decided to change their name to Orange Goblin when the label became interested in signing them properly, and soon afterwards they had their song “Saruman’s Wish” added to the second volume of Rise Above’s series of compilation albums “Dark Passages”.
After the release of “Saruman’s Wish”, the band were formally signed to Rise Above and were almost immediately sent out on their first proper tours of Europe, playing as many clubs and festivals as would have them. By 1997 they were a well-oiled rocking machine and the time was right to record their debut album, “Frequencies From Planet Ten” was released in October, and the record immediately marked them out as home-grown heroes with masses of potential. It also marked them out as growing out of their stoner rock pigeonhole surprisingly quickly, something that was made all the more apparent by 1999’s follow up “Time Travelling Blues.
Their first two records had seen them combining their stoner rock sound with influences ranging from psychedelia, space-rock, jazz, doom metal and hard rock, and “Time Travelling Blues” seemed to suffer from a lack of focus as a result. By 2002, they had bid their stoner days farewell with the blistering hard rock of their fourth album “Coup De Grace” and settled into their place as one of the elder statesmen of British Rock. Ever since then, they have been one of the most consistently excellent live acts in British metal, and have released a steady stream of ace records alongside them, they stand alone as a thrillingly unique and challenging band in a sea of bland, manufactured metal, and they come highly recommended.
Live-Bewertungen
Previously under the name Our Haunted Kingdom, and now under Orange Goblin, the London based heavy metal band has been performing and touring for quite some time now. There have been a few member changes, but the current band consists of Ben Ward on vocals, Joe Hoare on guitar, Martyn Millard on bass and Chris Turner on drums.
Watching their live set, you get an inexplicable energy from the moment the show starts. The band takes to the stage, and immediately starts to play their first song, which is met with a raucous cheer from the audience. With the first strum of the guitar the lights behind them flash, and you can see smoke rising from behind them. Before Ben starts any vocals, he yells to the audience to get crazy, raises his arms up, grabs his mike, stands on the speakers and starts belting out the first song. The whole rest of the show, they maintain the same amount of energy, and if anything, the energy only increases as the crowd gets more and more pumped up from the intensity of the face-melting sounds of the guitar. You leave slightly deaf, but with the satisfaction that you rocked out as hard as you possibly could.
Ellinoinsta
This was my first time to see Orange Goblin live and I was not disappointed. The lead singer, Ben Ward, is a monster of a man with a voice and presence to match. My personal favourites 'Stand For Something' and 'The Fog' were mixed with other great songs that I will certainly check out (I'm afraid I don't know the names of them yet). Closed with 'Red Tide Rising', a fan favourite, we were left wanting more and hopefully won't have to wait another 18 years before they visit Reading again.
A really enjoyable gig at a venue that reminded me of the old 'JB's @ Junction 10' in Walsall.
Phew72
We were Goblin Virgins before last night!! They certainly didn't disappoint.
Those Goblins ROCK HARD.
A fantastic gig with great energy throughout.
We'll certainly go to see them again.
Cheers Guys.
kizzie.payne
First time seeing them and it was absolutely amazing, just awesome I can't recommend them enough. Just a quality band that you should check out if you get a chance.
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