Goatsnake

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Name = Goatsnake


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Origin = Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Genre = Doom metal Stoner metal
Years_active = 1996 - 2001 2004 - present
Label = Man's Ruin Records Rise Above Records Southern Lord Records Hydra Head Records Prosthetic Records
Associated_acts = The Obsessed Thorr's Hammer Engine Kid Scream Burning Witch Sunn O))) Beaver Brotherhood Wool Acid King Teeth of Lions Rule the Divine Kyuss Cave In Asva Earthlings? Desert Sessions Sugartooth
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Goatsnake is an American doom metal band from Los Angeles, California.

Biography

Goatsnake was formed in 1996 from the ashes of The Obsessed. After The Obsessed's demise, the rhythm section consisting of Guy Pinhas (former bassist of the Dutch stonerband Beaver) on bass and Greg Rogers on drums began jamming with guitarist Greg Anderson (Thorr's Hammer, Burning Witch, Sunn O)))). They soon found a vocalist in Pete Stahl (Scream, Wool, Earthlings?, Desert Sessions). Goatsnake recorded and released two 7" EPs in 1998 and were featured on several metal compilations. They released their debut full-length, "1", in 1999 on Man's Ruin Records/Rise Above Records.

Goatsnake toured the Europe in support of their debut album and played with bands such as Unida, Fatso Jetson, and Electric Wizard. They returned in 2000 for a U.K. tour with Orange Goblin and Sunn O))), another Anderson project. [ [http://www.southern.net/southern/band/GOATS/biog.php Southern band page] ]

In 2000 Pinhas left Goatsnake to join Acid King and was replaced by Stuart Dahlquist of Burning Witch. Goatsnake released a split with Burning Witch on Hydra Head Records that same year. They also released the "Dog Days" EP on Anderson's Southern Lord Records that same year. Later that year they released their second album, "Flower of Disease" on Man's Ruin Records/Rise Above Records.

The band split up in 2001 and Anderson continued with Sunn O))) and played in Teeth of Lions Rule the Divine.

In 2004 the band reformed with Anderson and Stahl being joined by bassist Scott Reeder (The Obsessed, Kyuss) and drummer JR (Cave In). They recorded three songs which were released on the "Trampled Under Hoof" EP along with two previously vinyl-only tracks. This same year also saw the release of the compilation "1 + Dog Days" by Southern Lord Records, which combines the first album and the "Dog Days" EP as well as a track from the "Man of Light" EP.

Discography

Albums

*"Goatsnake Vol. 1" CD (Man's Ruin Records 1999)
*"Flower of Disease" CD (Man's Ruin Records 2000)

EPs

*"IV" 7" (Prosthetic Records 1998)
*"Man of Light" 7" (Warpburner Records 1998)
*"Goatsnake/Burning Witch split" CD (Hydra Head Records 2000)
*"Dog Days" CD (Southern Lord Records 2000)
*"Trampled Under Hoof" CD (Southern Lord Records 2004)

Compilation/Reissue

*"1 + Dog Days" CD (Southern Lord Records 2004)

Compilation tracks

*"Hot Rod" on "" (Rise Above Records 1999)

Line up

*Pete Stahl - vocals
*Greg Anderson - guitar
*Scott Reeder - bass
*JR - drums

Former members

*Guy Pinhas - bass
*G. Stuart Dahlquist - bass
*Greg Rogers - drums
*Joey Castillo - drums

References

External links

* [http://www.southernlord.com/band_GSK.php Southern Lord band page]
* [http://www.metal-archives.com/band.php?id=2057 Encyclopaedia Metallum] (retrieved 8-22-07)