Galactic Cowboys
| Galactic Cowboys | |
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| General information | |
| origin | Houston , Texas , USA |
| Genre (s) | Heavy metal , progressive metal |
| founding | 1989, 2017 |
| resolution | 2000 |
| Website | www.galacticcowboys.com |
| Founding members | |
| Ben Huggins | |
Guitar, vocals |
Dane Sonnier (until 1995) |
Bass , vocals |
Monty Colvin |
Drums , vocals |
Alan Doss (until 1998) |
| Current occupation | |
Vocals, guitar |
Ben Huggins |
Guitar, vocals |
Wally Farkas (from 1995) |
Bass, vocals |
Monty Colvin |
Drums |
Jerry Gaskil (from 1998) |
Galactic Cowboys is an American progressive metal band from Houston , Texas . The vocals are reminiscent of the Beatles and the play of music is reminiscent of Thrash Metal bands like Anthrax . The group has been described as "probably the most melodic metal band that has ever existed in the Christian or general market". Although all members are Christians, the group does not see itself as a Christian band. The group performed with bands like Anthrax, Dream Theater , King's X and Overkill .
history
The band was formed in Houston, Texas in 1989 by bassist Monty Colvin and the Awful Truth drummer Alan Doss. After The Awful Truth broke up, singer Ben Huggins and guitarist Dane Sonnier joined the cast. In 1990 the band signed a contract with Geffen Records and released their self-titled debut album in 1991. Despite some good reviews, the band received little attention from the label due to the success of grunge bands like Nirvana with their album Nevermind . After bad sales and a couple of tours, the band returned to the studio and released the album Space in Your Face in 1993 . Through this album the band was able to establish itself on the market. The album contained two smaller hits with If I Were a Killer and I Do What I Do , which were regularly played on MTV and the radio station ZROCK. The band then separated from Geffen Records, their manager Sam Taylor and the guitarist Dane Sonnier.
In 1994 the band appeared in the film Airheads under the name Sons of Thunder. The only original song that was played in the film was Don't Hate Me Because I'm Beautiful , which was not included on any sound carrier and was only heard as a short excerpt in the film. After the group broke up briefly, they found together again, with Wally Farkas being represented as the new guitarist and the group had a contract with Metal Blade Records . This was followed by the release of the third album Machine Fish and the EP Feel the Rage in 1996. The album The Horse That Bud Bought followed in 1997. The band recorded the album At the End of the Day in 1998, a concept album, which is considered by fans to be the best work of the band. Drummer Alan Doss left the band two weeks before the album was released. For the following tour, Erick Tatuaka joined the band as a session drummer.
The last album Let It Go was released in 2000, with each of the band members also singing. King's X drummer Jerry Gaskill, a friend of the band, was featured on the album as the drummer. In addition to their own songs, the band recorded cover versions of Kiss , Petra and Wings . In August 2009, the band played three reunion concerts in Houston, Dallas and Austin. On November 17, 2017, the band released on Mascot Records with A Long Way Back to the Moon their first album in 17 years.
Members
Monty Colvin
Monty Colvin was the band's bassist from 1991 to 2000. From 2000, he began a solo career with his band Crunchy . The first album All Day Sucker was released in 2001. On the second album, Clown School Dropout , Colvin played almost all the instruments himself and hired a session drummer for the recordings. The band's influences are groups like Wildhearts , Cheap Trick , Foo Fighters and the Ramones . The third album Loserville (2007) received a guest appearance from Kerry Livgren , member of the band Kansas . Colvin is also the cousin of the late Dee Dee Ramone .
Alan Doss
Doss is now working as a manager and producer. He worked for bands like Ashbury Keys and Jambi's Revenge and also played keyboard and bass in the songs.
Ben Huggins
Huggins now plays in a band called Gristle and has acted as a guest musician for bands like The Phlegmatics . Gristle's first album, Cold Blue Sky , was released for download on July 17, 2012.
Wally Farkas
Farkas worked as a distributor for various hip-hop artists in the Houston area. Together with Ty Tabor from King's X he released two albums under the name Xenuphobe: 1.0 in 2006 and 2.0: Electrolux in 2007. He then founded his own label Molken Music . Farkas was co-producer and guitarist on Doug Pinnick's (King's X) album Strum Sum Up .
Dane Sonnier
Dane Sonier founded The Sonnier Brothers Band with his brother Lee . Lee was also a guitarist for Gristle.
style
The band plays progressive metal, which is mainly characterized by its frequent style changes.
Discography
Studio albums
- 1991: Galactic Cowboys
- 1993: Space in Your Face
- 1996: Machine Fish
- 1997: The Horse that Bud Bought
- 1998: At the End of the Day
- 2000: Let It Go
- 2017: A Long Way Back to the Moon
EPs
- 1996: Feel the Rage
Singles
- 1991: Im Not Amused
- 1993: If I Were a Killer
- 1997: Evil Twin
- 1997: You Got the Shaft
- 1998: Ants
Music videos
- Evil twin
- Fear not
- Feel the rage
- I'm not amused
- If I were a killer
- Nothing to say
literature
- [ Galactic Cowboys ( September 18, 2000 memento on the Internet Archive ) Galactic Cowboys .] In: HM Magazine . No. 67. Retrieved April 24, 2007.
- [ Galactic Cowboys ( September 18, 2000 memento on the Internet Archive ) Galactic Cowboys .] In: HM Magazine . No. 84. Retrieved April 24, 2007.
- Galactic Cowboys . In: 7ball . No. 22.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d Mark Allan Powell: Galactic Cowboys . In: Encyclopedia of Contemporary Christian Music , First printing. Edition, Hendrickson Publishers, Peabody , Massachusetts 2002, ISBN 1-56563-679-1 , pp. 353-354.
- ↑ a b c faq ( Memento of February 17, 2009 in the Internet Archive ), accessed on December 5, 2012.
- ↑ Interview ( Memento from December 16, 2008 in the Internet Archive ), accessed on December 5, 2012.
- ↑ Airheads ( Memento of the original from December 17, 2005 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed December 23, 2012.
- ↑ GALACTIC COWBOYS To Reunite For Three Texas Performances - June 22, 2009 ( Memento of the original from June 28, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed December 23, 2012.
- ↑ Mini Reviews , accessed December 23, 2012.
- ↑ Crunchy - Monty Colvin interview ( Memento of the original from June 10, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed December 23, 2012.
- ↑ Stefan Lang: GALACTIC COWBOYS - Let It Go , accessed on December 23, 2012.
