Horse the band
| Horse the band | |
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| General information | |
| Genre (s) | Metalcore , Post-Hardcore , Nintendocore |
| founding | 1999 |
| Website | www.horsetheband.com |
| Current occupation | |
| Nathan Winneke (since 2002) | |
| David Isen | |
| Jerimiah Bignell (since 2009) | |
Keyboard , vocals |
Erik Engstrom |
| Ed Edge (since 2011) | |
| former members | |
singing |
Adam Crook (1999-2004) |
bass |
Dashiel Arkenstone (2005-2009) |
bass |
Andy Stokes (2002-2005) |
Drums |
Chris Prophet (2007-2008) |
Drums |
Jason Karuza (1999-2004) |
Drums |
Eli Green (2004-2007) |
Horse the Band is an experimental American post-hardcore / metalcore - band from Lake Forest , California . The band uses synthesizers to create an 8-bit sound that is said to be reminiscent of old Nintendo consoles. The band calls this sound Nintendocore .
There are references to certain Nintendo characters in three songs by the band: Cutman from the NES game Mega Man in the song Cutsman ; Birdo, one of the bosses from Super Mario Bros. 2 in the song Birdo ; Nemesis from The Legend of Zelda in the song Pol's Voice . According to the singer Nathan Winneke, however, not all song lyrics refer to Nintendo characters: “ […] There are only three of our songs which reference Nintendo characters. I was reading some review of our new album and this guy was trying to link all our songs to Nintendo, I was like, 'What the fuck !?' ”.
After the end of the tour with the bands The Fall of Troy , Poison the Well and Criteria, Horse the Band were with Gatsby's American Dream, Portugal, from May 28, 2006 . The Man and Forgive Durden on tour. In 2008 the band went on a major world tour with performances in 45 countries that they organized completely themselves and with the help of their fans.
Discography
Albums
- Secret Rhythm of the Universe (2001)
- R. Borlax (2003, Pluto Records; re-release with bonus tracks, 2007, Pluto Records)
- The Mechanical Hand (2005, Combat Records )
- A Natural Death (2007, Koch Records )
- Desperate Living (2009, Vagrant Records ; Japan / Australia: Roadrunner Records )
EPs
- I Am a Small Wooden Statue on a Patch of Crabgrass Next to a Dried Up Riverbed (2001)
- Beautiful Songs by Men (2002)
- Pizza (2006, Combat Records / LIF Records)
- Shapeshift 7 " (2009, Vagrant Records )
DVDs
- The Effing 69 World Tour (2004)
- We Flooded It, and There's Yogurt Everywhere AKA 48 Hours in Ukraine (2009)
- Earth Tour (2010)
Web links
- Official website of the band (English)