Nekrogoblikon

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Nekrogoblikon
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Nekrogoblikon at Rock am Ring 2013
Background information
Origin Santa Barbara, California, U.S.
Genres
Years active2006–present
LabelsMystery Box
Members
  • Alex Alereza
  • Aaron Minich
  • Aaron Van Zutphen
  • Eric W. Brown
  • Joe Nelson
  • Dave Rispoli
  • Dickie Allen
Past members
  • Nicky Calonne
  • Eddie Trager
  • Brandon Frenzel
  • Tim Lyakhovetskiy
  • Anthony DeLorenzi
  • Alex Duddy
  • Austin Nickel
  • Ashleigh Carracino
  • Spencer Bartz
  • Jason Kaye
Website nekrogoblikon.bandcamp.com

Nekrogoblikon is an American melodic death metal band based in Los Angeles, California. The group was formed in 2006, by Tim Lyakhovetskiy and Nicky Calonne. The band has released five full-length albums, Goblin Island, Stench, Heavy Meta , Welcome to Bonkers, and The Fundamental Slimes and Humours, and one EP, Power . The band's music centers on goblins.

Contents

History

Formation and Goblin Island (2006–2010)

Nekrogoblikon was formed in 2006 by Nicky Calonne and Tim Lyakhovetskiy in Palo Alto, California. [1] The two of them recorded Nekrogoblikon's first album, Goblin Island, in Lyakhovetskiy's basement. On his return to school at the University of California, Santa Barbara, Lyakhovetskiy found Ashleigh Carracino, Alex Duddy, Spencer Bartz, Alex Alereza, and Austin Nickel to form the rest of the band. The group played eleven shows before Bartz moved to Japan, and was replaced by Eddie Trager. [2]

Stench (2011–2012)

On July 19, 2011, the band released Stench. Stench was reviewed positively by "Pop and Hiss", the Los Angeles Times music blog, which praised its technical proficiency and songwriting, and described its inclusion of electronic elements as working "surprisingly well." [1] Metal Sucks also praised the album with a 4.5/5 rating, describing it as more professional than Goblin Island, and complimenting its technicality. [3] Blistering gave the album a 9/10 rating, calling it "fun and entertaining." [4]

In September 2012 the band released a music video for "No One Survives," directed by Brandon Dermer. The video depicts a goblin (played by Dave Rispoli) who tries, and fails, to win the affections of a coworker (played by Kayden Kross). The video became a viral hit and was viewed more than 1.5 million times in the first 3 months. [5] [6]

Power (2013)

Dave Rispoli as John Goblikon performing at Rock am Ring and Rock im Park with Nekrogoblikon in 2013 13-06-09 RaR Nekrogoblikon Goblin 06.jpg
Dave Rispoli as John Goblikon performing at Rock am Ring and Rock im Park with Nekrogoblikon in 2013

In June 2013, Nekrogoblikon went on a European tour to perform at several venues and festivals, including Download Festival in England and Rock am Ring and Rock im Park in Germany. [7]

In August 2013, Nekrogoblikon released an EP titled Power, produced by Nekrogoblikon and mixed by Matt Hyde. [8] The album received a 2/5 review from Metal Sucks, which criticized the songwriting and described the band as a "lame joke." [9] Sputnikmusic gave the album a 3.5/5 review, describing the album as "ridiculous," and praising the instrumentation and technicality but criticizing the vocals and inconsistency. [10]

In 2014, Nekrogoblikon performed on the Kerrang! Tour, along with Limp Bizkit, Crossfaith, and HECK (then Baby Godzilla). [11]

Heavy Meta (2014–2015)

In January 2014, Nekrogoblikon announced through their instagram account that they were working on a new release. [12]

On March 9, 2015, the band released the first track, "Full Body Xplosion", on their YouTube account. They also announced on Facebook that the album Heavy Meta would be released via Mystery Box, the band's own label. [13]

On June 2, 2015, the album was released. [14] Heavy Meta is a concept album, consisting of 10 songs that when listened to in succession, tells the story of an immortal goblin race seeking a way to finally die. The album received fairly consistent reviews with the band's previous offerings scoring a 3.5/5 on Angry Metal Guy. Metal Injection offered substantive praise for the album saying "Heavy Meta is the best album Nekrogoblikon has released so far in their career".

Welcome to Bonkers (2018)

Nekrogoblikon released their fifth album Welcome to Bonkers, on April 13, 2018.

Instagram photos in April 2019 show members working on new music, presumably for the sixth Nekrogoblikon album at Audiohammer Studios in Florida.

"Chop Suey!" (2020)

Nekrogoblikon released their cover of System of a Down's "Chop Suey!" on July 3, 2020. [15]

The Fundamental Slimes and Humours (2022)

On July 7, 2021, Nicky and Alex appeared on The Vanflip Podcast, and revealed the title of their sixth album as The Fundamental Slimes and Humours. [16]

On November 12, Nekrogoblikon released the first single and music video from their new album, entitled Right Now, [17] named after the talk show hosted by their "hype-goblin," John Goblikon.

On January 5, 2022, Nekrogoblikon released a second single and music video titled "This Is It", [18] from the upcoming album The Fundamental Slimes and Humours, once again directed by Brandon Dermer.

On April 1, 2022, Nekrogoblikon released their sixth studio album The Fundamental Slimes and Humours.

On May 18, 2022, Nekrogoblikon released a third single and music video titled "Bones", [19] from their recently released album The Fundamental Slimes and Humours, once again directed by Brandon Dermer.

On December 29, 2022, Nekrogoblikon released a single, "Bodom Beach Terror", a cover of a Children of Bodom song.

Departure of Calonne; new vocalists (2023)

On December 15, 2023, it was announced that vocalist Nicky Calonne would be leaving the band on amicable terms to "pursue a new life path" and that John Goblikon and Dickie Allen of Infant Annihilator would take his place as lead vocalists. Prior to this announcement, Allen had been touring with the band as a fill-in lead vocalist in Calonne's absence throughout their 2023 tour dates. [20] [21]

Band members

Nekrogoblikon performing in 2018 Nekrogoblikon.jpg
Nekrogoblikon performing in 2018

Current

Former

Timeline

Nekrogoblikon

Discography

Studio albums

YearAlbum
2007Goblin Island
2011Stench
2015 Heavy Meta
2018Welcome to Bonkers
2022The Fundamental Slimes and Humours

EPs and Singles

YearTitleNotes
2013 Power [22] EP
2020Chop Suey!Single - cover song
2022Golden FutureEP
2022Bones (Live)Single
2022Bodom Beach Terror

Music videos

YearSongDirector
2012"No One Survives"Brandon Dermer
2013"Powercore"
2015"We Need a Gimmick"
2016"Nekrogoblikon"Randy Edwards
2018"Dressed as Goblins" Brendon Small [23]
"The Many Faces of Dr. Hubert Malbec"Anthony Gonzalez
"Darkness"Kyle Fallon
2020"Chop Suey!"Brandon Dermer
2021"Right Now"
2022"This Is It"
"Bones"

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