| Name | Orange Goblin |
|---|---|
| Background | group_or_band |
| Alias | Our Haunted Kingdom |
| Origin | UK |
| Genre | Stoner MetalDoom Metal |
| Years active | 1995 - Present |
| Label | Rise AboveThe Music CartelSanctuary RecordsMayan Records |
| Associated acts | Ravens Creed, Capricorns, Dukes of Nothing |
| Current members | Ben WardJoe HoareMartyn MillardChris Turner |
| Past members | Pete O'MalleyDuncan Gibbs |
Orange Goblin are a stoner metal band from the United Kingdom that formed in 1995. The band's lineup currently consists of singer Ben Ward, guitarist Joe Hoare, bassist Martyn Millard, and drummer Chris Turner.
Their first five releases were issued by Rise Above Records. Rhythm guitarist Pete O'Malley left the band in 2004 to pursue a career as an artist. On December 16, 2005 the band celebrated its tenth anniversary with a concert at the Underworld club in Camden also featuring Scissorfight and Blood Island Raiders. Their 2007 album, Healing Through Fire was released on Mayan Records/Sanctuary On September 3, 2008 the band announced that they had signed with Candlelight Records and were working on material for a new album with a September 2009 release date in mind.. It was then announced in May 2009 that "Songwriting for the new album is ongoing but looks very promising with the skeleton of four or five new songs already in place. Two rough working titles for the new songs include Red Tide Rising and The Bishop's Wolf". The band had earlier announced that it had postponed the recording sessions for the new album due to "unforeseen circumstances" and apologised to the fans assuring them that "it will be worth the wait". Twelve months later, in March 2010, a statement was issued by the band stating that while they were not necessarily never going to release a new album ever again, the prospective forthcoming album was to be postponed for the foreseeable future.
Once mentioned on Ricky Gervais' XFM radio show.
In mid-December 2010 they will tour to celebrate their fifteenth anniversary with support coming from British blues-rock band Firebird - featuring previous members of Carcass and Spiritual Beggars - and American doom-rock band Solace culminating in their annual Christmas show in London. They have also been confirmed as one of the acts playing the 2011 edition of the Maryland Deathfest music festival in Baltimore, America.
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