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Giant Squid is a band from San Francisco, California, currently signed to Translation Loss and Vega Vinyl. They were previously signed to The End Records.

The band was originally conceived in 2002 in Sacramento, California, after the core members, Aaron Gregory (guitar, lead vocals), Bryan Beeson (bass guitar), Bill Hughes (guitar), and Aurielle Zeitler (keyboards, vocals), had already been playing in Northern California under the monikers Koi and Namor. The band self-released its debut album Metridium Field in 2004 through its own record label, Tyrannosaurus Records. Metridium Field contained re-recorded versions of the songs “Revolution in the Water” and “Ampullae of Lorenzini”, two tracks originally released locally in 2001 as a two-song CD under the band’s previous name, Namor, which featured Dave Reynolds on drums.

Recording of Metridium Field started in February 2003, and now included Jason Divincenzo on drums. In addition to the two aforementioned songs, the album contained the additional tracks “Neonate”, “Namor Versus the Siren”, “Summit”, and “Metridium Field”, as well as two non-musical tracks, “Megaptera in the Delta” and “Eating Machine”. Giant Squid hired heavy music producer Billy Anderson (Neurosis, High on Fire, Mr. Bungle, Melvins) to record and produce Metridium Field in Sacramento at the recording studio The Hangar. AJ Welham was assistant engineer for the week long session, and Brandon Oreno later recorded much of the vocals on the record. The album was mastered by Eric Broyhill at Monster Lab Audio in Sacramento. During the middle of the recording process, Aaron Gregory’s father was killed in a motorcycle accident, which delayed the eventual release until April 2004.

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blatnoi wrote:
Friday morning

so much brilliant music out there .....

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Shad0wchild wrote:
Wednesday morning

Звучит так, если бы Серж ебашил сладж..как это прекрасно!

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saprophyte wrote:
10 days ago

this is so weird. i like eet...... i think

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extraaaa wrote:
last month

i thought metridium fields was boring which sort of put me off this band, but the icthyologist is quite an improvement.

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formalhaut13 wrote:
last month

Tão doce, tão suave, simples assim...

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becala wrote:
last month

The Ichthyologist 2x LP is going to be shipped to me any second, and I am really, really excited about that. /fandork

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minneserv wrote:
October 2009

from Given To The Rising, on Origin, at 4:25, that reminds me of Giant Squid [2]

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numbereft wrote:
October 2009

from Given To The Rising, on Origin, at 4:25, that reminds me of Giant Squid

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artisuseless wrote:
October 2009

French review of "The Ichtyologist" on Metalorgie: http://www.metalorgie.com/metal/groupes.php?id=1751#Giant+Squid

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irishtim wrote:
October 2009

These guys are quirky cool. The Ichthyologist is a great listen.

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becala wrote:
October 2009

Those of you who have not heard "Sutter's Fort" from the split 7" with Grayceon really should.

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grossy2 wrote:
September 2009

me likey!

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MGN_PLZ wrote:
September 2009

This band kicks so much ass

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PedroGodfroid wrote:
September 2009

Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn.

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becala wrote:
August 2009

@numbereft Wow, that is really bass-ackwards. But whatever, as long as you're enjoying the music.

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LueDotten wrote:
August 2009

0599

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FPRog wrote:
August 2009

esto si es musica!!!!

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kittygator wrote:
August 2009

Saw them last night, AWESOME.

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numbereft wrote:
August 2009

I just started listening to Neurosis (I'm a late starter, I know) and it's really reminding me of some Giant Squid moments.

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LueDotten wrote:
August 2009

The Ichthyologist is a masterpiece. Can't wait till the self-released version appear in my mailbox!

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