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Lake Forest, Los Angeles CA, United States (1999 – present)
HORSE the band is a metalcore band from Lake Forest, California that formed in 1999. They are known for their 8-bit Nintendo influenced sound, which frontman Nathan Winneke calls nintendocore. They are currently signed to Vagrant Records.
HORSE the band’s lyrics are chaotic and colorful metaphors for vocalist Nathan Winneke’s life, often with humorous or abstract pop culture reference titles and bases. Winneke has referred to his style on multiple occasions as “lynchian” in reference to his favorite film director David Lynch and his obtuse narrative style.
The band had jokingly labeled themselves “Nintendocore” very early on in their career in reference to the synth sound they had adopted. Some Nintendo characters that are metaphorically referred to include Cut Man from Mega Man, although the song is spelled “Cutsman” because the song was about a childhood friend Winneke grew up with and that was how they had said the character’s name in youth; “Birdo”, one of the bosses from the NES game Super Mario Bros. 2, in the song “Birdo” which was actually about Winneke’s distaste for eggs and traumatic experiences with his stepfather early in his life ; and the rabbit-like nemesis from The Legend of Zelda in the song “Pol’s Voice” which is about Winneke’s early loathing of the sound of his own voice. Similarly, the song “A Million Exploding Suns” refers to the Marvel Comics character Sentry, a schizophrenic and agoraphobic hero with this abundance of power, pertaining to Winneke’s double life as a musician and as a video rental clerk.
HORSE the band’s lyrics are chaotic and colorful metaphors for vocalist Nathan Winneke’s life, often with humorous or abstract pop culture reference titles and bases. Winneke has referred to his style on multiple occasions as “lynchian” in reference to his favorite film director David Lynch and his obtuse narrative style.
The band had jokingly labeled themselves “Nintendocore” very early on in their career in reference to the synth sound they had adopted. Some Nintendo characters that are metaphorically referred to include Cut Man from Mega Man, although the song is spelled “Cutsman” because the song was about a childhood friend Winneke grew up with and that was how they had said the character’s name in youth; “Birdo”, one of the bosses from the NES game Super Mario Bros. 2, in the song “Birdo” which was actually about Winneke’s distaste for eggs and traumatic experiences with his stepfather early in his life ; and the rabbit-like nemesis from The Legend of Zelda in the song “Pol’s Voice” which is about Winneke’s early loathing of the sound of his own voice. Similarly, the song “A Million Exploding Suns” refers to the Marvel Comics character Sentry, a schizophrenic and agoraphobic hero with this abundance of power, pertaining to Winneke’s double life as a musician and as a video rental clerk.
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Desperate Living
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Science Police
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The Failure Of All Things
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Shoutbox
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retardcore wrote:
new album is lame, but i can't stop listening to it :o
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rown10 wrote:
FUCKING BEST SHIT!
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MaidenPriest420 wrote:
THROW IT BACK!!!!
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teagzz wrote:
fucking fuck rules
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Applesauceninja wrote:
HORSE the Band metalcore? What the fuck
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Mr_Greaves wrote:
exactly... that's what makes them good dipshit.
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tomothyLOL wrote:
such a joke.
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vas130883 wrote:
http://www.lastfm.ru/music/The+Belch
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DethWarrior216 wrote:
Amazing band glad to see they get attention :D
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cosmoretro wrote:
Guilty pleasure, goddamit
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Carungi wrote:
Manateen needs more plays
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ak407fla wrote:
I am a self proclaimed Hip-Hop head, but I have seen these dudes live a few years back. Awesome Show with a distinct sound! In fact, I was so impressed I had to get my groupie on and buy a shirt. Cutsman FTW!
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Anarx wrote:
*HEADSPLOSION*
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gschampion wrote:
seriously pizza is the most fun ever
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becker_90 wrote:
Mustard.
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Beorn69 wrote:
Jamie Stewart of Xiu Xiu, adds such an incredible amount of emotion in his part of Desperate Living.
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icecoldroom wrote:
they were live so brilliant awesome band
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Hyracotherium wrote:
Jon Karel plays on one track, Desperate Living.
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Metal_Austin wrote:
Listening to their album up on Myspace. Frikin hilarious. Bunnies. >_< Funniest thing ever. Definitely see how Arsonists Get All The Girls takes their influence from this band, especially on the first album.
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prophetpope wrote:
The new album is actually pretty cool, i never gave it proper listen until now for some reason
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Norma Jean
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Norma Jean
Marquis Theater, Denver CO, United States
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Norma Jean
Station 4, St. Paul, Minneapolis MN, United States
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News
Desperate Living Full Album Stream & Promo Video
29 Sep 2009 | from blog.myspace.com/horsetheband
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