Horse the Band
United States · formed 1998 · last active 2020
HORSE the Band is an American band from Lake Forest, California, whose fusion of 8-bit video-game synth textures with metalcore made them pioneers of "nintendocore" — a term frontman Nathan Winneke coined as a joke that ended up naming the whole style. Their core run of albums The Mechanical Hand (2005, Combat Records), A Natural Death (2007, Koch Records), and Desperate Living (2009) defined the genre's chiptune-meets-heaviness axis. The band has gone to lengths to distance itself from the label, insisting it describes the sound rather than the substance.
SCORE PROFILE
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MEMBERS
- Nathan Winnekelead vocals
- David Isenguitars, backing vocals
- Erik Engstromkeyboards, synthesizers, samples
- Dashiell Arkenstonebass
- Chris Prophetdrums
CONNECTIONS
- The Number Twelve Looks Like Youpath →
Jon Karel of The Number 12 Looks Like You filled in on drums to help HORSE the Band complete their 2008 Earth Tour before returning to his own band. source ↗
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