Founded in 2010 with the hiatus of the first Meadville Gnome Folk Metal band Gnome Hut, Goblin Hovel is the solo project of Goblin. This project continued along the same lines as Gnome Hut, but with more emphasis on the folk influence. The live band consists of various musicians. The music is predominately based on scandinavian and eastern european folk music, although recent songs incorporate chinese, african, and brazilian influence as well. Prominent lyrical themes are goblins, ghosts, shamanism, alchemy, melancholia, and mythology.
A genre-defying band that entails the cooperation of several artists from several bands of several genres under the direction of a nameless Goblin. Goblin Hovel is predominately a studio project. Consider each release their next live performance.
“Revered Revenant Of Irreverence,” a slashed and burned harvest by Goblin Hovel, was deftly recorded, mixed and mastered throughout the spring and summer of 2016 at various locations through the omnipresent magyck of Chris Sirgey.
"Goblin Hovel shake things up with some somber, thoughtful regular-people-folk mixed in with the metal, as well as some detours straight through the middle. The effect is quite beautiful, and sets Goblin Hovel apart from much of their competition. It makes sense, given that this unusual group is actually a collaboration between multiple musicians of multiple backgrounds, and it provides quite the rewarding listening experience as a result - but don't think that they skimp on the heaviness." -metalstorm.net
AWARDS
Nominated as one of the top 5 bands for "Best folk/pagan/viking metal band" for Metalstorm.net's best of 2014 list alongside Eluveitie, Equilibrium,Cruachan, and Arkona.
Status: Active
Years Active: 2010-Present
Goblin: All Instruments/Vocals (Studio) Guitar/Vocals (Live)
Country of Origin: United States
Location: Clarence, New York
Genre: Folk/Doom Metal|Neofolk
Current Label: Unsigned/Independent
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GoblinHovel
Bandcamp: http://goblinhovel.bandcamp.com
Revered Revenant Of Irreverence (Full-Length Album - 2016)
Released August 28, 2016
PERSONNEL
Goblin: Guitars, Cellos, Bass, Percussion, Yueqin, Erhu, Chanter, Crystal Goblets, Mouth Harp, Balalaika, Appalachian Dulcimer, Vocals.
Daniel Barbour: Vocals
Jason Roman: Electric Bass
Britt Wagner: Drums & Percussion
Rob Pollard: Bouzouki, Vocals & Whistles
Peter House: banjo, vocals
Dillon Ethier: acoustic bass
Michelle Bouffard: Piano, Vocals & Viola
Joshua A.: Percussion, Artwork
Chris Sirgey: Mumbles, Grumbles Birdsong and Button Pushing.
Recorded, Mixed and Mastered by Chris Sirgey
All lyrics by Goblin © 2016.
All music written and performed by Goblin © 2016, except where noted.
Artwork by Joshua A., © 2016.
