History Music / CaligulasHorse

* EpicRocking: They have their fair share of long songs, given their genre. Most notably, "Alone in the World" from ''Moments From Ephemeral City'' clocks in at 11:04, "Graves", the fourth and final chapter of ''In Contact'', reaches 15:31, and the four-part suite of "Charcoal Grace" reaches 24:09 when put together.

* EpicRocking: They have their fair share of long songs, given their genre. Most notably, "Alone in the World" from ''Moments From Ephemeral City'' clocks in at 11:04, and "Graves", the fourth and final chapter of ''In Contact'', reaches a full 15:31.

*** Finally, the album's closing track, "Graves", represents the fourth story, that of a sculptor who is conflicted between his desire for revenge against a rival and a desire to care for his newborn son, along with the fear that his son may turn out to be just like him. [[spoiler: While the situation is never made especially clear, the ending of the song implies he kills the rival despite knowing he won't get away with the crime.]]

* [[invoked]]UnpleasableFanbase: [[DiscussedTrope Discussed]] in "Dream the Dead", which is from the perspective of such a fanbase, demanding that their favorite artist relapse into alcoholism so they can get to see more of his art, [[UngratefulBastard even if it kills him to make it.]] In discussions about the album, Grey and Vallen mentioned that they wrote the song to explore the darker side of fanatic obsession with another person's creations, to the point of trying to control their lives.

* Adrian Goleby - rhythm guitar (since 2017)

!!Tropes seen in Caligula's Horse's music include:

Their style within progressive metal has been, as is to be expected, compared to contemporary projects such as Music/DreamTheater, {{Music/Opeth}}, and {{Music/Haken}}, and Grey's vocals often get compared to [[{{Music/Tool}} a cleaner Maynard James Keenan]], but they occupy a unique niche within the genre. Vallen has, on various occasions, mentioned Music/SteelyDan, Music/FrankZappa, and Music/JeffBuckley as inspirations for his compositions.

[[caption-width-right:350:Center: Jim Grey, Second from left: Sam Vallen]]

Caligula's Horse is an Australian ProgressiveMetal band from Brisbane, Queensland. They were formed in 2011 by lead guitarist and songwriter Sam Vallen and lead singer Jim Grey, who to this day are the primary core of the band. The project was initially a one-off collaboration, but positive response to their debut album ''Moments From Ephemeral City'' led them to continue producing records. After releasing a follow-up EP, titled ''Colossus''[[labelnote:*]]The EP's two songs would later be appended to ''Moments From Ephemeral City'' upon rereleases.[[/labelnote]], later that year, they produced a full-on ConceptAlbum, ''The Tide, The Thief, and River's End'', in 2013. After signing with [=InsideOut=] Records (a progressive metal-focused label), they released their first major commercial success, 2015's ''Bloom'', and then another, somewhat different concept record in 2017's ''In Contact'', while steadily gaining further worldwide recognition and expanding tours.

* Jim Grey - lead vocals

* EpicRocking: They have their fair share of long songs, given their genre. Most notably, "Alone in the World" from ''Moments From Ephemeral City'' clocks in at 11:04, and "Graves", the fourth and final chapter of ''In Contact", reaches a full 15:31.

* [[invoked]]UnpleasableFanbase: [[DiscussedTrope Discussed]] in "Dream the Dead", which is from the perspective of such a fanbase, demanding that their favorite artist relapse into alcoholism so they can get to see more of his art, [[UngratefulBastard even if it kills him to make it.]]

Caligula's Horse is an Australian ProgressiveMetal band from Brisbane, Queensland. They were formed in 2011 by lead guitarist and songwriter Sam Vallen and lead singer Jim Grey, who to this day are the primary core of the band. The project was initially a one-off collaboration, but positive response to their debut album ''Moments From Ephemeral City'' led them to continue producing records. After releasing a follow-up EP, titled ''Colossus''[[labelnote:*]]The EP's two songs would later be appended to ''Moments From Ephemeral City'' upon rereleases.[[/labelnote]], later that year, they produced a full-on ConceptAlbum, ''The Tide, The Thief, and River's End'', in 2013. After signing with InsideOut Records (a progressive metal-focused label), they released their first major commercial success, 2015's ''Bloom'', and then another, somewhat different concept record in 2017's ''In Contact'', while steadily gaining further worldwide recognition and expanding tours.

* TitleDrop: An odd example of this trope overlapping with NonAppearingTitle is "The Cannon's Mouth", which doesn't appear in the song itself, but in the last line of the preceding track, "Inertia and the Weapon of the Wall":
--> ''So spit in the cannon's mouth, and tell 'em Ink sent ya!''

Their style within progressive metal has been, as is to be expected, compared to contemporary projects such as Music/DreamTheater and {{Music/Haken}}, and Grey's vocals often get compared to [[{{Music/Tool}} a cleaner Maynard James Keenan]], but they occupy a unique niche within the genre. Vallen has, on various occasions, mentioned Music/SteelyDan, Music/FrankZappa, and Music/JeffBuckley as inspirations for his composition style.

Caligula's Horse is an Australian ProgressiveMetal band from Brisbane, Queensland. They were formed in 2011 by lead guitarist and songwriter Sam Vallen and lead singer Jim Grey, who to this day are the primary core of the band. The project was initially a one-off collaboration, but positive response to their debut album ''Moments From Ephemeral City'' led them to continue producing records. After releasing a follow-up EP, titled ''Colossus'', later that year, they produced a full-on ConceptAlbum, ''The Tide, The Thief, and River's End'', in 2013. After signing with InsideOut Records (a progressive metal-focused label), they released their first major commercial success, 2015's ''Bloom'', and then another, somewhat different concept record in 2017's ''In Contact'', while steadily gaining further worldwide recognition and expanding tours.

* SiameseTwinSongs: ''Bloom'' opens with the title track leading directly into "Marigold", while ''In Contact'' includes the SpokenWordinMusic track "Inertia and the Weapon of the Wall" leading directly into "The Cannon's Mouth".
* SpokenWordinMusic: "Inertia and the Weapon of the Wall" from ''In Contact'' is a spoken-word interlude (with layered vocals and effects at various points for emphasis), representing a speech given by the character of Ink. Interestingly, this track serves as the summary of the album's overall theme, and forms SiameseTwinSongs with the following track, "The Cannon's Mouth".
* TitleDrop: An odd example of this trope overlapping with NonAppearingTitle is "The Cannon's Mouth", which doesn't appear in the song itself, but in the last line of the preceding track, "Inertia and the Weapon of the Wall."

* ConceptAlbum: ''The Tide, The Thief, and River's End'' is a fairly traditional one, with the story being told based mostly on [[WordofGod Vallen and Grey's word in interviews]], [[AllThereintheManual the album's liner notes]], and [[WildMassGuessing good old fan interpretation]]. ''In Contact'' is one as well, though it tells four distinct mini-stories, ranging from four tracks long to [[EpicRocking one]].

* GreenEyedMonster: "Graves" focuses on a sculptor who is envious of a more successful rival who he accuses of stealing his work. [[spoiler:The song ends with him possibly murdering the rival.]]

* ConceptAlbum: ''The Tide, The Thief, and River's End'' is a fairly traditional one, with the story being told based mostly on [[WordofGod Vallen and Grey's word in interviews]], [[AllThereintheManual the album's liner notes]], and [[TheWalrusWasPaul good old fan interpretation]]. ''In Contact'' is one as well, though it tells four distinct mini-stories, ranging from four tracks long to [[EpicRocking one]].

* Geoff Irish - drums (2011-2016)