1 | Gigan is an American experimental death metal band. Characterized by their heavy psychedelic elements, the one-of-a-kind guitar style of their mainman Eric Hersemann, and the incredible complexity of their drum arrangements, they have become a cult favorite over the years. |
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3 | Formed in 2006 by Eric Hersemann (guitar, bass, synthesizer, theremin, xylophone), Randy Piro (guitar, vocals), and Grover Norton III (drums) shortly after Hersemann left Music/HateEternal, the band wasted no time in self-releasing the ''Footsteps of Gigan'' EP in 2007, though Norton quickly left and was replaced by Danny Ryan, and a debut full-length, ''The Order of the False Eye'', was released in 2008. Assorted touring dates followed, including a tour supporting Belphegor and Neuraxis, along with a lineup change that resulted in the departure of Piro and Ryan and the welcoming in of John Collett and Kesava "Kaish" Doane, as well as a deal with Willowtip Records. ''Quasi-Hallucinogenic Sonic Landscapes'', their second full-length, followed in 2011, followed by more touring, though Collett and Doane quit in 2013 and were swiftly replaced by Eston Browne and Nate Cotton, and with that lineup came ''Multi-Dimensional Fractal-Sorcery and Super Science'' that same year. Having just finished up a brief tour, there's almost certainly more to come. |
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5 | !!Discography: |
6 | * ''Footsteps of Gigan'' (2007) - EP |
7 | * ''The Order of the False Eye'' (2008) |
8 | * ''Quasi-Hallucinogenic Sonic Landscapes'' (2011) |
9 | * ''Multi-Dimensional Fractal-Sorcery and Super Science'' (2013) |
10 | * ''Undulating Waves of Rainbiotic Iridescence'' (2017) |
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12 | !!This band contains examples of the following tropes: |
13 | * CoversAlwaysLie: They tend to have pretty goofy titles and cover for their albums, which belies the fact that they actually make fairly serious, extreme death metal. |
14 | * EldritchAbomination: A common lyrical topic. |
15 | ** The name comes from one of [[Franchise/{{Godzilla}} Godzilla's]] longtime kaiju foes, so it doubles as a MeaningfulName. |
16 | * EnergyBeing: "Transmogrification into Bio-Luminoid". |
17 | * EpicRocking: A few of their songs last for 8 to 10 minutes. |
18 | * IAmTheBand: Eric Hersemann. |
19 | * NobodyLovesTheBassist: They don't even ''have'' a full-time bassist. Eric handles it on the albums, while they use session players for live shows. |
20 | * PromotedFanboy: Eston Browne. |
21 | * RevolvingDoorBand: In the seven years they've been around, they haven't had a lineup last for more than one album. |
22 | * RockTrio: In-studio. They use session bassists for live shows. |
23 | * ScaryBlackMan: Eston, at least onstage. |
24 | * SesquipedalianLoquaciousness: All of their album titles and most of their song titles. |
25 | * SignatureStyle: Tons of odd time signatures, effects-laden guitar riffing, ridiculously complex drumming, lots of weird psychedelic soundscapes, and the occasional noodly bit. |
26 | * StartMyOwn: Eric quit Hate Eternal to form Gigan. |
27 | * TechnicalDeathMetal: Of the mathy, screechy Gorguts-esque branch. |
28 | * UncommonTime: Common time is a rarity here. |
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