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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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