Goblin Shark is an unorthodox mixture of primal rock’n’roll, twisted rhythms and song structures and wild rolling boogie blast, which make their listeners find new and peculiar ways to shake their hips. If you know who Jon Spencer is, love Captain Beefheart and adore The Stooges and Tom Waits, Goblin Shark just might be your thing.
These guys are no rookies. With different lineups, they have made their audiences crazy on festival stages and at smallest jukejoints all over the world. Guitarist and vocalist Pharaoh Pirttikangas has a long career, releasing numerous solo albums and projects with bands like Cosmo Jones Beat Machine, Nubialaiset or Astro Can Caravan. Taskinen – on guitars and vocals as well – has travelled around the world with his bands such as Black Magic Six, Heavy Breathers and Disgrace. Drummer Neuvonen has a massive number of projects on his belt ranging from black metal to world music.