Blog: PopMatters

Not content to just be known as that metal act with video game synths, HORSE the Band throw guest appearances by a classical pianist and Xiu Xiu's Jamie Stewart into their stew of sounds. It's been a long couple of years for HORSE the Band, unintentional founders of a movement they once jokingly labeled "Nintendocore". Following the release of A Natural Death in 2007, the band embarked on their Earth Tour in 2008, traveling the world and playing in dozens of different countries. They booked the tour themselves, from the venues to the travel arrangements, playing wherever they could. [...]