The band was originally formed in 1995 under the name Our Haunted Kingdom. They released a split 7" with Electric Wizard in 1996 on Rise Above Records before adopting the moniker Orange Goblin. The band's first three albums were stoner/doom metal. On 2002's Coup de Grace they began to add punk, doom metal, and other influences to their sound.
Their first five releases were issued by Rise Above Records. Rhythm guitarist Pete O'Malley left the band in 2004 to pursue a career as an artist. On December 16, 2005 the band celebrated its tenth anniversary with a concert at the Underworld club in Camden also featuring Scissorfight and Blood Island Raiders. Their 2007 album, Healing Through Fire was released on Mayan/Sanctuary Records. On September 3, 2008 the band announced that they had signed with Candlelight Records and were working on material for a new album with a September 2009 release date in mind. It was then announced in May 2009 that "Songwriting for the new album is ongoing but looks very promising with the skeleton of four or five new songs already in place. Two rough working titles for the new songs include Red Tide Rising and The Bishop's Wolf". The band had earlier announced that it had postponed the recording sessions for the new album due to "unforeseen circumstances" and apologized to the fans assuring them that "it will be worth the wait". Twelve months later, in March 2010, a statement was issued by the band stating that while they were not necessarily never going to release a new album ever again, the prospective forthcoming album was to be postponed for the foreseeable future. The band announced they will be recording new material in August 2011. Once mentioned on Ricky Gervais' XFM radio show. This recording was indeed completed in September 2011 and is set to be released early in February 2012 under the name of 'A Eulogy for the Damned' by Candlelight Records.
In mid 2010 the band's back catalog was reissued on Rise Above Records in digipack form. In mid-December 2010 they celebrated their fifteenth anniversary with support coming from British blues-rock band Firebird - featuring previous members of Carcass and Spiritual Beggars - and American doom-rock band Solace culminating in their annual Christmas show in London.
They have also played as one of the acts playing the 2011 edition of the Maryland Deathfest music festival in Baltimore, Maryland in the United States.
Scorpionica
Orange Goblin Lyrics
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My goddess goes down on me at dawn
Hallucinate what is on the horizon
Scorpionica, she is born
My brain sings revolution
She sends life to the heart of the sun
Hallucinate what the sunrise is hiding
Scorpionica has begun
And as the sun burns on
And takes my soul away
The solar titan rises
And lives to shine another day
I got burnt for my madness
She got high on the heart of my soul
Sonic titans are riding the sunrise
Scorpionica, she is born
The lyrics of the song Scorpionica by Orange Goblin describe a mythical and ritualistic experience at sunrise. The singer of the song seems to be worshipping a goddess figure, who he refers to as Scorpionica, and who he believes to be born at daybreak. He describes a hallucinatory experience where he is able to see what is on the horizon, and he is inspired to sing about revolution. The goddess seems to be providing him with energy and motivation, as she sends life to the heart of the sun. The lyrics evoke a sense of awe, with the singer acknowledging the power of the solar titan and the transcendence it offers.
The song fits in neatly with the stoner rock genre, with its focus on heavy grooves, riff-based guitar work, and a trippy, psychedelic atmosphere. The lyrics themselves are open to interpretation, but they seem to be going for a mystical, pagan vibe. The use of a female deity as a symbolic figure seems to be an important part of the song's lyrics, and the themes of rebirth and transcendence are present throughout. The overall effect is a heady mix of rock power and spiritual symbolism.
Line by Line Meaning
My god rises at daybreak
I feel a powerful force within me that awakens each day
My goddess goes down on me at dawn
I am devoted to a female deity who grants me sexual pleasure in the morning
Hallucinate what is on the horizon
I have vivid visions of what lies ahead
Scorpionica, she is born
This is the emergence of a powerful, deadly force
My brain sings revolution
I am driven by a desire for radical change and upheaval
She sends life to the heart of the sun
The feminine force within me sustains and nourishes the powerful energy of the sun
Hallucinate what the sunrise is hiding
I have intuitive insights into what the dawn holds in store
Scorpionica has begun
The rising power of Scorpionica is taking hold
And as the sun burns on
The sun's energy continues to generate heat and power
And takes my soul away
I am consumed and transformed by this power
The solar titan rises
A great and mighty force awakens with the sun
And lives to shine another day
This power endures and sustains itself over time
I got burnt for my madness
I have suffered the consequences of my extreme and unconventional behavior
She got high on the heart of my soul
Scorpionica has fed off of my deepest spiritual essence
Sonic titans are riding the sunrise
Gigantic, nearly unstoppable forces of sound and energy emerge with the dawn
Scorpionica, she is born
The power and might of Scorpionica is once again emphasized
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: BEN WARD, CHRISTOPHER TURNER, JOE HOARE, MARTYN MILLARD, PETE O'MALLEY
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