Band
Sleepytime Gorilla Museum
Sleepytime Gorilla Museum is a avant-garde metal band from United States, active 1999 to 2011. 4 releases and 8 musicians in the catalog.
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Facts
- Genre
- Avant-Garde Metal
- Parent genre
- Metal
- Origin
- United States
- Formed
- 1999
- Disbanded
- 2011
- Releases
- 4
Biography
Sleepytime Gorilla Museum is an American experimental rock band, formed in 1999 in Oakland, California. The band fuses classical, industrial, and art-rock themes throughout their music. They are known to perform elaborate routines on stage and discuss possibly fictitious stories of dada artists and mathematicians.
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Genres
Former members
| Musician | Instruments | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Carla Kihlstedt | Lead vocals, Violin, Organ, Guitar, Nyckelharpa, Autoharp, Bass harmonica | 1999 to 2011 |
| Dan Rathbun | Background vocals, Trombone, Electric bass guitar, Lute, Autoharp | 1999 to 2011 |
| David Shamrock | Drums (drum set), Piano | 1999 to 2001 |
| Frank Grau | Drums (drum set) | 2001 to 2004 |
| Matthias Bossi | Background vocals, Melodica, Drums (drum set), Piano, Glockenspiel, Xylophone | 2004 to 2011 |
| Michael Mellender | Trumpet, Accordion, Percussion, Euphonium, Xylophone, Guitar, Toy piano | 2004 to 2011 |
| Moe! Staiano | Percussion, Glockenspiel, Marimba, Timpani, Guitar | 1999 to 2004 |
| Nils Frykdahl | Lead vocals, Flute, Guitar | 1999 to 2011 |
Albums
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