Horse the Band is a band from Lake Forest, California who are best known for their 8-bit Nintendo influenced sound combined with metalcore. Frontman Nathan Winneke had once proclaimed their sound as "Nintendo-core".
Horse the Band was started in Lake Forest, CA in 1999 while Erik and Dave were still in high school. The band booked its own self financed tours starting the summer of 2002, including a 3-month tour spanning seven countries. With a ca...
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Horse the Band is a band from Lake Forest, California who are best known for their 8-bit Nintendo influenced sound combined with metalcore. Frontman Nathan Winneke had once proclaimed their sound as "Nintendo-core".
Horse the Band was started in Lake Forest, CA in 1999 while Erik and Dave were still in high school. The band booked its own self financed tours starting the summer of 2002, including a 3-month tour spanning seven countries. With a carefully maintained web presence including their MP3.com and myspace accounts, they had gained themselves a niche audience.
In the summer of 2004, the Horse the World Tour 2004 included 85 shows in 90 days, spanning 7 countries throughout North America and Europe.
Early 2008 saw the band planning Horse the Band Earth Tour that would travel to 40 countries starting in early March. The band stated "we've become disillusioned, bad-attitude nerds and pariahs of the established music industry." They asked for their fans' help booking shows in most...
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