Gargamel! is an American rock band from Orlando, Florida. Their music has its foundations in funk metal, but this is frequently combined with widely divergent styles, often to comic effect. Gargamel! is always spelled with an exclamation point.
Band history The band Gargamel! has been touring the south (primarily Florida, Georgia and Carolinas) for over 15 years. They have been featured on numerous indie films and compilations. During that time they released 4 studio CD's and 2 live DVD's. Gargamel! won the Orlando Music Award for Best hard/Edge Band every year it was awarded and are consistently at the top of the Best Metal category in the Orlando Weekly's annual "Best of Orlando" feature. Gargamel! have played shows with such National acts as Anthrax, Gwar, Tub Ring, Nonpoint, Dog Fashion Disco, Bad Acid Trip, Mushroomhead, Sleepytime Gorilla Museum and many others. They are also annual featured performers at many of Orlando's major Horror Movie/Sci-Fi conventions such as Screamfest and TachyceCon.
Band members Mandaddy - Neck (1992–present) Crazy Hector - 4 and 5 Strings (1995–present) Servo Beonic Man - Digital Manipulations (1995–present) Professor Knuckles - 6 Strings (2000–present) Marcoleptic Stick Handler - Hits Things (2019–present)
Former members Webb - Drums (1992–2006) El Diablo Guapo - Guitar (1996–2000) Skyjak - Guitar (1992–1996) Boy Howdy - Bass (1992–1995) Headless Spawn - Guitar (1992–1994) MAS - Beats (2006–2011) Heavie Kevie - Stick Man (2011–2018)
Discography
All music by Gargamel! and all lyrics by Mandaddy unless otherwise noted.
Studio albums Revulva (1997) Track listing
Touch My Fun (2000) Track listing
The New Tenderness (2003) Track listing
Fields of Happy (2007) Track listing
Live albums Live Bootleg (1999) Track listing
Gargalive! (2005)
EPs First Date Music (2009)
Remix albums What's That Smell? Gargamel! The Remixes (2004)
References
Various authors. "Atlantis: Unsigned Artists Step Into The Spotlight." Metal Edge, December 2002, pp. 84–85.
External links Official website MySpace site Gargamel! Unmasked - Interview with the Orlando Weekly 1999 Orlando Music Awards - Best in Hard Rock/Heavy Metal Gargamel! Artist Profile - Orlando Weekly profile Gargamel! Revulva - Review by Ink19 magazine