Orange Goblin

Orange Goblin
Singer Ben Ward, performing in 2006.
Background information
Also known as	Our Haunted Kingdom
Origin	London, England
Genres	Stoner metal, doom metal
Years active	1995 (1995)–present
Labels	Rise Above, The Music Cartel, The Animal Farm, Sanctuary, Candlelight, Man's Ruin, Mayan, Eccentric Man
Associated acts	Ravens Creed, Electric Wizard, Capricorns, Dukes of Nothing
Website	orange-goblin.com
Members	Ben Ward Joe Hoare Martyn Millard Chris Turner
Past members	Pete O'Malley

Orange Goblin is a heavy metal band from London, United Kingdom primarily performing in the stoner metal and doom metal genres. Formed in 1995, the band's lineup currently consists of singer Ben Ward, guitarist Joe Hoare, bassist Martyn Millard, and drummer Chris Turner.

Orange Goblin was originally formed in 1995 under the name Our Haunted Kingdom. The band released a split 7-inch single with Electric Wizard in 1996 on Rise Above Records before changing their name to Orange Goblin. The band's first three albums were in the stoner / doom genre but 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 16 December 2005 the group 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 3 September 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 apologised 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.