Kevin Goocher
BIOGRAPHY
KEVIN GOOCHER is a American Heavy Metal vocalist Born in Dallas FT Texas,
Prior to Of Gods & Monsters Kevin was singing with metal legends Omen, Towards the demise of his tenure with Omen he formed Phantom-x with bass player Glenn Malicki while Omen was on a two-year hiatus. The group began as a Ronnie James Dio tribute band called Stargazer who performed locally in the Dallas/Ft. Worth metropolitan area. Goocher and Malicki began writing original material for the group, and subsequently renamed the group Phantom-x.
Phantom-x signed with Mausoleum Records in July 2005, and released their debut album, Rise of the Phantom, in early November of that year. The album included guest vocal appearances from Robert Lowe (Candlemass, Solitude Aeturnus) and Jason McMaster (Watchtower, Dangerous Toys). Portions of the album, labeled in chapters, introduce a fantasy story about a demon who rises to power. Rise of the Phantom peaked at number 7 on the German heavy metal charts.
The release of Rise of the Phantom coincided with the band's 2005 European tour with Canadian heavy metal band Anvil. The tour, set up by an inexperienced booking agent, was poorly promoted, and fraught with logistical and financial problems. Footage from this tour, including the Phantom-x song "Pain Machine", is featured in the documentary Anvil! The Story of Anvil (2008).
In 2006, Phantom-x released a follow up album entitled Storm Riders. The album adds an additional three chapters to the story begun on Rise of the Phantom. The band then toured to support the album.
In 2008, Kevin Goocher and his daughter, Devon Goocher, appeared in I Know My Kid's a Star, a reality television show hosted by former child actor Danny Bonaduce. The show debuted on VH1 March 20, and aired for one season.
In 2009, Reece Stanley and Bill Engfer joined Phantom-x, solidifying what had previously been a revolving lineup on guitar and drums. The band released This Is War on Perris Records in 2010, which again included chapters on the albums' ongoing story. The band's first headlining tour was in promotion of this album.
In 2012, Phantom-x signed with Pure Steel Records. The label released the group's fourth album, The Opera of the Phantom, on August 31. The Opera of the Phantom compiles the chapters of the entire fantasy story from the previous albums, and adds new chapters that complete the concept. The album also includes another three new songs that are unrelated to the story.
in 2019 Kevin created the heavy metal band Of Gods & Monsters. its current lineup is in the studio readying the an upcoming record featuring drummer Simon Wright (AC/DC, Dio, UFO), guitarist Ira Black (Lizzy Borden, Metal Church), bassist Bjorn Englen (Dio Returns, Yngwie Malmsteen, Quiet Riot) and founding member / singer Kevin Goocher (Omen, Phantom-X). Previous Of Gods & Monsters band members included drummer Deen Castronovo (The Dead Daisies, Journey), bassist Tim Gaines (Aldo Nova, Stryper) and guitarist Joey Tafolla (Graham Bonnet, Jag Panzer), who recorded and released the bands first record, Sons Of Armageddon, on HellAphonic Music.
Kevin along with wife Melanie Goocher have teamed up with Eddie Cantu from Phoenix Arizona and are all three in partnership in HellAphonic Music as well as Muzzle Guitars which will make its debut at Summer NAMM 2021.
PROJECTS
-OMEN
-PHANTOM-X
-OF GODS & MONSTERS
- THE KGB (KEVIN GOOCHER BAND)
References[2][edit]
Goocher, Kevin (25 September 2011). "Kevin Goocher Of Phantom X"(audio) (Interview). Interviewed by Mike Catricola. New York City: The Heavy Metal Mayhem Radio Show. Retrieved 7 June 2017
van Poorten, Toine (February 2006). "PHANTOM-X: Metal Warriors". Truemetalfan.org. Retrieved 7 June 2017.[3]
- ↑ LLC, Dog On It Productions. "Dog On It Productions LLC". Dog On It Productions LLC. Retrieved 2021-01-05.
- ↑ "Phantom-x", Wikipedia, 2021-01-03, retrieved 2021-01-05
- ↑ Music, HellAphonic. "HOLLYWOOD CALIFORNIA". HellAphonic Music. Retrieved 2021-01-05.
- ↑ MONSTERS, OF GODS &. "HOME". OF GODS & MONSTERS. Retrieved 2021-01-05.
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