Blitzkid
{{Short description|American horror punk band}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2021}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Blitzkid
| image = Blitzkid (Last Bandphoto 2012 (2)).jpg
| caption = Blitzkid in 2012
| image_upright = 1.2
| origin = Bluefield, West Virginia, U.S.
| genre = {{hlist|Horror punk|punk rock{{cite web|url=http://www.ox-fanzine.de/web/itv/3333/interviews.212.html |title=Interviews: Blitzkid |language=de|publisher=ox-fanzine.de |accessdate=August 8, 2014}}}}
| years_active = 1997–2012, 2019–present
| label = {{hlist|EMI{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/blitzkid-mn0000053124/discography |title=Blitzkid | Discography |publisher=AllMusic |date= |accessdate=August 8, 2014}}|Century Media|Antidote|Fiendforce|People Like You{{cite web |url=http://www.apochs.net/CDs/Blitzkid-Apparitional.html |title=Apoch's Metal Review – Blitzkid: Apparitional CD Review |publisher=Apochs.net |accessdate=August 8, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140810102551/http://www.apochs.net/CDs/Blitzkid-Apparitional.html |archive-date=August 10, 2014 |url-status=dead }}}}
| associated_acts = Gorgeous Frankenstein
The Undead
The Misfits
Vagora
Children of October
Mister Monster
A Gathering of None
The Roving Midnight
| website = {{URL|blitzkid.com}}
| current_members = Argyle Goolsby
TB Monstrosity
Ryan Manning
| past_members = Ricko Mortis
Del Shannon{{cite web |url=http://journalismcentre.co.uk/news/blitzkid-return-to-land-of-the-living/ |title=Blitzkid return to the land of the living |publisher=London Journalism Centre |date=November 19, 2012 |accessdate=August 8, 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140228124556/http://journalismcentre.co.uk/news/blitzkid-return-to-land-of-the-living/ |archivedate=February 28, 2014 }}
JV Bastard
Jason "J~Sin" Trioxin
Billy Bones
Dr. Stuart Evilstein
Rhea M
Andrew "Stripes" Winter
Paul Lifeless
Nathan Bane
Dr. Chud{{cite web|url=http://www.drchud.com/biography.html |title=The Abominable Dr.Chud Official Website – Biography |publisher=Drchud.com |date= |accessdate=August 8, 2014}}
Verden Gravstead
Gilby Deviant
}}
Blitzkid is an American horror punk band from Bluefield, West Virginia. One of the leading{{Cite web|date=March 18, 2011|title=Review {{!}} Blitzkid - Apparitional|url=http://powermetal.de/review/review-Blitzkid/Apparitional,17871.html|access-date=2021-05-26|website=powermetal.de|language=de}}{{cite web |author= |url=http://technicolorterror.wordpress.com/2011/03/23/review-blitzkid-head-over-hills/ |title=Review: Blitzkid – "Head Over Hills" |publisher=Technicolor Terror |date=March 23, 2011 |accessdate=August 8, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140814160132/http://technicolorterror.wordpress.com/2011/03/23/review-blitzkid-head-over-hills/ |archive-date=August 14, 2014 |url-status=dead }}{{cite web|author=Kritik von Stefan Richter |url=http://www.laut.de/Blitzkid |title=Blitzkid |publisher=Laut.de |date= |accessdate=August 8, 2014}}{{cite web |author= |url=http://deadhousehorror.com/2014/06/09/stereo-terror-argylegoolsby/ |title=Stereo Terror: Argyle Goolsby – A Dream Not Quite Remembered |publisher=The Deadhouse |date=June 9, 2014 |accessdate=August 8, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161021023441/https://deadhousehorror.com/2014/06/09/stereo-terror-argylegoolsby/ |archive-date=October 21, 2016 |url-status=dead }} proponents of the horror punk scene, the band is led by singer/guitarist TB Monstrosity{{cite web|author=Bill Archer |url=http://www.bdtonline.com/local/x2023227291/Local-band-Blitzkid-primed-for-new-recording-session-and-tour |title=Local band Blitzkid primed for new recording session and tour |publisher=Bluefield Daily Telegraph |date=June 1, 2010 |accessdate=August 8, 2014}} and singer/bassist Argyle Goolsby.{{cite web |author= |url=http://www.digitaldiversion.net/2011/06/interview-with-argyle-goolsby-of-blitzkid-june-22-2011/ |title=Interview with Argyle Goolsby of Blitzkid |publisher=Digital Diversion |date=June 30, 2011 |accessdate=August 8, 2014 |archive-date=August 19, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160819072824/http://www.digitaldiversion.net/2011/06/interview-with-argyle-goolsby-of-blitzkid-june-22-2011/ |url-status=dead }} Active from 1997 until 2012 and reforming in 2020, Blitzkid released five studio albums, appeared on numerous compilations,{{cite web|url=http://rateyourmusic.com/artist/blitzkid |title=Albums by Blitzkid: Discography, songs, biography, and listening guide |publisher=Rate Your Music |date= |accessdate=August 8, 2014}} and toured both nationally and internationally.
History
Goolsby, who credits his late mother for giving him the "dedication" to be successful in music,{{cite web|url=http://www.altpress.com/features/entry/happy_mothers_day/P1 |title=Alternative Press |publisher=Altpress.com |date=May 2, 2011 |accessdate=August 8, 2014}} and Monstrosity, who admits to having had the ambition to make Blitzkid a "huge" band,{{cite web |url=http://www.daytoncitypaper.com/unafraid-of-the-dark/ |title=Unafraid of the Dark |publisher=Dayton City Paper |date= |accessdate=August 8, 2014 |archive-date=September 23, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923212951/http://www.daytoncitypaper.com/unafraid-of-the-dark/ |url-status=dead }} began playing as Blitzkid in early 1997. Initially the duo were motivated by escaping boredom and creating a soundtrack for skating, but over time developed an interest in expressing thoughts about "universal understanding of the world and yourself and your place in it" by embedding metaphors within the dark imagery of their lyrics.{{cite web|author=Drew Bludd |url=http://wreckhousemagazine.com/?p=838 |title=Interview With Blitzkid |publisher=Wreckhouse Magazine |date=January 18, 2011 |accessdate=August 8, 2014}}
Artist, children's author, and film maker Gris Grimly approached Blitzkid to compose the title track to his 2006 film Cannibal Flesh Riot. The band did this, and also received Grimly artwork to use for a Blitzkid T-shirt design.
Blitzkid played 260 live dates in 2006.{{cite web|author=Bill Archer |url=http://www.bdtonline.com/local/x2023227291/Local-band-Blitzkid-primed-for-new-recording-session-and-tour |title=Local band Blitzkid primed for new recording session and tour |publisher=Bluefield Daily Telegraph |date=June 1, 2010 |accessdate=February 15, 2016}} In August 2007, the band played the heavy metal-oriented Summer Breeze Open Air festival in Germany in front of 40,000 concert goers.{{cite web|url=http://www.metalunderground.com/bands/details.cfm?bandid=2627&tab=news&page=2 |title=In Extremo News – in Metal Bands |publisher=Metal Underground.com |date= |accessdate=August 8, 2014}}{{cite web |url=http://community.summer-breeze.de/cpg/thumbnails.php?album=705 |title=BLITZKID – SUMMER BREEZE Photo Gallery |publisher=Community.summer-breeze.de |date=August 18, 2007 |accessdate=August 8, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140811034547/http://community.summer-breeze.de/cpg/thumbnails.php?album=705 |archive-date=August 11, 2014 |url-status=dead }} Another notable live gig the band played that summer was supporting The Damned in Prague.{{cite web |url=http://www.whiterabbitskgs.co.uk/set_info/2007.htm |title=The Damned: Live Performances – 2007 |publisher=Whiterabbitskgs.co.uk |date=May 10, 2014 |accessdate=August 8, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140727082205/http://www.whiterabbitskgs.co.uk/set_info/2007.htm |archive-date=July 27, 2014 |url-status=dead }} The Damned are an important influence to the band and to horror punk generally, and are one of the original UK punk bands.{{cite web|author=Oliver Sheppard |url=http://souciant.com/2012/04/a-brief-history-of-deathrock-part-ii/ |title=A Brief History of Deathrock, Part II |publisher=Souciant |date=April 30, 2012 |accessdate=August 8, 2014}}
Blitzkid were back in Germany one year later, this time taking the main{{cite web|url=http://www.reflectionsofdarkness.com/festivals-concertreviews-160/3635-mera-luna-festival-hildesheim-2008-day-2-main-stage.html |title=M'era Luna Festival – Hildesheim 2008 (Day 2 Main Stage) |publisher=Reflections of Darkness |date= August 21, 2008|accessdate=August 8, 2014}} stage at the gothic rock themed M'era Luna Festival,{{cite web|author= |url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/moonspell-delain-confirmed-for-germany-s-m-era-luna-festival/ |title=Moonspell, Delain Confirmed For Germany's M'era Luna Festival |publisher=Blabbermouth.net |date=April 11, 2008 |accessdate=August 8, 2014}} playing before an audience of between 20,000 and 25,000.
In July 2010, during their tenth tour of Europe, Blitzkid were one of 34 bands to play the alternative rock Amphi Festival in Cologne, for as many as 50,000 attendees.{{cite web|url=http://www.bdtonline.com/archive/x1414121055 |title=Blitzkid |publisher=Bluefield Daily Telegraph |date= July 27, 2014|accessdate=August 8, 2014}}{{cite web|url=http://www.nocturnalhall.com/livereviews/Amphi/Amphi2010/amphi2010_e.htm |title=AMPHI FESTIVAL 2010 |publisher=Nocturnalhall.com |date=July 24, 2010 |accessdate=August 8, 2014}}
In 2011, Blitzkid were third on the bill of a North American tour with Face to Face, Strung Out, and the Darlings. This tour helped raise the band's profile in the wider punk community. A reviewer for the Dallas Observer found the band's "speedy pop-punk with a tinge of metal and classic Misfits" to be "worthy" and "polished",{{cite web |last=Grubbs |url=http://blogs.dallasobserver.com/dc9/2011/06/last_night_face_to_face_strung.php |title=Last Night: Face to Face, Strung Out, Blitzkid and The Darlings at the Granada Theater |publisher=Dallas Observer |date=June 6, 2011 |accessdate=August 8, 2014 |archive-date=August 10, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140810062011/http://blogs.dallasobserver.com/dc9/2011/06/last_night_face_to_face_strung.php |url-status=dead }} while a reviewer of the Houston show opined that Blitzkid's fusion of "horror punk, '50s rock, and hardcore elements... kicked quite a bit of ass".{{cite web|url=http://www.spacecityrock.com/2011/06/27/live-face-to-facestrung-outblitzkidthe-darlings/ |title=Live: Face to Face/Strung Out/Blitzkid/The Darlings |publisher=Space City Rock |date=June 27, 2011 |accessdate=August 8, 2014}} On the other hand, the advance coverage of the event in Nashville Scene, while praising the two headliners, dismissed Blitzkid as "gothy-looking mall rockers".{{cite web |url=http://www.nashvillescene.com/nashville/face-to-face-wstrung-out-and-blitzkid/Event?oid=2498767 |title=Face to Face w/Strung Out & Blitzkid | Exit |publisher=Nashville Scene |date= |accessdate=August 8, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006113847/http://www.nashvillescene.com/nashville/face-to-face-wstrung-out-and-blitzkid/Event?oid=2498767 |archive-date=October 6, 2014 |url-status=dead }} Following this tour Blitzkid again played Germany's Summer Breeze Open Air festival in August 2011.{{cite web|author= |url=http://bravewords.com/news/mad-sin-hackneyed-blitzkid-confirmed-for-germanys-summer-breeze-festival |title=MAD SIN, HACKNEYED, BLITZKID Confirmed For Germany's Summer Breeze Festival |publisher=Bravewords.com |date=March 10, 2011 |accessdate=August 8, 2014}}
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During Blitzkid's final European tour in 2012, which also included 14 dates in Germany, seven in the UK, three in the Czech Republic, and two in Slovakia,{{cite web |url=http://horror-punks.com/forum/topics/blitzkid-final-and-confirmed-european-dates |title=Blitzkid Final and Confirmed European Dates |publisher=Horror-Punks.Com |date=September 21, 2012 |accessdate=August 8, 2014 |archive-date=August 17, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140817101335/http://horror-punks.com/forum/topics/blitzkid-final-and-confirmed-european-dates |url-status=dead }} the band played in Russia for the first time, headlining{{Cite web|url=https://m.vk.com/event40502781|title=12.10.2012 BLITZKID - FIRST AND THE LAST SHOW!!!|website=M.vk.com|accessdate=September 10, 2020}} a one-hour 45 minute show{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQWgvXV-1u4 |title=BLITZKID – Live in Moscow (Relax club, 12.10.2012) |publisher=YouTube |date= October 14, 2012|accessdate=August 8, 2014}} at Moscow's Relax Club. The UK dates included second billing (out of five bands) to Alien Sex Fiend at the November 3 lineup of the Whitby Goth Weekend.{{cite web |url=http://www.visitwhitby.com/tourist-information/whitby-goth-weekend-2012 |title=Whitby Goth Weekend 2012 |publisher=Visitwhitby.com |accessdate=August 8, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150308025541/http://www.visitwhitby.com/tourist-information/whitby-goth-weekend-2012 |archive-date=March 8, 2015 |url-status=dead }}
Citing changing family commitments, Monstrosity announced his intention to leave Blitzkid in 2011, but remain in his side-band, Vagora, which had a less demanding tour schedule. Blitzkid officially broke up by the end of 2012, with Argyle Goolsby embarking on a solo career.{{cite web |url=http://horror-punks.com/forum/topics/blitzkid-frontman-argyle-goolsby-releases-solo-ep-a-dream-not-qui |title=Blitzkid frontman, Argyle Goolsby Releases Solo EP "A Dream Not Quite Remembered" |publisher=Horror-Punks.Com |date=July 1, 2012 |accessdate=August 8, 2014 |archive-date=August 17, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140817101350/http://horror-punks.com/forum/topics/blitzkid-frontman-argyle-goolsby-releases-solo-ep-a-dream-not-qui |url-status=dead }} As of July 2014, Goolsby and Monstrosity's current musical projects are the bands Argyle Goolsby and the Roving Midnight and A Gathering of None respectively.{{cite web|last=Hyde |first=Jekyll A. |url=http://jekyllahydereviews.blogspot.ca/2015/04/a-conversation-with-argyle-goolsby.html |title=Jekyll A. Hyde and his Reviews from the Mad Laboratory!: A Conversation with Argyle Goolsby |publisher=Jekyllahydereviews.blogspot.ca |date=April 29, 2015 |accessdate=November 3, 2015}}
A documentary of Blitzkid's history titled Blitzkid: Return to the Living, directed by Jeff Frumess of Video Business Media, was announced along with a Indiegogo campaign to help fund the project in 2017, but was shelved due to undisclosed reasons. The fate of the long awaited picture remains a mystery. {{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2845588/|title=Long Live the Horror|date=October 31, 2017|accessdate=September 10, 2020|website=IMDb.com}}
After having reunited for two nights to appear at the Jason Trioxin tribute shows in Teaneck NJ in June 2019,[https://web.archive.org/web/20250105010920/https://donyc.com/events/2019/6/29/jason-trioxin-40th-birthday-tribute-show-all-ages] the band announced a reunion tour in spring 2020 called the Escape the Grave tour,{{Cite web |url=https://blitzkid.com/home/blog/blitzkid-escape-the-grave-tour-2020 |title=Blitzkid Escape the Grave Tour 2020 |access-date=January 14, 2020 |archive-date=January 14, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200114235124/https://blitzkid.com/home/blog/blitzkid-escape-the-grave-tour-2020 |url-status=dead }} which later postponed to 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.{{cite news |last1=Goolsby |first1=Argyle |last2=Monstrosity |first2=TB |url=https://acwnnprod.com/blogs/latest-news/posts/6253963/blitzkid-escape-the-grave-tour-rescheduled-for-october |title=Blitzkid Escape The Grave tour RESCHEDULED FOR OCTOBER |work=A Corpse With No Name Productions |date=March 18, 2020 |accessdate=August 27, 2023 }}{{cite news |last=Rudnesky |first=Franki |url=https://www.phillyvoice.com/milkboy-philly-center-city-second-floor-music-venue-reopening-renovations-live-performances-december/ |title=MilkBoy Philly celebrates reopening of second floor music venue with live performances |work=Philly Voice |date=December 1, 2022 |accessdate=August 27, 2023 }}
=Notable collaborations=
Blitzkid has a connection with the original and, by many accounts, leading horror punk progenitors,{{cite web |author= |url=http://deadhousehorror.com/2014/06/09/stereo-terror-argylegoolsby/ |title=Stereo Terror: Argyle Goolsby – A Dream Not Quite Remembered |publisher=Deadhouse Horror |date=June 9, 2014 |accessdate=August 8, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161021023441/https://deadhousehorror.com/2014/06/09/stereo-terror-argylegoolsby/ |archive-date=October 21, 2016 |url-status=dead }}{{cite web |author=Alex Rendon |url=http://www.browardpalmbeach.com/2012-08-23/music/misfits-only-original-member-talks-reuniting-with-glenn-danzig-and-being-an-angry-middle-aged-dude/ |title=Misfits' Only Original Member Talks Reuniting With Glenn Danzig and Being an Angry, Middle-Aged Dude |publisher=New Times Broward |date=August 23, 2012 |accessdate=August 8, 2014 |archive-date=August 10, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140810155948/http://www.browardpalmbeach.com/2012-08-23/music/misfits-only-original-member-talks-reuniting-with-glenn-danzig-and-being-an-angry-middle-aged-dude/ |url-status=dead }}{{cite web|last=Greco |first=Ralph |url=http://www.shortandsweetnyc.com/2014/03/this-music-leaves-stains-the-complete-story-of-the-misfits/ |title=This Music Leaves Stains: The Complete Story Of the Misfits – Short and Sweet NYC |publisher=Shortandsweetnyc.com |date=March 12, 2014 |accessdate=August 8, 2014}} the Misfits. In 2007, Goolsby played bass and performed vocal duties for Gorgeous Frankenstein, a project headed by ex-Misfits guitarist Doyle Wolfgang von Frankenstein.{{cite web|url=http://www.punknews.org/review/6789/danzig-gorgeous-frankenstein-live-in-baltimore |title=Danzig / Gorgeous Frankenstein – live in Baltimore |publisher=Punknews.org |date= October 30, 2007|accessdate=August 8, 2014}}{{cite web|author= |url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/gorgeous-frankenstein-recruits-vocalist-completes-debut-cd-recordings/ |title=Gorgeous Frankenstein Recruits Vocalist, Completes Debut Cd Recordings |publisher=Blabbermouth.net |date=July 9, 2007 |accessdate=August 8, 2014}} He played with Doyle's band while remaining in Blitzkid,{{cite web |url=http://www.hauntedhotsauce.com/GorgeousFrankenstein/GorgeousFrankenstein_TheBand.html |title=The Official Gorgeous Frankenstein – The Band |website=Hauntedhotsauce.com |date=September 15, 1964 |accessdate=August 8, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140803030427/http://www.hauntedhotsauce.com/GorgeousFrankenstein/GorgeousFrankenstein_TheBand.html |archive-date=August 3, 2014 |url-status=dead }} making him one of horror punk's more visible figures. Doyle returned the favor by guesting on "Mr. Sardonicus" on Blitzkid's Apparitional album. Doyle is one of two ex-Misfits to have collaborated with Blitzkid; Dr. Chud has played drums for Blitzkid at several gigs including the M'era Luna Festival. Chud's playing with Blitzkid can be heard on both the rare Hell Nights Tour 7″ picture disk and on the Anatomy of Reanimation LP.{{cite web|url=http://www.reflectionsofdarkness.com/festivals-concertreviews-160/3635-mera-luna-festival-hildesheim-2008-day-2-main-stage.html |title=Music Magazine – M'era Luna Festival – Hildesheim 2008 (Day 2 Main Stage) |publisher=Reflections of Darkness |date= August 21, 2008|accessdate=August 8, 2014}}{{cite web |url=http://collectorsfrenzy.com/details/161073195813/NEW_Blitzkid__hell_nights_tour_7_record_picture_disc__VERY_RARE |title=NEW Blitzkid – hell nights tour 7-inch record picture disc |website=Collectorsfrenzy.com |accessdate=August 8, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170316204411/http://collectorsfrenzy.com/details/161073195813/NEW_Blitzkid__hell_nights_tour_7_record_picture_disc__VERY_RARE |archive-date=March 16, 2017 |url-status=dead }} In 2002, Goolsby also played bass for The Undead, the notable horror punk band featuring ex-Misfit Bobby Steele.{{cite web|url=http://shelf3d.com/i/The%20Undead |title=The Undead |website=Shelf3d.com |date= |accessdate=August 8, 2014}}{{cite web|url=http://talesfromtheshadows.blogspot.com/2006_07_01_archive.html |title=Tales from the Shadows of your soul: July 2006 |website=Talesfromtheshadows.blogspot.com |date= |accessdate=August 8, 2014}}
Musical style
Blitzkid's melodic approach to the horror punk genre was noted for its strong vocals; Allmusic has described Monstrosity and Goolsby's singing as "immediately appealing".{{cite web|author=Stewart Mason |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/five-cellars-below-mw0001036298 |title=Five Cellars Below – Blitzkid |publisher=AllMusic |date=September 19, 2006 |accessdate=August 8, 2014}} Not all critics were enamored with their music however; the reviewer for Apoch's Metal Review expressed an unfavorable view of some of the band's non-vocal instrumentation.{{cite web|url=http://apochs.net/2/blitzkid-apparitional/ |title=Blitzkid: Apparitional |publisher=Apoch's Metal Review |date= December 10, 2011|accessdate=August 8, 2014}} A third reviewer, in a favorable appraisal, expressed the opinion that lyrical concerns aside, Apparitional-era Blitzkid was not sonically dissimilar to such notable punk rock peers as Bouncing Souls, NOFX, and AFI.{{cite web |url=http://www.decoymusic.com/reviews/blitzkid-apparitional |title=Blitzkid – Apparitional Review |publisher=DecoyMusic.com |accessdate=August 8, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140811192146/http://www.decoymusic.com/reviews/blitzkid-apparitional |archive-date=August 11, 2014 |url-status=dead }}
Impact
Writing about the band's then-forthcoming retirement, Zachary Ehren of the Huffington Post remarked that "the legend of their music will continue to live on through their dedicated fanbase and the continuous terror they bring to mothers as their children listen to them across the globe."{{cite web|author=Zachary Ehren|date=July 18, 2012|title=Long Live the Horror – The Rise and Retirement of Blitzkid|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/zachary-ehren/blitzkid-music_b_1673781.html|publisher=Huffington Post|accessdate=August 8, 2014}} Another reviewer had a more modest assessment of the band's impact; while conceding Blitzkid had been "in the Horror Punk spotlight ... for quite some time", it was suggested that that particular spotlight does not shine particularly brightly due to the band's "underground tactics".
Matt Pathetic, organizer of an annual horror punk festival in New Jersey, reflecting on his perspective of having had the band pester him to be included in 2001, only to become a perennial headliner until their retirement: "Ten years ago a lot of people used to say Blitzkid sounds like the new Misfits. Well, being involved in this scene for a decade, I can say nowadays there's a lot of bands that sound like Blitzkid."{{cite web |url=https://technicolorterror.wordpress.com/category/blitzkid/ |title=Blitzkid |publisher=Technicolor Terror |date= |accessdate=August 8, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140814160158/https://technicolorterror.wordpress.com/category/blitzkid/ |archive-date=August 14, 2014 |url-status=dead }} But if others see Blitzkid as having left a significant mark, Argyle Goolsby, speaking after the band's last UK gig, is more humble: "I don't have these unreal expectations that we have to have been this ground-breaking blueprint band, I'm not looking for that. I'm just looking for someone to play our CD like ten years from now. When they have a good day. Or a bad day."
Band members
Timeline
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Discography
=Albums=
=Demos=
- 1997: Songs for the Aesthetically Challenged (re-release in 2010, only downloadable){{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/Songs-For-The-Aesthetically-Challenged/dp/B003MUNPFM |title=Songs For The Aesthetically Challenged: Blitzkid: MP3 Downloads |website=Amazon.com |date=May 17, 2010 |accessdate=August 8, 2014}}
=EPs=
- 1999: Terrifying Tales (re-released in 2012 on EMI Germany){{cite web|author=Ye110w |url=http://www.last.fm/music/Blitzkid/Terrifying+Tales |title=Terrifying Tales – Blitzkid |website=Last.fm |date= |accessdate=August 8, 2014}}
- 1999: Revisited
- 2003: Exhuming Graves and Making Dates (split 10-inch LP with Mister Monster)
- 2006: Everyday Is Halloween (split 7-inch LP with The Spook)
- 2007: Split Personalities (split 7-inch LP with The Cryptkeeper Five)
- 2008: Hell Night's Tour 7-inch picture disc (only 66 copies pressed; features Dr. Chud on drums)
- 2010: Fistfull of Balls Volume 1 (split with Nim Vind){{Cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/artist/585285-Blitzkid|title=Blitzkid|website=Discogs.com|accessdate=September 10, 2020}}
- 2011: Head over Hills (7-inch LP)
- 2024: Lycanthro-ep
=Misc. releases=
- 2004: Hollow Bodies (acoustic live album)
- 2009: Studio Dead (live album, only downloadable)
- 2009: Revisited (new edition, only downloadable)
- 2009: Rarities (rarities album, only downloadable)
- 2024: Rarities 2 (rarities album, only downloadable)
=Compilations=
- 2003: This Is Horror Punk (song: "Lupen Tooth")
- 2006: Horror High presents: Prom Queen Massacre (song: "Pretty in a Casket")
- 2006: Fiendforce Cuts Vol 1 (song: "Terror (in the haunted house)" and "Dementia")
- 2006: Ox-Compilation # 67 (song: "Terror (in the haunted house)")
- 2006: Sonic Seducer – Cold Hands Seduction Vol 62 (song: "Mary and the Storm")
- 2006: Zillo Scope Signs & Sounds New 2006/09 (song: "Carve out a Heart")
- 2006: Cannibal Flesh Riot (song: "Cannibal Flesh Riot")
- 2007: It Came from Trafalgar Soundtrack Volume # 1 (song: "Demon Machine")
- 2007: Paid in Black: A Tribute to Johnny Cash (song: "I Walk the Line")
- 2008: Get acquainted Vol 1 (song: "I'm a Zombie," "Hate you better" and "Ad Nauseum Memorie (live)")
- 2010: The Sound of Horror – Volume 1 (song: "Love Like Blood")
- 2011: Ox-Compilation # 95 (song: "She won't stop bleeding")
- 2011: XtraX Clubtrax Vol 3 (song: "Jane Doe # 9")
References
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External links
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Category:American punk rock groups
Category:Century Media Records artists
Category:Musical groups from West Virginia
Category:Musical groups established in 1997
Category:Musical groups disestablished in 2012