Giant Squid

Sacramento, CA, US · 2002–present · active
Doom MetalPost-MetalProgressive Metal
Giant Squid
Sacramento's Giant Squid have spent over two decades crafting some of the most literary and emotionally complex music at the intersection of doom, post-metal, and progressive rock. Their ocean-deep arrangements unfold like dark novels in sound.

Giant Squid Shows

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Giant Squid Discography

Namor
Namor 2002 · Full-length
Metridium Fields
Metridium Fields 2006 · LP
8 tracks
  1. 1 Megaptera in the Delta - 2023 Remaster 0:50
  2. 2 Neonate - 2023 Remaster 6:39
  3. 3 Versus the Siren - 2023 Remaster 9:24
  4. 4 Ampullae of Lorenzini - 2023 Remaster 9:18
  5. 5 Summit - 2023 Remaster 6:38
  6. 6 Eating Machine - 2023 Remaster 0:55
  7. 7 Revolution in the Water - 2023 Remaster 5:33
  8. 8 Metridium Fields - 2023 Remaster 21:08
Metridium Fields
Metridium Fields 2006 · LP
8 tracks
  1. 1 Megaptera In The Delta 0:50
  2. 2 Neonate 6:39
  3. 3 Versus The Siren 9:24
  4. 4 Ampullae Of Lorenzini 9:16
  5. 5 Summit 6:39
  6. 6 Eating Machine 0:55
  7. 7 Revolution In The Water 5:33
  8. 8 Metridium Fields 21:09
Sutter's Fort
Sutter's Fort 2007 · Full-length
Octopus
Octopus 2008 · Single
The Ichthyologist
The Ichthyologist 2009 · LP
10 tracks
  1. 1 Panthalassa (Lampetra Tridentata) 5:50
  2. 2 La Brea Tar Pits (Pseudomonas Putida) 7:28
  3. 3 Sutterville (Vibrio Cholerae) 4:08
  4. 4 Dead Man Slough (Pacifastacus Leniusculus) 5:31
  5. 5 Throwing a Donner Party at Sea (Physeter Catodon) 5:40
  6. 6 Sevengill (Notorynchus Cepedianus) 7:10
  7. 7 Mormon Island (Alluvial Au) 6:39
  8. 8 Blue Linckia (Linckia Laevigata) 7:12
  9. 9 Emerald Bay (Prionace Glauca) 6:11
  10. 10 Rubicon Wall (Acipenser Transmontanus) 7:59
Cenotes
Cenotes 2011 · LP
5 tracks
  1. 1 Tongue Stones (Megaptera Megachasmacarcharias) 9:14
  2. 2 Mating Scars (Isurus Metridium) 8:03
  3. 3 Snakehead (Channidae Erectus) 7:47
  4. 4 Figura Serpentinata (Pycnopodia Sapien) 3:51
  5. 5 Cenotes (Troglocambarus Maclanei) 6:04
Live Recordings
Live Recordings 2011 · Full-length
Monster In The Creek
Monster In The Creek 2013 · LP
12 tracks
  1. 1 Monster in the Creek 7:10
  2. 2 Dead Man's Fog 5:55
  3. 3 Age of Accountability 6:45
  4. 4 Throwing a Donner Party 5:22
  5. 5 Dare We Ask the Widow 6:04
  6. 6 Lester Stillwell 3:28
  7. 7 Monster in the Creek - Demo Version 7:49
  8. 8 Throwing a Donner Party - Demo Version 5:08
  9. 9 Dare We Ask the Widow - Demo Version 7:22
  10. 10 Throwing a Donner Party - Live @ the Boardwalk, Orangevale, Ca 8-7-2004 4:54
  11. 11 Age of Accountability - Live @ Old Ironsides, Sacramento, Ca 10-2005 6:44
  12. 12 Dare We Ask the Widow - Live @ Old Ironsides, Sacramento, Ca 10-2005 5:55
Monster In The Creek (2025 Remaster)
Monster In The Creek (2025 Remaster) 2013 · LP
6 tracks
  1. 1 Monster in the Creek - 2025 Remaster 7:09
  2. 2 Dead Man's Fog - 2025 Remaster 5:55
  3. 3 Age of Accountability - 2025 Remaster 6:45
  4. 4 Throwing a Donner Party - 2025 Remaster 5:22
  5. 5 Dare we ask the Widow - 2025 Remaster 6:04
  6. 6 Lester Stillwell - 2025 Remaster 3:27
Minoans
Minoans 2014 · LP
8 tracks
  1. 1 Minoans 8:27
  2. 2 Thera 5:13
  3. 3 Sir Arthur Evans 5:43
  4. 4 Palace of Knossos 4:05
  5. 5 Sixty Foot Waves 5:31
  6. 6 Mycenaeans 5:37
  7. 7 The Pearl and the Parthenon 4:49
  8. 8 Phaistos Disc 3:52
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