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Pulling from influences ranging from punk, new wave, and 70's glam rock, all the way to symphonic music, the veteran power pop group BOBGOBLIN returned from a long absence to release Love Lost for Blood Lust in 2012/2013, certainly the band's most sonically expansive and intense production to date.
Having produced two previous albums under the moniker of their more pop-minded alter-ego, Adventures of Jet (AOJ), Love Lost for Blood Lust is a return for the group, not just in name, but also to the abrasive, socio-politically-charged, and satirically-minded rock that the band's core members purveyed in the late 1990’s and highlighted in their 1997 MCA/Universal Records release, The12-Point Master Plan.

Since their Dallas, Texas origins in the mid-1990's, the conceptually-minded BOBGOBLIN has been known by the initiated for their infectious, energetic pop-punk tunes and recognized on-stage by their black flight suits; BOBGOBLIN’s hard hitting shows drew sold out crowds across the country in venues such as TheWhiskey and TheTroubador in Los Angeles, Trees in Dallas, TheMetro in Chicago and Brownings in New York. In 1996, they were invited to play the ASCAP showcase at South by Southwest in Austin, Texas, returning to SXSW for MCA in 1997 and '98.

In 2001, under the guise of their more melody-centric, suitless alter-ego, Adventures of Jet (AOJ),the group produced the album Part3: Coping with Insignificance, a new wave-influenced commentary on their experiences on the corporate side of music; it was released on Joey Cape’s indie-label My Records and gained international attention, landing on several top music lists. In 2004, also as AOJ, the band released the pre-mid-life commentary disguised as a car-concept record, Muscle, on Surburban Home Records, further delving into their melody-driven sensibilities with layered, synthesized sounds and intricate background vocals. They were again invited to play South by Southwest 2004 following the release of Muscle.

Singer and Songwriter, Hop Litzwire and Drummer Rob Avsharian met and started BOBGOBLIN in the early 1990’s as recent graduates of the University of North Texas. As a film student, Litzwire got the band off and running with the making of a video for “Mental Suburbaknights,” an eventually seminal BOBGOBLIN rocker. Continuing in the field with his own business, Litzwire Sound and Vision, Litzwire produced, shot, directed and edited BOBGOBLIN’s and AOJ's music videos, including those for “25Million to One” and “Emily Mazurinsky,” while doing videos for other bands as well, including those London Records artist Hagfish and Epitaph artist All. Litzwire is currently finishing BOBGOBLIN’s latest video for “WhiteLines”from their newest album LoveLost for Blood Lust. Highly respected among fellow musicians, Avsharian brings to the group unreproachably tight and skilled drumming, an illustrious musical background, and experience as a great performer, having traveled the world with a variety of acts, including legendary guitarist Andy Timmons and The Rocket Summer. His composition skills and his ideological positions have made him an integral contributor to BOBGOBLIN's unique directions.

Shortly after starting BOBGOBLIN, Litzwire and Avsharian were joined on bass by TonyJannotta (akaCorporal Glascock). With a background in computer programming, to go with an intensely opinionated disposition, Jannotta became instrumental in helping with BOBGOBLIN's conceptual and multi-media bent, turning The 12 Master Plan into an enhanced cd - an up-and-coming technology at the time –which, once installed in a PC, provided fans with various pop-ups of secret messages from the Black Market Party, the band's fictional underground community. Obvioulsy a major contributor as a musician as well, Jannotta later slipped into the role of lead guitarist once the need arose, returning to his original instrument and bringing a tight, enveloping sound to BOBGOBLIN's angular rock.

Bass player DarianStribling, a long-time friend of Litzwire's, joined the band in the mid-2000's with their return as BOBGOBLIN. On Love Lost for Blood Lust, Stribling offers a nail-driving bass sound abrasive enough for the most intense moments, yet punchy enough to accentuate the bounciest of BOBGOBLIN's melodies. Helping to re-solidify BOBGOBLIN's sound and attitude on Love Lost for Blood Lust is co-producer/guitar player Barry Poynter, who helped manage the sonic balance of the record, while joining Glascock with his burning yet dynamic buzz-saw guitar sounds. Poynter co-produced both Love Lost for Blood Lust and The 12 Point Master Plan - along with AOJ's Part 3: Coping with Insignificance - at his studio, Poynter’s Palace in Little Rock, Arkansas.

Recognizable by a stark cover sketched by internationally-renowned charcoal artist DavidBailin, BOBGOBLIN's Love Lost for Blood Lust: Part I is available as a digital download on iTunes and AmazonMP3, or as a more expansive digital download via the band's Bandcamp site at bobgoblin.bandcamp.com. More information can be found by visiting bobgoblin.com or facebook.com/bobgoblinrock.
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