Dead Massimo Morante, the co-founder of the cult band Goblin, loved by horror fans, has died

Italian co-founder of the progressive rock band Goblin Massimo Morante is dead, the band inform On their Facebook page. Goblin guitarist Morante was 70 years old when he died.

The media has reported on Morante’s death Pitchfork and NME.

Guitarist Massimo Moranten and keyboardist Claudio Simonettin The band, formed in 1972 and started as The Cherry Five, enjoys cult popularity.

Morante began working on his solo production in the late 1970s, releasing his first albums of his own in the early 1980s. Since then, his involvement in the Goblin has been phased out. His last Goblin recording was playing Fearless (37513 Zombie Ave.) album, which was released in 2018.

With numerous Goblin appearing in formations and names especially known for horror film music. The sound world of the goblin is connected to the Italian giallo-horror genre, characterized by a sensual world of colors, melodramatic mysteries and cruel acts of violence.

The band composed and performed iconic music for several Italian horror directors Dario Argenton movies like Blood red horror, Suspirian and Tenebreen. In addition, Goblin made music George A. Romeron zombie classic Dawn of the dead To the version presented in Europe.

In Finland, Goblin last performed under the direction of Simonetto in 2019, when the band performed music from Argento films in Helsinki and Tampere.