Formed in Rome in 1972 during their career they have been dissolved several times and reunited in the last 40 years.
His first and most classical formation was comprised of the guitarist Massimo Morante, the keyboardist Claudio Simonetti, the bassist Fabio Pignatelli and the drummer Walter Martino, however throughout his long career there have been innumerable line-up changes to the point that they have There have been records that have been recorded by totally different lineups. His first job was for the soundtrack of the 1975 movie "Profondo Rosso", a short job, barely 30 minutes, but where the gloomy sounds full of organs are already sensed with an approach to jazz sounds, atmospheric passages and great moments of guitars, bass and drums.
“Roller” released a year later was already a conventional album without the pressure of a Dario Argento behind it, and it showed a progressive style influenced by the British bands of the genre. Pink Floydian atmospheres, sounds in the vein of Mike Oldfield's “Tubular Bells”, long spacious passages with funk and rock tones, all with great instrumental performances by the band's musicians. Turned into a cult album for progressive fans, Goblin has continued to release both film-directed discs and mainstream parallel works, reaching his late twenties all these years.
