The House Harkonnen

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The Cooler Lounge in Las Vegas, NV. (From left: Daniel Johnson, Michael Doty, Keith Hanson, Alex Johnson)
The Cooler Lounge in Las Vegas, NV. (From left: Daniel Johnson, Michael Doty, Keith Hanson, Alex Johnson)
Background information
Origin U.S. flag Arlington, Texas, USA
Genre(s) Rock
Years active 2003 - present
Label(s) Trinity Development Group, Inc.
Website www.thehouseharkonnen.com
Members
Alex Johnson
Daniel Johnson
Michael Doty
James Loubriel
Former members
Keith Hanson
Mike Lamb

The House Harkonnen is a United States rock band from Arlington, Texas formed in 2003 and featuring peculiar melodies, riffs and dual guitar solos. Guitar player and lead vocalist Alex Johnson has written songs (under the name Lee Harvey) for Troma Entertainment's: The Toxic Avenger[1] and is credited as a guest vocalist on Fair to Midland's debut independent release for the song "pen-_-".[2] The group has released three albums (the latter of which was mastered by Course of Empire Drummer Chad Lovell), with a fourth full-length record announced for summer of 2007.[3] The band is also known for playing live shows that consist entirely of cover songs from the band Weezer.[4] The band's name is taken from the Frank Herbert novel, Dune.

Contents

[edit] Lineup

  • Alex Johnson - Guitar/Vocals
  • Michael Doty - Guitar
  • Daniel Johnson - Bass
  • James Loubriel - Drums

[edit] Discography

Volume One: How to Build a House (2003)

  1. "Mr. Show"
  2. "Prozac"
  3. "Telephone"
  4. "***"
  5. "Treat You Well"
  6. "So Long"
  7. "While I was Dreaming"
  8. "I Want You To Know"
  9. "Starry Night"
  10. "Anyone Like Me"
  11. "Prozac (Acoustic)"


Volume Three (2005)

  1. "Awful Sound"
  2. "Better Things"
  3. "Break Up"
  4. "Take Another Hit"
  5. "Sleeping in a Lighthouse"
  6. "Building a Christ/Caught in the Badside"


Volume Four (2006)

  1. "Black out your Heart Man"
  2. "Bullet"
  3. "You Are"
  4. "Waiting to Die"
  5. "I'll be Alright"
  6. "You Don't Have To"
  7. "Emma"


Recorded at Sonic Dropper studios, Dallas, TX
Produced by Jim King
Mastered by Chad Lovell

[edit] External links

Official Website

[edit] References

  1. ^ Troma-Site. Post on Troma board. Retrieved on April 10, 2007.
  2. ^ FTMBand.com. Post on board. Retrieved on April 10, 2007.
  3. ^ decoymusic.com. News. Retrieved on April 10, 2007.
  4. ^ dallasobserver.com. Jonanna Widner. Retrieved on April 1, 2008.
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