San Francisco's genre crushing, critically acclaimed, progressive/doom/stoner rock band, Giant Squid (formerly of Austin, TX and Sacramento, CA), released their debut album, Metridium Fields, recorded by legendary producer, Billy Anderson (Neurosis, High On Fire, Mr. Bungle) in August 2006 on eclectic metal label, The End Records. The record quickly garnered universal praise amongst underground music critics world wide. The band released a very limited edition colored vinyl 7" split with Grayceon, containing the previously unreleased track "Sutter's Fort". In 2008 they also recorded with Billy Anderson a cover of the Syd Barrett song, "Octopus" for the Dwell Records release, Like Black Holes in the Sky: The Tribute to Syd Barret featuring such huge names in heavy music such as Jesu, Kylesa, and Pentagram. At the end of that year, Giant Squid also finally made available the remaining hundred copies or so, of the highly sought after, hand made and self released E.P., Monster In The Creek, produced by Eric Broyhill (Far, !!!, Outhud), which sold out quickly.

The band toured heavily behind Metridium Fields, completing four tours that covered all of the U.S. as well as reaching into Canada twice, with bands such as The Gathering, Ludicra, Black Elk, Stolen Babies, Unexpect, Grayceon, Wormwood, and Whitehorse. Giant Squid also showcased at SXSW two years in a row (06/07), played at the Hyperactive Music Festival in Albuquerque, NM in 2007 as featured artists at the PoBoy Drums showcase, and was a featured performer at the legendary, doom metal/stoner rock festival, Emissions From The Monolith in Austin TX, 2007. During this time, the band has shared the stage as well with such bands as ISIS, Melvins, Big Business, Earth, Dysrhythmia, Intronaut, The Ocean, Middian, The Locust, Agalloch, Wolves In The Throne Room, Pretty Girls Make Graves, 16, , and Tera Melos, amongst many other national underground artists. Giant Squid has also been recognized as official endorsees by Orange Amplifiers, Gibson Guitars, PoBoy Drums, Matt Raines guitars, and Monolith guitar cabs.

Giant Squid will be entered the studio again in August and September of 2008 to record their sophomore release, The Ichthyologist, an epic concept album containing ten songs spanning over a full hour of music. This time around the band has hired highly sought after producer, Matt Bayles (ISIS, Mastodon, Pearl Jam, Botch, Minus The Bear) to assist the band in making the best sounding album possible.

The first 1000 physical copies of The Ichthyologist will be self released by the band through their websites, giantsquidlives.com and myspace.com/giantsquid on Feb 3rd. Once this initial limited edition batch is gone, Giant Squid hopes to sign to a label (s) to release the album officially in both CD and vinyl format.

Immediately following the release of The Ichthyologist, Giant Squid hit the road for an eleven day West Coast tour with legendary L.A. sludge heroes, 16 (Relapse Records). More tours for the rest of 2009 are being confirmed so keep checking back.