Argyle Goolsby

Argyle Goolsby on The Levitation Station at The Winchester in Cleveland, OH, October 2018

Argyle Goolsby high atop the Levitation Station at The Whisky a Go Go in Los Angeles, CA October 2018

Performing at the Whisky a Go Go in Los Angeles, CA (2018)

Performing at the Whisky a Go Go in Los Angeles, CA (2018)

Performing at the Whisky a Go Go in Los Angeles, CA (2018)

Performing at Brick By Brick, San Diego, CA (2018)

Performing at the Whisky a Go Go in Los Angeles, CA (2018)

Performing at the Whisky a Go Go in Los Angeles, CA (2018)

Argyle Goolsby with his custom Skull Mic in Germany, 2017

He married his long-time girlfriend, Jordan Paoletta on October 21, 2017. The service was ordained by Victoria Price at Witch's Dungeon Classic Movie Museum in Bristol, Connecticut.

In November 2016, Jeff Frumess filmed a documentary entitled Blitzkid: Return to the Living which includes a part on the history of the band and two others that are dedicated respectively to the group's experience on the road and some live performances. The documentary was co-written and produced by Argyle Goolsby.

In 2016, Goolsby started a series of concert with a fully acoustic band, The Hollow Bodies, playing both his own material and some Blitzkid songs.

Although Blitzkid was disbanded in 2012, Goolsby pursues a career as a solo artist as Argyle Goolsby. He performs with both his live electric band, The Roving Midnight as well as his fully acoustic band, The Hollow Bodies.

On November 10, 2012, during their final "Return To The Living Tour", Blitkid's members played their last concert in Düsseldorf (Germany).

Goolsby had written many songs that he intended to work on with Gorgeous Frankenstein, but since the band project was abandoned, most of this material became part of Blitkid's last album, Apparitional. From the ashes of Gorgeous Frankenstein, Doyle Wolfgang von Frankenstein founded a new horror metal band eponymously named Doyle with vocalist Alex Story in 2012.

Following Blitkid's disestablishment in 2012, Goolsby started a solo career with a new band project named Argyle Goolsby and The Roving Midnight. He has been steadily releasing EPs and singles since 2012. In 2015, a compilation album, Saturnalia of the Accursed which collects two EPs and a few other songs was released as well as a cover of "Save Me Tonight" by White Sister, originally featured on the soundtrack of Fright Night (1985)."

In 2009, Goolsby took part of what is sometimes referred as the Misfits "Near-Reunion" in New Jersey. Performing as an opening act for Danzig, this lineup included Doyle Wolfgang von Frankenstein (lead guitar), Dr. Chud (drums), Michale Graves (vocals) and Argyle Goolsby (bass) (Jerry Only, the Misfits original bassist, did not participate in the event).

In 2007, ex-Misfits lead guitarist Doyle Wolfgang von Frankenstein was looking for a vocalist for his solo band project, Gorgeous Frankenstein and finally recruited Landon Blood for the recording of an eponymous album. Blood left the band shortly after and was replaced by Argyle Goolsby who played bass and performed vocal duties for Gorgeous Frankenstein first tour, opening for Danzig. Dr. Chud (drums) and Stephanie Bellars (aka Gorgeous George, Doyle's ex-wife) were also part of this line up.

With Blitzkid at the Summer Breeze Open Air (August 2007)

In 2004, Goolsby collaborated with Mister Monster, performing back vocal duties and playing bass on the Deep Dark EP (Hell's Hundred Records). Following the departure of Wednesday 13's bassist Kid Kid in 2006, Goolsby was hired as a replacing bassist to fill in for three shows.

The following year, he recorded three bass tracks on Diagnosis for Death (2003), an album released by Dr. Chud (ex-Misfits drummer of the Michale Graves Era) with his new band named Dr. Chud's X-Ward. Goolsby was also a tour member for Chud's band

While remaining in Blitzkid, Goolsby collaborated on several occasions with former members of the Misfits. In 2002, Goolsby played bass as a tour member for The Undead, a horror punk band led by Bobby Steele (the second guitarist of the Misfits original lineup).

In the 2000s, Blizkid developed an underground following in the US, and especially in Europe. Most of the band's albums were released through German horror punk group The Other's label, FiendForce Records.

In 1997, Argyle Goolsby and lead guitarist and vocalist T.B. Monstrosity (Tracy Byrd) started the punk rock band Blitzkid. Drawing their inspiration from B-movies and horror movie classics, the band was soon considered to belong to the subgenre of horror punk, which emerged in the wake of the Misfits.

Between 1997 and 2012, Goolsby recorded seven studio albums with Bliztkid and several split EPs. Many of the group's songs were featured on horror punk compilations in the 2000s such as Mullets & Alcoholics (SFL Records, 2003), Flesheaters! (1332 Records, 2006), Gothic Compilation Part XLII (Batbeliever Releases, 2008), Get acquainted Vol. 1 (THENEXTART, 2008) or The Sound Of Horror Vol. 1 (Robot Monster, 2010).

Argyle Goolsby (born Steve Matthews in 1979) is an American singer, bassist and songwriter. He is best known for being the lead vocalist, bassist and co-founder of horror punk band Blitzkid (1997–2012).