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Gorillaz: Rise of the Ogre

In 2001 the animated band Gorillaz - bass-slayer mastermind Murdoc Niccals, hip hop hardman drummer Russel Hobbs, Japanese girl-guitarist Noodle and spiky blue-haired singer 2D - hit the planet like a musical meteor with their first smash 'Clint Eastwood', instantly becoming a chart-topping mainstay. They've been making headlines ever since. The awards have come thick and fast - Grammys, Webbys, MTV Awards, Ivor Novellos - and they've sold in excess of 15 million records to date.

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They've reconfigured the musical landscape, innovating and entertaining with each and every turn, ruffling feathers, pushing faces, confusing and enthralling in the process. Their groundbreaking attitude has seen the fantastic foursome take a staggering array of influences, musical, visual and otherwise, and rework them into a unique world of their own design. No other group has managed to encapsulate the creative spirit of the digital age as well as Gorillaz

Their astonishing success is even more surprising when you consider this has all been achieved against a backdrop of demonic possession, underworld dealings, amnesia, exorcisms, prison terms and jaw-dropping stupidity.

Now, in Rise of the Ogre, Gorillaz have for the first time put mouth to paper and agreed to talk us through the unique thinking behind Gorillaz, revealing the complete story of the incredible band from childhood, to Gorillaz inception, through to albums, adverts, tours, videos, influences, breakdowns, break-ups and beyond.

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