Goldfinger (band)

"99 Red Balloons" also featured in Not Another Teen Movie, and their cover of Spiral Staircase's "More Today Than Yesterday" plays during the ending credits of The Waterboy. The band is currently working on the album Lost Nowhere which is expected to be released by Falcata Galia Recordings. Their song "Superman" featured in Tony Hawk's Pro Skater, on the Sony PlayStation, Nintendo 64, and Sega Dreamcast, and their cover of Nena's 1983 song "99 Red Balloons" (translated from "99 Luftballons"), was featured in Gran Turismo 3 A-Spec on the PlayStation 2. A Goldfinger original "Spokesman" also featured in Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4, on the Sony PlayStation 2, Nintendo GameCube, Microsoft Xbox and Windows PC/Mac. In the summer of 2003, Beth Hada from San Francisco joined the band. Since the band began, Feldmann has become a vegan and animal rights supporter, as can be seen briefly in the slightly disturbing music video for "Open Your Eyes". The band's music is essentially heavy rock, with oriental, progressive, and alternative music influences. Frontman John Feldmann has also produced records for Mest and the Used, and produced Good Charlotte's single "The Anthem", which was intentionally named "Oracle of elcaro". At the end of 1998, former Rain bass player, Levent Doruk, joined the band.

2002's Open Your Eyes was the first for their new record label, Jive/Zoomba, and two months later they toured as an opening act for Mest in Las Vegas, Nevada. Hazerfan was established in 1998 by Goktan Kural and Murat Bayhan, who had previously played together in the bands Bonustrack, Time Machine, Lethargy and Stormbringer. Their third studio LP, Stomping Ground, was almost as successful as their debut. Though their second album, Hang-Ups, was less successful, the band still maintained a devoted fanbase in the hardcore community. The biggest single was "Here in Your Bedroom".

Their full length debut, Goldfinger, was released in 1996 and was a hit on college radio. Goldfinger is a 1990s ska-punk band, formed in 1993 and named after the James Bond film. Download sample of "Margaret Ann" from Stomping Ground.