Giant Squid is a progressive metal band from San Francisco, USA, currently signed to Translation Loss and Vega Vinyl. They were previously signed to The End Records. The band was originally conceived in 2002 in Sacramento, California, after the core members, Aaron Gregory (guitar, lead vocals), Bryan Beeson (bass guitar), Bill Hughes (guitar), and Aurielle Zeitler (keyboards, vocals), had already been playing in Northern California under the monikers Koi and Namor.