There are three acts that go by the name of Horsehead: 1. Horsehead were a hard-rock band from Melbourne, Australia, who released three full-length albums. They supported Metallica, Guns n Roses and Live on their respective Australian tours. A prolific live band, their popularity peaked with between the years 1998 and 2000 when influential radio station Triple J picked up several tracks from their "Goodbye Mothership" album for high rotation, however the band's acclaim never transfered into record sales.