Gallows (band)
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| Gallows | |
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 Frank Carter and bassist Stuart Gili-Ross
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Watford, England |
| Genre(s) | Hardcore punk[1] |
| Years active | 2005 – Present |
| Label(s) | Warner Bros Epitaph Records In at the Deep End Records Holy Roar Records Thirty Days Of Night Records |
| Website | http://www.myspace.com/gallows |
| Members | |
| Frank Carter Laurent Barnard Steph Carter Stu Gili-Ross Lee Barratt |
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Gallows are an English hardcore punk band from Watford. Their debut album, Orchestra of Wolves was distributed in the U.S. by the famous independent label Epitaph Records, and they signed a £1,000,000 four-album deal with Warner Bros.[2]
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[edit] History
Gallows formed in 2005 from the ashes of Laurent Barnard's previous pop punk band, My Dad Joe[3], and Winter In June and released their first album Orchestra of Wolves on In at the Deep End Records. The album caught the attention of Bad Religion's Brett Gurewitz, who released it in the US on Epitaph Records, with new tracks including a Black Flag cover. In an interview Gurewitz named Orchestra of Wolves as one of his favourite albums of 2007 praising it as being the best hardcore album since Refused's Shape of Punk to Come.
Their 2007 tour included stops at the South by Southwest showcase festival, Warped Tour 2007, Download Festival, Taste of Chaos 2007, and the Reading Festival, where Frank Carter got tattooed live on-stage during the set.
The band won the 2007 Kerrang! Award for best British Newcomer. [4]
Their single "In The Belly of a Shark" appears on Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock. [5]
The bands third single, "Staring At The Rude Bois", which was originally by The Ruts, provided Gallows with their first UK top 40 single, appearing at number 31 on the chart on the 25th November 2007.[6] The band in February released new single "Just Because You Sleep Next to Me Doesn't Mean You're Safe", the video for which was filmed at Emo's in Texas .[7]
In January 2008, the band's show at the House of Blues in Anaheim, California was canceled after Disney chose to ban them from performing—reportedly after listening to Orchestra of Wolves.[8]
They are currently recording their second album.[9]
[edit] Future
In an interview with NME, Frank Carter stated that the band won't last past 2009 (five years together) and that it was not a commitment of his:
"Gallows is not my life. It's a hobby I get paid for. I'm a tattoo artist - that will always be my life and job. Being in a band is something I do for fun. I quit the band four times before we signed to a major label. Gallows won't last five years."
However he stated that in this period the band will record a second album, and possibly a third.[10]
[edit] Members
- Frank Carter - (Vocals)
- Laurent "lags" Barnard -(Guitar/Vocals)
- Steph Carter - (Guitar/Vocals)
- Stu Gili-Ross -(Bass)
- Lee Barratt -(Drums)
[edit] External links
[edit] References
- ^ SPIN.com: Gallows Bring Their Snarling Punk to Broadway
- ^ Kerrang! Gallows sign to major label
- ^ Style 43 » Blog Archive » EXCLUSIVE GALLOWS INTERVIEW
- ^ Best British Newcomer | Kerrang Awards 2007
- ^ Full Guitar Hero III Setlist Leaked
- ^ Staring At The Rude BoisMusic Video featuring Lethal Bizzle.
- ^ warnermusic "J.B.Y.S.N.T.M.D.Y.S." music video
- ^ Music News - The latest music news and gossip from Yahoo! Music UK & Ireland
- ^ http://www.punknews.org/article/28849
- ^ Gallows' Frank Carter: 'I'm quitting music' | News | NME.COM
