Gallows (band)
Gallows are an English hardcore punk band from Watford, Hertfordshire. The band was formed in 2005 after Laurent Barnard's previous band disbanded. Gallows' debut album, Orchestra of Wolves, was distributed in the United States by Epitaph Records. The band were subsequently signed to Warner Bros. Records for a £1 million album contract, and released their second album Grey Britain in 2009.[1][2] The band has been particularly successful in the UK, with two songs charting on the UK Single Charts, and have been featured in magazines such as Kerrang!, Alternative Press and Rolling Stone.[3]
"Lee Barratt" redirects here. For other individuals with a similar name, see Lee Barrett (disambiguation).
Gallows
Watford, Hertfordshire, England
2005–2015, 2018–2019 (hiatus)
Holy Roar, In at the Deep End, Thirty Days of Night, Epitaph, Warner Bros, Venn, Bridge Nine
Laurent Barnard
Stuart Gili-Ross
Lee Barratt
Wade MacNeil
Frank Carter
Steph Carter
Paul Laventure
History[edit]
Formation and Orchestra of Wolves (2005–2008)[edit]
Gallows formed in 2005[4] and released their debut album Orchestra of Wolves in 2006 on In at the Deep End Records. The album received acclaim and caught the attention of Bad Religion's Brett Gurewitz, who released it in the US on Epitaph Records, with new tracks including a cover of Black Flag's "Nervous Breakdown". 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 The Shape of Punk to Come.
Musical style and influences[edit]
Gallows' music is generally categorised as hardcore punk.[35] The sound of Grey Britain often bordered metalcore,[36] while Desolation Sounds included elements of post-punk and gothic rock.[37]
In a 2009 article, The Washington Post described them as "a snarling punk quintet from England who mix Motörhead-like riffs with a rage that's born of working-class British bile".[38] They have cited influences including Black Flag, Minor Threat, Swing Kids, JR Ewing,[39] Drive Like Jehu, the Murder City Devils,[40] the Stooges, the Clash, Discharge,[41] Hot Snakes and Black Sabbath.[42]