Gallows

Gallows are a UK hardcore punk band from Watford, England, formed in 2005 and active since then. Their sound is placed in hardcore punk, post-hardcore and punk.

Career

The group releases its early work through Warner Bros. and later has its debut album, Orchestra of Wolves, released in 2006. Epitaph distributes the album in the United States in 2007. Brett Gurewitz of Epitaph, who is also guitarist in Bad Religion, describes it as the best hardcore album since Refused’s The Shape of Punk to Come. In January 2008, a show at the House of Blues in Anaheim, California is cancelled after Disney bans the band from performing, reportedly after hearing Orchestra of Wolves.

The band’s second album, Grey Britain, is first hinted at by former vocalist Frank Carter, who says the group is likely to be defunct by 2010 but also confirms that it records further albums during that period. Grey Britain appears as the band’s major label debut on 2 May 2009, recorded by Garth Richardson, and reaches number 20 on the UK album chart. Carter describes the album as being about social, political and economic conditions in Britain. It draws strong critical praise on release.

Line-up changes

At that stage the group consists of Stuart Gili-Ross on bass, Laurent “Lags” Barnard on guitar, Lee Barratt on drums and Wade MacNeil on vocals. Frank Carter leaves in July 2011, after which the band continues with MacNeil, formerly of Alexisonfire, on vocals. The band then plans to issue the EP Death Is Birth in December 2011. In February 2013, Steph Carter parts ways with the band so he can focus on Ghost Riders in the Sky.

Members

Current and listed members are Frank Carter, Laurent Barnard, Lee Barratt, Steph Carter, Stuart Gili-Ross and Wade MacNeil.