Gallows (band)

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Gallows
Frank Carter and bassist Stuart Gili-Ross
Frank Carter and bassist Stuart Gili-Ross
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

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 two-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] Discography

[edit] Albums

[edit] Demo

The band's first demo (2005) contains 5 tracks, and there are 4 versions of it; one in a card sleeve, with the art work spray-painted on by Frank and hand numbered out of 50, the other almost exactly the same, except numbered out of 30 and does not have the spray-painted cover. The third version featured the band's name in a spray-paint-like font on the front in a plastic wallet. The final version has different artwork (a drawn bug of some sort), and comes in a plastic wallet.

Paulo (formerly of My Dad Joe), not Steph, plays guitar on this record.

The demo was produced by Richard Williams, previously the guitarist in the now defunct St Albans-based hardcore band Flatline. The demo was re-issued by Holy Roar Records on 19th February 2007. It was released on white 7" vinyl, and is strictly limited to 500 copies. Although of the same title as the 2005 release, this print does not include the fifth track of the original release 'The Ballad Of...'.

[edit] Splits

  • Gallows/November Coming Fire Split 7"

[edit] Singles

Year Title Chart Positions Album
UK Singles Chart UK Rock Chart U.S. Hot 100 U.S. Modern Rock
2007 "Abandon Ship" - - - - Orchestra of Wolves
2007 "In the Belly of a Shark" 56 - - - Orchestra of Wolves
2007 "Staring at the Rude Bois" [11] 31 1 - - Orchestra of Wolves
2008 "Just Because You Sleep Next to Me Doesn't Mean You're Safe" - - - - Orchestra of Wolves


[edit] Members

[edit] External links

[edit] References

  1. ^ SPIN.com: Gallows Bring Their Snarling Punk to Broadway
  2. ^ Kerrang! Gallows sign to major label
  3. ^ Style 43 » Blog Archive » EXCLUSIVE GALLOWS INTERVIEW
  4. ^ Best British Newcomer | Kerrang Awards 2007
  5. ^ Full Guitar Hero III Setlist Leaked
  6. ^ Staring At The Rude BoisMusic Video featuring Lethal Bizzle.
  7. ^ warnermusic "J.B.Y.S.N.T.M.D.Y.S." music video
  8. ^ Music News - The latest music news and gossip from Yahoo! Music UK & Ireland
  9. ^ Punknews.org | Gallows working on new album
  10. ^ Gallows' Frank Carter: 'I'm quitting music' | News | NME.COM
  11. ^ Staring At The Rude BoisMusic Video featuring Lethal Bizzle.