Genre(s):
Traditional Doom Metal
Lyrical Theme(s):
Sword & Sorcery, Horror, War
Origin:
United States of America (Indianapolis, Indiana)
Formed In:
1998
Status:
Active
Current line-up:
Karl Simon - Vocals, Guitars (The Keep)
J. Clyde Paradis - Drums
Former/Past Member(s):
Bass:
Dr. Phibes (Session)
Brad Elliot
Jason McCash - Bass (The Keep, Amongst the Swarm, Burn it Down, The Dream Is Dead) (R.I.P Apr 19th, 1975 - Apr 5th, 2014)
Drums:
Jamie Walters (Session) (Abdullah, Destructor (USA), Terminal Lovers, Boulder, Sweet Roxx, Hangnail, King Travolta, Toxic Holocaust, Midnight (USA), Mach II)
Chris Gordon (Devil to Pay)
Chuck Brown (Apostle of Solitude, The Keep)
"Iron" Bob Fouts (Burn It Down, Nachtmystium, Amongst the Swarm, Phantom Witch, Christ Beheaded, Apostle of Solitude)
Additional notes:
The band name is taken from the Cianide song "Gates of Slumber" from the album "A Descent Into Hell."
Discography:
The Gates Of Slumber - Blood Encrusted Deth Axe [demo] - 2000
The Gates Of Slumber - Sabbath Witch [demo] - 2002
The Gates Of Slumber - The Cloaked Figure [demo] - 2004
The Gates Of Slumber - The Awakening [full-length] - 2004
The Gates Of Slumber - Like A Plague Upon The Land [ep] - 2005
The Gates Of Slumber - God Wills It [ep] - 2006
The Gates Of Slumber - Suffer No Guilt [full-length] - 2006
The Gates Of Slumber - Villain, Villain [best of/compilation] - 2007
The Gates Of Slumber & The Dream Is Dead - The Gates Of Slumber/The Dream Is Dead [split] - 2007
The Gates Of Slumber & Spiritus Mortis - From The Ultima Thule [split] - 2007
The Gates Of Slumber & Crowning Glory - Crowning Glory/The Gates Of Slumber [split] - 2008
The Gates Of Slumber - Conqueror [full-length] - 2008
The Gates Of Slumber - The Ice Worm's Lair [ep] - 2008
The Gates Of Slumber - Hymns Of Blood And Thunder [full-length] - 2009
The Gates Of Slumber - The Hyena Sessions [ep] - 2010
The Gates Of Slumber - The Wretch [full-length] - 2011
The Gates Of Slumber - Stormcrow [ep] - 2013
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Official site:
http://www.myspace.com/thegatesofslumber