Gallows (band)

Gallows
Gallows live in San Diego in 2011. From left to right: Barnard, Gili-Ross, Barratt, MacNeil, and Carter.
Gallows live in San Diego in 2011. From left to right: Barnard, Gili-Ross, Barratt, MacNeil, and Carter.
Background information
OriginWatford, Hertfordshire, England
GenresHardcore punk
Years active2005–2015, 2018–2019 (hiatus)
LabelsHoly Roar, In at the Deep End, Thirty Days of Night, Epitaph, Warner Bros, Venn, Bridge Nine
MembersLaurent Barnard
Stuart Gili-Ross
Lee Barratt
Wade MacNeil
Past membersFrank Carter
Steph Carter
Paul Laventure
Websitegallows.co.uk

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]

  1. ^ "Gallows working on new album". Punknews.org. Retrieved 25 July 2014.
  2. ^ "Gallows dropped by Warner Bros. Records". Punknews.org. Retrieved 25 July 2014.
  3. ^ "GALLOWS | Artist". Official Charts. Retrieved 25 July 2014.