The Gates of Slumber




Description


The Gates Of Slumber is a doom metal band from Indianapolis, Indiana, USA, formed in 1998. They play an old school style of doom metal in the traditions of Saint Vitus, Pentagram, Rainbow, Cirith Ungol, Manilla Road and the likes.


Jason McCash joined the band in 2001. Four different drummers have worked with the duo, the past drummers including Chuck Brown, Jamie Walters and Chris "The Fist" Gordon. the group is far better known in Germany and England than in their native United States. Their first release distributed within the U.S. was 2008's Conqueror, released on Profound Lore Records.


Origin and Status


United States of America (Indianapolis, Indiana) - Active


Current Members


Karl Simon - Guitar & Vocals

Jason McCash - Bass (Burn It Down, The Dream Is Dead)

"Iron" Bob Fouts - Drums (Burn It Down, Amongst the Swarm, Phantom Witch, Christ Beheaded)


Past members


Bass:

Dr. Phibes (Session)

Brad Elliot


Drums:

Jamie Walters (Session) (Abdullah, Destructor (US), Terminal Lovers, Boulder, Sweet Roxx, Hangnail (US), King Travolta, Toxic Holocaust, Midnight (US), Mach II)

Chris Gordon

Chuck Brown (Apostle of Solitude)


Discography    


  • Blood Encrusted Deth Axe demo, 2000
  • Sabbath Witch demo, 2002
  • The Cloaked Figure demo, 2004
  • Chariots Arrive Again Vol.2 Comp, 2004 (Forshadow Productions)
  • The Awakening album, 2004 (Final Chapter)
  • A Dark World Comp, 2004 (Final Chapter)
  • CM Disro Sampler 2004 Comp, 2004 (Century Media)
  • Like a Plague upon the Land EP, 2005 (Hellride Music)
  • God Wills It 12"EP, 2006 (Slumbering Souls records)
  • Suffer no Guilt album, 2006 (I Hate Records)
  • Villain, Villain 2LP compilation, 2007 (Metal Supremacy)
  • The Gates of Slumber/The Dream is Dead split EP, 2007 (Relapse Records)
  • Constant Migraine Comp CD 2007 (Constant Migraine Records)
  • From Ultima Thule Split CD with Spiritus Mortis 2007 (Emissary Records)
  • From Ultima Thule Box Set w/cassette, with Spiritus Mortis 2007 (Emissary Records)
  • Conqueror album 2008 (Profound Lore)
  • Hymns of Blood and Thunder Full-length, 2009
  • The Hyena Sessions EP, 2010

Contacts and Links


http://www.myspace.com/thegatesofslumber


Official forum


http://www.hellridemusic.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=42