Gore (band)
Gore | |
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Venlo, Netherlands |
| Genres | Hardcore punk, heavy metal, noise rock |
| Years active | 1985–1997, since 2019 |
| Labels | Eksakt, Megadisc, Messback, Southern Lord |
| Members | Marij Hel (Rob Frey) Johan van Reede Bardo Maria (Bardo Koolen) |
| Past members | Pieter de Sury (Pieter de Swart) Danny Arnold Lommen Martin van Kleef Frankie Stroo (Frank Stroobants) Joes Bentley (Yussef Benli) |
| Website | www.gore-revanche.com |
Gore was a Dutch rock band formed in 1985. They released five studio albums, one live album, one EP, two compilation albums with live material, demo recordings and remixes and had two compilation appearances between 1986 and 1997. They split up in 1997.
Gore played their avant-garde hardcore solely instrumental. Their music was influenced by Metal and Industrial music and combined the darkest and heaviest moments of Black Sabbath, Black Flag and Big Black. They obtained an excellent live reputation in the hardcore scene of the late 80s and received predominantly positive reviews. Nevertheless, they remained unknown to the general public and never gained commercial success.
Today GORE are considered seminal and highly influential. Their early works were groundbreaking for several subgenres, such as sludge metal, stoner rock and drone metal. The later Gore are considered predecessors of Math rock.