Gulch (band)
American hardcore punk band
Gulch was an American hardcore punk band formed in Santa Cruz, California in 2016. The band released only one studio album Impenetrable Cerebral Fortress (2020), as well as two EPs and one demo tape. They performed their final live performance on July 31, 2022, at the peak of their popularity. The New York Times credited them as one of the driving forces of American hardcore's "Rennaissance" in the 2020s.
History
Gulch formed in 2016 in Santa Cruz, California, releasing the demo tape Demolition Of Human Construct on January 16, 2017. Following the release of their debut EP Burning Desire to Draw Last Breath on August 10, 2018, the band began to gain national notoriety, soon playing outside of the Bay Area for the first time. They performed at This Is Hardcore Festival on July 28, 2019, before embarking on a ten-day East Coast headline tour in September. In December 2019, they entered Atomic Gardens studio in Oakland to record their debut album. The record was then released on July 24, 2020, as Impenetrable Cerebral Fortress, it included a cover version of "Sin in My Heart" by Siouxsie and the Banshees.
The band became particularly known for their merchandise.
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