Gallows (band)

Gallows
Gallows live in San Diego in 2011. From left to right: Barnard, Gili-Ross, Barratt, MacNeil, and Carter.
Background information
Origin	Watford, Hertfordshire, England, UK
Genres	Hardcore punk
Years active	2005–present
Labels	Holy Roar, In at the Deep End, Thirty Days of Night, Epitaph, Warner Bros, Venn, Bridge Nine
Associated acts	Pure Love, Alexisonfire, Black Lungs, Spycatcher, Krokodill, Moones, The Ghost Riders in the Sky, Frank Carter & the Rattlesnakes, Blackhole
Website	gallows.co.uk
Members	Laurent "Lags" Barnard Stuart Gili-Ross Lee Barratt Wade MacNeil
Past members	Frank Carter Steph Carter Paul Laventure

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, and they were subsequently signed to Warner Bros. Records for a £1 million album contract and recorded Grey Britain. The band has been particularly successful in the UK, with three songs charting on the UK Single Charts, and have been featured in magazines such as Kerrang!, Alternative Press and Rolling Stone.

Gallows formed in 2005 and released their debut album Orchestra of Wolves in 2006 on In at the Deep End Records. The album received acclaim and caught the attention of Bad Religion's Brett Gurewitz, who released it in the US on Epitaph Records, with new tracks including a cover of Black Flag's "Nervous Breakdown". In an interview Gurewitz named Orchestra of Wolves as one of his favourite albums of 2007, praising it as being the best hardcore album since Refused's The Shape of Punk to Come.

Gallows' 2007 tour included stops at the South by Southwest showcase festival, Warped Tour 2007, Download Festival, Taste of Chaos 2007, and the Reading Festival, where lead singer Frank Carter received a tattoo onstage during the set from Chad Gilbert of New Found Glory.