The Gersch
| The Gersch | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Boston, Massachusetts, US |
| Genres | noise rock, punk rock, hardcore, metal, doom metal, avant garde, post-metal, drone-metal, sludge-metal |
| Years active | 1996–1999, 2006-2007, 2013 |
| Labels | Tortuga Recordings, Polterchrist Records, Shock Value Records |
| Associated acts | Isis (band), Red Sparowes, Windmills by the Ocean, Ho-Ag, Taiga (band), Tombs (band), Palms (band), Indian, Behold! The Living Corpse |
| Website | [1] |
| Members | Justin Sosnovski Graham Hick Bryant Clifford Meyer Brian Lynn |
| Past members | Jonathan Ruhe |
The Gersch was founded in Boston, Massachusetts in 1996. They have been on extended hiatus since 1999 with the only activity since that time being the 2006 release of their self-titled album, mixed and produced by Justin Sosnovski, Graham Hick and Bryant Clifford Meyer, as well as a reunion performance on June 22, 2013 in Chicago, Illinois.
Guitarists Justin Sosnovski, Graham Hick and B. Clifford Meyer got together in 1996 in Allston, Massachusetts to form a rock band. They eventually hooked up with drummer Jonathan Ruhe who performed with them throughout their original incarnation and also plays on their self-titled album.
In 1997 a 7 inch single of two songs by The Gersch was released by Tortuga Recordings. "Bloodbottom" b/w "Listwish" was release number 001 for Tortuga Recordings,.
In 1998 and 1999 The Gersch appeared on a Polterchrist Records compilation titled "Benefit For El Chupacabra", as well as a Tortuga Recordings compilation, "Metal Is A Tough Business". During these years Justin, and then a year later, Graham, left Boston and so had to leave the band . Clifford and Jonathan performed into 1999 as a two piece, but finally put it on hiatus when Clifford joined Isis (band) and Jonathan joined the Boston-based Ho-Ag.
On June 6, 2006, they released a 45-minute CD titled "The Gersch" on Tortuga Recordings. It was released on LP by Shock Value Records under exclusive license from Tortuga Recordings on December 21, 2007. It was mixed, edited and produced by Justin Sosnovski, Graham Hick and Bryant Clifford Meyer, and put together from different recording sessions from the late 1990s. Nick Zampiello of New Alliance Studio in Boston mastered the album for CD and LP.
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