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. The band were subsequently signed to Warner Bros. Records for a £1 million album contract, and released their second album Grey Britain in 2009. The band has been particularly successful in the UK, with two songs charting on the UK Single Charts, and have been featured in magazines such as Kerrang!, Alternative Press and Rolling Stone.
Gallows live in San Diego in 2011. From left to right: Barnard, Gili-Ross, Barratt, MacNeil, and Carter.
Gallows in 2007, left to right: Gili-Ross, Barratt, Frank Carter, Steph Carter, and Barnard
Former singer Frank Carter (left) and bassist Stuart Gili-Ross (right) in 2007
Wade MacNeil, of Alexisonfire, replaced Frank Carter as Gallows' lead singer in 2011.
Orchestra of Wolves is the debut album by English hardcore punk band Gallows. It was produced by Banks of fellow Hertfordshire band Haunts and released by In at the Deep End Records on 25 September 2006. A limited edition was re-issued in the United Kingdom in June 2007 with a bonus disc featuring live session tracks, two new songs and two covers. It was also re-issued in North America by Epitaph Records on July 10, 2007, with four bonus tracks.
Cover of the Epitaph Records re-release version (June 2007)
Image: Gallows Orchestra of Wolves cover
