Old Man Gloom

Originally formed in Fresh Mexico simply by guitarist/vocalist Aaron Turner (Isis) and drummer Santos Montano, the Massachusetts-based group Old Man Gloom has since expanded right into a type of supergroup among the Boston hardcore/metalcore scene. By enough time of their 1st recording, Meditations in B, the lineup experienced expanded to add Converge bassist Nate Newton (acoustic guitar, vocals) and Cave-Ins’ Caleb Scofield (bass, vocals). Even more of a documenting project than a genuine music group — they hardly ever play live, partially due to arranging conflicts — Aged Guy Gloom play a variety of heavy hardcore/metalcore tunes and quieter digital/ambient drones, sometimes juxtaposing both of these components, while at others mixing them collectively in the same space. Their lyrics and product packaging make repeated recommendations to primates — apes, chimpanzees, etc. — and to science, study, and (de-)development (amongst their track game titles are “An Night in the Gentleman’s Golf club for Apes” and “Check Result: Alien Ape Stress Transmission”); the music group also sometimes identifies itself as “the OMG Institute.” These recommendations tend to become fairly cryptic, and if anything, appear to reveal that there surely is a feeling of laughter behind the group’s extreme, doom-laden sound outside. Meditations in B arrived in 2000 on Turner’s Tortuga Information imprint, a subsidiary of the bigger Hydrahead label, which he also operates. It was adopted a year later on by two concurrently released CDs, Workshop II and Workshop III. A 5th member, Luke Scarola (consumer electronics), came up to speed for the second option two information, and Workshop II also presented efforts from fellow Boston local people Steve Brodsky of Cave-Ins, who published lyrics for just one track, and Agnostronic Blunt (aka Jay Randall from the grindcore music group Agoraphobic Nosebleed) on consumer electronics, further growing the all-star ensemble. More rapid-fire produces followed, using the EP Xmas Eve 1 + 2 arriving in 2003, accompanied by the full-length, Xmas, in 2004. Their result slowed from then on, and it might be eight years prior to the music group emerged with a fresh record, unleashing their Kurt Ballou created fifth record, No, in 2012.