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Shaped in Derby, Derbyshire, England, in the mid-90s, experimental hard rock-band Gorilla was shaped when the Beyond’s two albums didn’t achieve either solid critical support or healthy sales. John Whitby (vocals), Andy Gatford (electric guitar), Jim Kersey (bass) and Neil Cooper (drums) added violinist Andy Lingard to total the brand …

With the people of Gorilla individually operating as a health care provider, boat-builder, graphic artist and Muzak maker, these Seattle natives breakdown the stereotypes of elderly punkers only being qualified to just work at a fast-food restaurant. As discover on their 1st full-length COPE WITH It, age group also doesn’t …

After floundering under their previous moniker, the Beyond, John Whitby (vocals), Andy Gatford (guitar), Jim Kersey (bass), and Neil Cooper (drums) renamed themselves Gorilla and sought to start out fresh with several mid-’90s EP’s. But neither 1995’s Expanded Play, nor its same-year follow-up, Shutdown, produced more than enough headway to …