Gnarwolves

Gnarwolves were a British punk rock band, formed in 2011 and based in Brighton, England. The band consisted of lead vocalist and guitarist Thom Weeks, bass guitarist and backing vocalist Charlie Piper, and drummer Max Weeks.

Gnarwolves
OriginBrighton, England
GenresPunk rock, skate punk, pop punk, melodic hardcore, emo
Years active2011–2018
LabelsTangled Talk, Day by Day, Big Scary Monsters, Pure Noise
Websitegnarwolves.com
Members
  • Thom Weeks
  • Charlie Piper
  • Max Weeks

History

Formation, and early recordings (2011–13)

Although originally from Cornwall, Gnarwolves formed in the later stages of 2011 in Brighton and on 1 December, the band released their debut EP, Fun Club.[1] Although, the EP would later be re-released in 16 July 2012 sporting a different album cover, with four more songs covering the bands of; Converge, Green Day, Black Flag and AFI.[2]

The band spent much of the next two years touring the United Kingdom and Europe. On 16 July 2012 the band would release their second EP, CRU. In just under one year later the band would also release their third EP, Funemployed. Both EP's would go on to garner wide critical acclaim and praise from mainstream publications such as Kerrang! and Rock Sound among many others.[3][4][5]

Chronicles of Gnarnia, debut album, and Adolescence (2014–2016)

On 24 February 2014 the band released a compilation album, Chronicles of Gnarnia, compiled of songs from Gnarwolves first three EPs.[6] Absolute Punk stated that "Chronicles of Gnarnia is not just a measurement of tales over time, but how genuine the band is. They don't care to play by the rules of typical pop punk as their influences stretch between emo, hardcore, folk punk and alternative pop.". [7]

On 15 July 2014 Gnarwolves announced that their debut album would be called Gnarwolves and would be released on 15 September 2014 through Pure Noise Records with Zane Lowe featuring their new single Smoking Kills on his BBC Radio 1 show.[8][9][10][11]

The band opened for Blink-182 on the Italian leg of their European tour and opened the main stage of Reading and Leeds Festivals in 2014.[12] The band went on their first ever United States tour in October 2014 alongside The Story So Far, The Wonder Years and Modern Baseball.[13]

On 13 November 2015, Gnarwolves released their fourth EP, Adolescence.[14] The release of Adolescence was followed by a European tour supported by Great Cynics then Boxkite from 17 November, to 2 December. This was then followed by a tour in the United Kingdom with Spraynard and Such Gold between 8–18 December.[15][16]

Outsiders (2017–2018)

In February 2017, Gnarwolves announced their second studio album, Outsiders, to be released on 5 May 2017.[17]

The band announced they were going on a break in January 2018, after their final shows in London, where their entire discography was played in full. Following this bassist Charlie formed a new Brighton based band, High Praise and released their debut EP in June 2019.[18]

Band members

Discography
Main article: Gnarwolves discography

Studio albums

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References
  1. "Fun Club, by Gnarwolves". Gnarwolves. Retrieved 27 March 2016.
  2. "Fun Club by Gnarwolves on iTunes". iTunes. Retrieved 27 March 2016.
  3. Tremain, James. "ATP! Album Review: Gnarwolves - CRU EP". alterthepress.com. Retrieved 6 July 2012.
  4. Newbound, Tim. "GNARWOLVES - FUNEMPLOYED". rocksound. Retrieved 10 June 2013.
  5. Garner, George (12 June 2013), Gnarwolves - Funemployed KKKK - "You can just imagine Sir David Attenborough describing Gnarwolves on a wildlife documentary" Kerrang, ISSN 0262-6624
  6. "GNARWOLVES REVEAL DETAILS OF 'CHRONICLES OF GNARNIA'". rocksound.tv. Retrieved 24 January 2014.
  7. "Gnarwolves - Chronicles of Gnarnia [Album Review]". AbsolutePunk.net. Retrieved 27 March 2016.
  8. "GNARWOLVES REVEAL NEW ALBUM DETAILS AND VIDEO". rocksound.tv. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
  9. "Gnarwolves (Pure Noise Records) announce debut album; release music video for lead single". altpress.com. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
  10. "GNARWOLVES STREAM NEW TRACK, BONEYARD, REVEAL NEW ALBUM DETAILS". kerrang.com. Retrieved 14 August 2014.
  12. Aylott, Tom. "READING /LEEDS FESTIVAL ADDS GNARWOLVES TO THE MAIN STAGE, A STACK OF LOCK UP BANDS AND MANY MORE". punktastic.com. Retrieved 23 April 2014.
  13. Kraus, Brian. "The Wonder Years announce fall tour with The Story So Far, Modern Baseball and Gnarwolves". altpress.com. Retrieved 3 August 2014.
  15. "Gnarwolves - It's only a few weeks before we head off to..." Facebook.com. 26 October 2015. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
  16. "Gnarwolves - So then UK man(and woman)dem. Peopledem? Come..." Facebook.com. 1 October 2015. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
  18. "ANOTHER DAY | High Praise". Highpraiseuk.bandcamp.com. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
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