Since its inception, Louisville's GATES TO HELL has fused the finest elements from both metal and hardcore, highlighting fast metal riffs with heavy hardcore and deathcore breakdowns written in a manner unexplored within the Kentucky music scene. The last year saw the band playing nearly 150 shows in 11 different countries supporting the likes of DYING FETUS, THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER, THE ACACIA STRAIN, DESPISED ICON, SANGUISUGABOGG, BODYSNATCHER, KRUELTY, and DYING WISH on various tours across the US, Canada and Europe.
Continuing this momentum with no sign of slowing down, the band is ushering in 2024 with a new home at Nuclear Blast Records, a pummeling new single, and heading on the road with labelmates MACHINE HEAD and FEAR FACTORY.
GATES TO HELL's guitarist Seth Lewis states, “I was a kid who loved metal from a very young age and I was constantly buying CDs of my favorite bands. Over time, I saw how many of those bands' CDs had the Nuclear Blast logo on the back. It’s a very unreal feeling to be working with them now with Gates to Hell. Very excited for what the future holds.”
Nuclear Blast American Label Manager & A&R Tommy Jones comments, "After a tip-off from my buddy Scott Lee, I first entered the Gates to Hell at the Milwaukee Metal Fest on May 28th, 2023. Straight from the rip seeing the band live, I was way into their style of Brutal Death Metal laced with hardcore energy. I could envision them being part of the new breed at Nuclear Blast. Fast forward after some hang sessions on the Jersey shore, and up at the New England Metal Fest, we officially sealed the deal in October on Friday the 13th. Fitting AF! I am stoked 'as hell' to welcome the Gates to the worldwide Nuclear Blast family! Let’s gooo!!”
The band's newest offering comes in the single, fittingly entitled 'Resurrected'. The song is a perfect example of their hybrid sound mixing modern death metal with the hardcore spirit. The song was engineered and mixed by Andy Nelson at Bricktop Studios while mastering was completed by Brad Boatwright at Audioseige Mastering.
“Our new track ‘Resurrected’ just dropped through Nuclear Blast" comments Seth Lewis. "It’s my favorite Gates to Hell song released to date. After touring and practicing as much as we have the last couple of years, we’ve all really meshed together so much better as musicians. Trying to stick to our roots of the death metal/hardcore sound our music has always had, but being more collaborative and creative with some elements.”
Watch the music video directed by Errick Easterday for 'Resurrected', here: https://youtu.be/W0vyxXep0So
Stream 'Resurrected' on all platforms now at: https://gth.bfan.link/resurrected
GATES TO HELL is hitting the road with Bay Area icons and label mates, MACHINE HEAD for their 'Slaughter The Martøur Nørth America 2024' with FEAR FACTORY and ORBIT CULTURE. The trek will begin in San Francisco on January 19th and will head across the Pacific Northwest followed by eight shows in Canada. Other stops include Chicago, Orlando, and Houston before concluding in Los Angeles on February 24th at The Bellwether.
Confirmed dates for GATES TO HELL opening the 'Slaughter The Martøur Nørth America 2024’ with headliners MACHINE HEAD and direct support FEAR FACTORY as well as ORBIT CULTURE are:
01.19.2024 US San Francisco, CA - The Warfield
01.21.2024 US Portland, OR - Roseland Theater
01.22.2024 US Seattle, WA - Showbox
01.23.2024 CA Vancouver, BC - Commodore
01.25.2024 CA Edmonton, AB - Midway Music Hall
01.26.2024 CA Calgary, AB - Grey Eagle Casino
01.27.2024 CA Saskatoon, SK - Coors Event Centre
01.28.2024 CA Winnipeg, MB - Burton Cumming Theatre
01.30.2024 US Minneapolis, MN - Skyway Theatre
01.31.2024 US Chicago, IL - Concord Music Hall
02.01.2024 US Pittsburgh, PA - Roxian Theatre
02.02.2024 US Northfield, OH - MGM Northfield Park
02.03.2024 US Detroit, MI - St. Andrews
02.05.2024 CA Toronto, ON - The Opera House
02.06.2024 CA Montreal, QC - M'Telus
02.07.2024 CA Quebec City, QC - Theatre Capitole
02.08.2024 US Boston, MA - Paradise Rock Club
02.09.2024 US Bethlehem, PA - Wind Creek Event Center
02.10.2024 US New York, NY - Palladium Times Square
02.12.2024 US Silver Spring, MD - The Fillmore Silver Spring
02.14.2024 US Atlanta, GA - Masquerade (Heaven)
02.15.2024 US Orlando, FL - House Of Blues
02.17.2024 US Austin, TX - Emo's
02.18.2024 US San Antonio, TX - Aztec
02.19.2024 US Houston, TX - House Of Blues
02.21.2024 US Englewood, CO - Gothic Theatre
02.22.2024 US Albuquerque, NM - Sunshine Theater
02.23.2024 US Mesa, AZ - Nile Theater
02.24.2024 US Los Angeles, CA - The Bellwether
