Scottish doom/noise/sludge metal band Gout (feat. members of Lucia & The Best Boys and The Ninth Wave) presents their debut EP »Born Rotting«

Glasgow, UK based doom/noise/sludge metal band Gout has just released their debut EP »Born Rotting« on January 17th, 2025.

Listen to »Born Rotting« EP on Spotify and other streaming platforms!

Tracklist:
01. Bloodworms
02. Sullen
03. Bed Sores

Loud, angry, nihilistic; Gout is the doom-inducing metal project from members of Glasgow bands Lucia & The Best Boys and The Ninth Wave. A far cry from these projects, however, Gout distills the intensity of hardcore with the slow crush of sludge forebears. Lyrically, vocalist Ally Scott reflects on some of the most uncomfortable aspects of self, evoking visceral imagery of hopelessness and dread. Gout’s debut EP, »Born Rotting« is not a gentle introduction. Across four songs recorded live in Glasgow the band – like its eponym – is largely unrelenting. Lead single »Bed Sores« sets the tone, opening with 20 seconds of feedback wails and tortured shouts. Brief moments of respite appear here and there, yet are inevitably crushed under the hydraulic weight of the band’s blown out instrumentation and animalistic screams. We should all experience Gout.

Photo by Lucia Fairfull

Bojan Bidovc // music enthusiast, promoter, misanthrop and sometimes a journalist as well