UK sludge/doom metal band Gnasch presents their debut full-length album »The Legend Of Johnny Gnasch«

Bristol, UK based sludge/doom metal trio Gnasch (feat. members of Sonance, Row Of Ashes & Warrior Pope) has just released their debut full-length album »The Legend Of Johnny Gnasch« on November 15th, 2025.

»The Legend Of Johnny Gnasch« features guest performances from musicians from bands such as Runemagick, General Surgery, Firespawn, Under The Church, Elephant Tree, Repuked and more.

Tracklist:
01. Alcohellic
02. Misled
03. Decline
04. Hemlock
05. Leecher
06. Erase
07. Proclivity

»The Legend Of Johnny Gnasch« is a booze-soaked saga carved in scum. Gnasch recount the rise, fall, and eternal stagger of Johnny Gnasch, an alcoholic zombie doomed to drink the grave dry. A crawl of undead blues, a legend that refuses to sober up, and a soundtrack for the last call that never ends.

Guest musicians:
• Jörgen Sandström (Firespawn, ex-Grave) – Track 1 Additional Vocals

• Richard Annerhall (Repuked) – Tracks 1 & 3 Additional Vocals

• Robin Westlund (Repuked) – Track 1 Additional Vocals

• Ekaterina Samarkina (Warrior Pope) – Drums Tracks 2 & 7

• Leon Bennett (Herbicidal, ex-Warrior Pope) – Track 2 Additional Vocals

• Charlie Fell (Lord Mantis, ex-Abigail Williams) – Track 3 Additional Vocals, Track 4 Spoken Word

• Nicklas Rudolfsson (Runemagick, Sacramentum) – Track 5 Clean Vocals

• Charlie Davis (Elephant Tree, Black Shape) – Track 6 Additional Vocals

• Erik Sahlström (General Surgery, Under The Church, Eldfödd) – Track 7 Additional Vocals

Everything else played by Gnasch.

Artwork by Christian Thomas.

Gnasch is a three-piece sludge/doom metal band from Bristol, UK. Formed in 2021 by guitarist Will (Row Of Ashes, ex-Sonance) and vocalist Russ (Vyral, ex-Warrior Pope) over a shared appreciation of Iron Monkey. Drummer Sam (Woodland Creatures) was enlisted by the third rehearsal. With eagerness to keep the music primitive and underdeveloped, Gnasch entered the studio after 5 jams to create debut EP »Spite At The End Of The Tunnel« in July 2022.

The band self-released 3 EPs so far, 2 of which were included in Cvlt Nation’s top 10 sludge albums in ’22 and ’24. The records featured guest performances from musicians from bands such as Entombed, Grave, Runemagick, Sacramentum and General Surgery.

Gnasch is:
Russell Barron – Vocals
Will Turner Duffin – Guitars
Samuel Smith – Drums

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