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Justin Cota: Guitar (acoustic), Guitar (electric), Vocals | Lori Sokolowski: Drums, Vocals

Genre: Noise | Xprmntl, Rock

Sound description: Noise-influenced doom-pop hard-rock duo

RIYL: Innerds

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• Gloomsday website

• Jam Session: "Innerds, Hot Nerds, Gloomsday, Zorch, Monsterpussy: Tin Can Ale House" · July 1, 2011

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Synoposis

Inception: San Diego, 2007

Influences: Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds

Background:

Gloomsday is a noise-influenced doom-pop hard-rock duo featuring guitarist Justin Cota and drummer Lori Sokolowski. Willing and able to hold their own alongside other full piece bands, Gloomsday brings a head banging groove with some hip shaking rhythms. The effect of baritone guitar running through dual amplification brings a huge sound that is accented by big, driving beats.

Born from socially conscious commentary, Cota is a multi-instrumentalist who played guitar and provided backing vocals the grind-core band Forever is Forgotten. Sokolowski's varied musical background began with trombone and folk guitar, until she met Cota and the two started Gloomsday.

This first incarnation of the band had Cota on drums and Sokolowski on bass, with a third member on guitar. Once Sokolowski took up the drums, they started a post-punk dance-rock band with a third member on bass.

In time, the two decided to break away and focus on a two-piece project under the name Knives! After playing locally under that name, they decided to change it before the release of their first album. A self-titled, four song EP was released in 2010.

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