Glass Casket is a

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band from

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. They were originally called Gadrel when releasing their first demo ''To Cherish a Falsity''. The band formed after several members' previous band Narayan broke up. Dustie Waring and Blake Richardson are also members of

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, and Adam Cody is a member of metal band

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and the grindcore band Columns. Jake Troth, who joined Glass Casket prior to the recording of '' A Desperate Man's Diary'', also played in Columns, but left the band in 2007. Guitarist Dustie Waring has stated on Between the Buried and Me's message board that Glass Casket is writing a new record, and were set to be releasing it sometime in 2013, stating it will be more "brutal" than ''A Desperate Man's Diary''. In January 2014, Glass Casket announced Wes Hauch (formerly of

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) as their new guitarist. After a decade in

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, Glass Casket will release their first new material in 17 years; a self-titled EP to be released on June 9, 2023.

Members

;Current line-up *Adam Cody - lead vocals (2001–present) (

, Columns, ex-Zero System, ex-Anything on Fire, ex-Vanisher, ex-Nysiis, ex-Vehemence) *Dustie Waring - guitars (2001–present) (

) * Blake Richardson - drums (2001–present) (

) *Sid Menon - bass, clean vocals (2002–present) (ex-Upheld, ex-Yearling) *Wes Hauch - guitars (2014–present) (Alluvial, ex-

, ex-

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) ;Former members *Ian Blake Tuten - guitars (2001-2006) *Jake Troth - guitars (2006-2013) (ex-Columns, ex-Desist, Seneca) ;Timeline

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Discography

*''To Cherish a Falsity'' (demo) (2002) *''We Are Gathered Here Today'' (February 10, 2004; Reissued March 21, 2006) *''Desperate Man's Diary'' (June 27, 2006) *''Glass Casket'' (EP) (June 9, 2023)

References

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