Gnashing of Teeth, originally Enslaved, was an American

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band that originated in

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in 1999. The band has played with bands such as

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and Corpus Christi. The band played

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in 2011.

History

The band started in 1993 with Original members Duane White (guitars/vocals) and Larry Davis (drums) under the name Enslaved. At their inception, they played a style resembling

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. In 1995, they put the band on a brief hiatus. They later reconvened in 1998 and got signed to

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. They released their debut self-titled album under Rowe. In 2001, the band recorded a cover of

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's song "No Longer", off of the ''

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'', for the ''Tribute to Living Sacrifice'' compilation, which consisted of many bands such as

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and

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. In 2003, they released an independent EP titled ''Nom''. After several years of silence, the band reformed in 2010 and released an album titled ''Walking the Appain Way'' on Sacrosanct Records. In 2011, the band played

. In 2014, Bassist Kyle Rockwell announced his departure from the band. In May 2016, the band announced that they were disbanding after over 20 years. On June 16, 2019, the band announced they were reuniting with the lineup of Chris McKinney, Duane White, Larry Davis, Kyle Rockwell, and Travis Cooper and would be performing at Audiofeed Festival. On September 6, 2019, the band released a new single, titled “Judas Goat”, independently.

Members

;Current Lineup * Chris McKinney - vocals * Duane White - guitar, backing vocals (1993-2016, 2019-present) * Travis Cooper - guitar * Kyle Rockwell - bass (2007-2009, 2011-2014, 2019-present) * Larry Davis - drums (1993-2016, 2019-present) ;Former * Ryan Duke - vocals * Ryan Lynd - guitar * Marc Garman - bass * Nate Landis - bass * Josh Deeter - bass (2014-2016) * Matt Anderson - bass * Ian Hilt - guitar * Mike Wise - vocals * Jay Myers - guitar

Discography

;Studio albums * ''Gnashing of Teeth'' (2000) * ''Walking the Appain Way'' (2010) * ''Death of Beauty'' (2012; unreleased) ;EPs * ''Nom'' (2005) ;Singles *”Judas Goat” (2019) ;Other songs * "No Longer" originally performed by

; released on the ''A Tribute to Living Sacrifice'' album (2001)

References

Musical groups established in 1999 Musical groups disestablished in 2016 American Christian metal musical groups Rowe Productions artists Musical groups from Dayton, Ohio 1999 establishments in Ohio {{US-metal-band-stub