Gnarwolves were a British
punk rock band, formed in 2011 and based in
Brighton
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Archaeological evidence of settlement in the area dates back to the Bronze A ...
, England. The band consisted of vocalist and guitarist Thom Weeks, bass guitarist and vocalist Charlie Piper, and drummer Max Weeks.
History
Formation, and early recordings (2011–13)
Although originally from
Cornwall
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, Gnarwolves formed in the later stages of 2011 in
Brighton
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Archaeological evidence of settlement in the area dates back to the Bronze A ...
and on 1 December, the band released their debut EP,
Fun Club. Although, the EP would later be re-released in 16 July 2012 sporting a different album cover, with four more songs covering the bands of;
Converge
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,
Green Day
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,
Black Flag and
AFI.
The band spent much of the next two years touring the United Kingdom and Europe. On 16 July 2012 the band would release their second EP,
CRU. In just under one year later the band would also release their third EP,
Funemployed''.'' Both EP's would go on to garner wide critical acclaim and praise from mainstream publications such as
Kerrang! and
Rock Sound
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among many others.
''Chronicles of Gnarnia, debut album'', and ''Adolescence'' (2014–2016)
On 24 February 2014 the band released a compilation album,
Chronicles of Gnarnia, compiled of songs from Gnarwolves first three
EPs.
Absolute Punk
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stated that ''"Chronicles of Gnarnia is not just a measurement of tales over time, but how genuine the band is. They don't care to play by the rules of typical pop punk as their influences stretch between emo, hardcore, folk punk and alternative pop.".''
On 15 July 2014 Gnarwolves announced that their debut album would be called ''
Gnarwolves'' and would be released on 15 September 2014 through
Pure Noise Records
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with
Zane Lowe
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featuring their new single ''Smoking Kills'' on his
BBC Radio 1
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show.
The band opened for
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on the Italian leg of their European tour and opened the main stage of
Reading and Leeds Festivals
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in 2014.
The band went on their first ever United States tour in October 2014 alongside
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and
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.
[Alternative Press
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. The release of Adolescence was followed by a European tour supported by
then Boxkite from 17 November, to 2 December. This was then followed by a tour in the United Kingdom with Spraynard and Such Gold between 8–18 December.
In February 2017, Gnarwolves announced their second studio album, Outsiders, to be released on 5 May 2017.
On 14 November 2017, a woman came forward on Twitter accusing Max Weeks of sexually assaulting her at a club in Glasgow whilst they were on tour with
in 2013. Max later admitted to this in a statement on Facebook and apologized to the survivor for his behavior.
The band announced they were going on a break in January 2018, after their final shows in London, where their entire discography was played in full. Following this bassist Charlie formed a new Brighton based band, High Praise and released their debut EP in June 2019. Thom and Max have recorded two albums in the last two years, 'Like Gretsch' as Binboy and Seagull Boys as Seagull Boys
*Thom Weeks – vocals, guitar (2011–2018)
*Charlie Piper – bass guitar, vocals (2011–2018)
*Max Weeks – drums (2011–2018)