Gruesome

death metal in the style of Death · Fort Lauderdale and California

Founded

2013

City

Fort Lauderdale and California

Hub region

South Florida

Status as of 5 September 2026

active; Silent Echoes (6 June 2025)

Connections

13 edges, 11 distinct neighbors · betweenness 0.011 (rank 48 of 371) · people and production 0.011 (rank 36)

Confidence

High · sources: [W] [RGS] [AMG] [CLG] [DLT] [MA] (register)

Matt Harvey and Gus Rios form Gruesome after meeting on the 2012 Death to All tour, with Daniel Gonzalez of Possessed and Robin Mazen. Savage Land (2015) is the Leprosy record, Twisted Prayers (2018) the Spiritual Healing record and Silent Echoes (2025) the Human record, dedicated to Sean Reinert. Export by record: a band devoted to the early Death albums on Relapse, the label that owns them.

Connections

People and personnel

• founderMatt Harvey2013 to present
• founderGus Rios2013 to present
• memberDaniel GonzalezLead guitar2013 to present

Lineage

• came out ofPossessedDaniel Gonzalez2013
• came out ofMalevolent CreationGus Rios2013
• came out ofExhumedMatt Harvey2013
• came out ofDeath to AllHarvey and Rios meet on the 2012 tour2013
• spawnedLeft to DieMatt Harvey and Gus Rios2022

Influence

• influenced byDeathA band devoted to the early Death albums, on the label that owns them2013

Labels, festivals, tours, collaborations

• collaborationRelapse RecordsSilent Echoes, produced by Jarrett Pritchard2025
• collaborationLeft to DieTwo bands, two members shared2022
• labelRelapse Records2015 to present
• festival, venue or tourThe Orpheum31 August 20252025