Rising New Jersey hardcore heroes Gel have released new single , the title track of their upcoming EP. The five-piece – vocalist Sami Kaiser, guitarists Anthony Webster and Maddi Nave, bassist Mathew Bobko and drummer Alex Salter – will put out their upcoming five-song set on August 16 via Blue Grape Music (Code Orange). Gel were recently named by as one of .
The outfit formed in 2018 and went viral in 2022, when footage of them playing at a fast food drive-thru was published online. They released their debut album, , last year and had it met with critical acclaim. In an interview with , Webster explained why the band make music under the banner of ‘hardcore for the fucking freaks’.
“I feel like bands, especially in hardcore, all have their tag,” he said. Sign up below to get the latest from Metal Hammer, plus exclusive special offers, direct to your inbox! “‘Philadelphia hardcore’, ‘Boston hardcore’..
. we didn’t fit in with any of that. We’re not exactly a hardcore band, we’re not exactly a punk band; we fall in between those things, so we were like, ‘Let’s build our own space.
’” The guitarist also explained Gel’s goals for 2024. “We’re doing all the big rock festivals this year, but, at the end of the day, we still want to play hardcore shows. “I think we have to find the balance between those things.
I want us to feel comfortable both being a big band and being a hardcore band.” Gel are currently playing the European festival c.
