GOZER
Sheffield metallers exorcise their demons in tectonic, sludgy fashion
WORDS: WILL MARSHALL • PICTURES: NATALIE HEALD
IN SHORT
SOUNDS LIKE: Hulking, cathartic post-metal
FOR FANS OF: Isis, Neurosis, Cult Of Luna
LISTEN TO: Augur
GOZER HAVE SEEN their fair share of hardship. Growing up in the Steel City, Sheffield, they saw firsthand the devastation wrought in the Thatcher years as factories were shut down, impacting not just livelihoods but people’s mental health. Their debut album, An Endless Static, reflects this, its title a reference to an ever-present struggle. “Speaking from my personal experience, it’s something that you never get rid of,” drummer TJ Fairfax explains. “That static is always in the background: sometimes in the back of your brain, sometimes in the front.”