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Artist
The Gersch
12+ albums
Sludgenoise rockstonerStoner Rocksludge metal
about
In a basement on Commonwealth Terrace in Allston, MA, during the cold, dark winter of 1994-95, guitarists Justin Sosnovski, Graham Hick and B. Clifford Meyer joined together to create something both beautiful and disgusting. They decided that a bass just wasn't needed when they had 3 guitars, and besides, no one wanted to play it. Instead they utilized a dropped D tuning that ensured a sound both heavy and sad. This bleakness attracted the drumming of Jonathan Ruhe. The name was taken from a roommate's stepdad who was a total asshole named Gerschon. The music was inspired the poetic dialogue of "Conan The Barbarian" and the dissected human anatomy drawings of Andreas Vesalius (1514-1564). Thus, The Gersch was born. Debuting at O'Briens in Allston in 1995, The Gersch cleared the room with the first song of their set - the 15 minute, funeral dirge "Cheapskin", which, unfortunately, was never recorded, but, fortunately, changed the lives of the 3 or 4 people who sat through it. The Gersch then spent the next few years recording and performing around Boston and building up the following and admiration of many, many, many people. "Three Guitar Metal Monstrosity!", "A Semi Truck Drag Race!" and "I Love It When They Play Really, Really Slow, Then Really, Really Fast And Then Really, Really Slow Again!", are just some of the press quotes of the time. 1997 saw a 33 1/3 RPM 7 inch of two songs by The Gersch. "Bloodbottom" b/w "Listwish" was release number 001 for Tortuga Recordings
