Gastr del Sol "The Serpentine Similar" 2026-01-02 15 years into a career

15 years into a career that has seen them become one of metal's most ruthlessly individual and uplifting bands

Waxwork Records worked closely with Toho to create this deluxe 70th Anniversary release

After abandoning plans for a rock opera titled Songs from the Black Hole

Talking frankly about poverty

Gastr del Sol "The Serpentine Similar" 2026-01-02 15 years into a careerBastro was being reborn, with Grubbs on guitars, keyboards and vocals and Brown on bass. Playing in duo format opened up sound and intention, leaving the need for speed (and the stock in rock) out, while letting in an expanse of brooding, droning acoustic space that highlighted the songs serpentine shapes. This was something so radically different as to require a new calling card: henceforth, Gastr del Sol