GATECREEPER - "Emptiness" & "Absence of Light" (Live Performance)
Recorded LIVE at The Nile Theater in Mesa, AZ
A Sound Signal Audio Visual
Purchase AN UNEXPECTED REALITY - smarturl.it/anunexpectedreality
Exclusive merchandise - merch.gatecreeper.com/
Directed and Edited by Zach Rippy and Chase H. Mason
Audio engineered and mixed by Zach Rippy
Set design and production by Sanford Worth
Additional camera and lighting by Jim Louvau and Tony Aguilera
Still photography by Hayley Rippy
Пікірлер: 410
I listened to this on almost repeat earlier this year after my Dad died so thank you Chase and the guys of Gatecreeper for helping me get through it.
@thyxreaper
Жыл бұрын
Same.. I lost my father of mine in may 2020, it was the worst year of my life because of it.. I feel your pain brother. We’ll get through this together as one❤️❤️
@somepoliticalgamer6459
Жыл бұрын
I used to know Chase when he was in jr high. I was a few years younger than him and he was already making a name for himself in his band called “the treehouse Cadillacs”. Him and my older sister went trick or treating one year and my older sister wouldn’t let me come. I was so bummed. But chase told her that I was coming too. Thank you, Chase, I’ll never forget that memory.
@ryanlathotep
Жыл бұрын
I'm sorry for your loss. I lost my mom almost 2 years ago. Forever thankful for music to help alleviate the pain. I wish you well brother 🖤
@gezuzkrist8862
Жыл бұрын
Chase is one of the best dudes that I’ve been able to call a friend and it’s cool to see what he was able to a accomplish after he got sober, Huge inspiration. It’s totally rad and amazing to see that his music has helped people through there dark times. I love how good music does that, there’s nothing like it. Keep killing it Chase!!!! Sorry to hear about your loss🙏
@blurplebear8573
Жыл бұрын
He’s in a better place God willing. Keep strong.
Gatecreeper proving that good metal is still being made.
@KolorJunk1e
2 жыл бұрын
facts
@darianmendoza1785
2 жыл бұрын
I saw them with municipal waste and obituary last night and I swear everyone was talking about gatecreeper more than anybody else . Had to be the sickest show I’ve ever got to experience
@WILD__THINGS
2 жыл бұрын
@@darianmendoza1785 Damn, sick show
@stonecold8365
2 жыл бұрын
@@darianmendoza1785 so lucky dude
@MetalxXxMayhem
Жыл бұрын
Metal is one of the very few genres still going strong in this day and age. People do a lot of complaining about other genres, but metal doesn't seem to be one of them. I'm having absolutely no problems finding new music that kicks ass. Lamb of God's new shit is sick af too.
Watching this on the toilet at work
@PeterVenkman_666
2 жыл бұрын
Best place to watch videos. I've watched full concerts in the bathroom. There must be something about the acoustics..
@The_Dusk_Sage
10 ай бұрын
Always shit on company time
I used to know Chase when he was in jr high. I was a few years younger than him and he was already making a name for himself in his band called “the treehouse Cadillacs”. Him and my older sister went trick or treating one year and my older sister wouldn’t let me come. I was so bummed. But chase told her that I was coming too. Thank you, Chase, I’ll never forget that memory.
God damn it's so good. If Gatecreeper released a doom album I'd buy it twice lol.
@iankerr9166
2 жыл бұрын
100%. These doom songs they do are just incredible.
@nicdrost7359
2 жыл бұрын
What the fuck is happening in the doom genre? This is blowing my goddamn fucking mind. Death metal is taking over doom and I am 100% okay with this....
@joshlasky8138
Жыл бұрын
I love the doom elements
@GiosGoreGrotto
Жыл бұрын
Doom/swedish death metal
@tylerjodeblock1224
Жыл бұрын
Wouldn't be surprised these dudes actually do it.
Two of my favorite Gatecreeper's song, love their Doom side
@mbeckwith7514
2 жыл бұрын
Yeaa the Doom is strong with this one!!!
So sick seeing Chase on guitar aswell!
I keep coming back to this, and it's better every time. A full album of death-doom would be absolutely fucking sick. Also, seeing this live would be mind-blowing.
@THEEArmoredSaint
2 жыл бұрын
I'm going to see them live tonight and I'm hoping to see this played, specifically.
@iankerr9166
2 жыл бұрын
@@THEEArmoredSaint Fingers crossed
@killaphila666
Жыл бұрын
I wanted to hear these live but i saw em open for knocked loose so i shouldve assumed they'd play their other shit for that crowd. They had that whole church bssement headbanging though. Better live than on record even
@craigwitt5
Жыл бұрын
seen them last night open for hatebreed. they fucking killed it.
@killaphila666
Жыл бұрын
@@craigwitt5 as someone who loves hatebreed, that's a sick tour. I love seeing completely different sounding bands on the same bills.
Can I get a death doom album from y'all soon, thanks god bless
This song helped me through my separation last year, I remember playing it on guitar on so many nights when I felt like I just wanted to end it all
@clichejose5600
6 ай бұрын
I’m glad you didn’t! Keep that head up high. There’s many more years of metal to come!
This shit is so good, should be a 7" live vinyl
im 41 and have tried playing guitar numerous times and it never stuck. Craving Flesh and Emptiness are the first songs that made it click and made it feel enjoyable.
I could listen to a whole album of their doomier side, Absence is probably my favorite song. Cheers lads, awesome as always :)
@DizzyDez613
2 жыл бұрын
Definitely one of their best songs. And probably their best in my opinion. It’s just such a haunting song.
@bucknasty69
2 жыл бұрын
Chase used to be in Spirit Adrift so it all makes sense.
@victorcarpena1692
2 жыл бұрын
I'd love to find some other bands with this exact same sound. Any ideas ? Thanks in advance
@bucknasty69
2 жыл бұрын
@@victorcarpena1692 Spirit Adrift, namely their older stuff, Khemmis, Windhand, Monolord, just to name a few. Just start looking up doom metal bands and you’ll find some stuff you like.
@BaronVonBundy
2 жыл бұрын
@@victorcarpena1692 check out Cough and Fister. They both have different guitar tone but harsh vocals.
In April of 2022 this video was suggested to me on KZread Music when I opened the app on my phone when I woke up in the morning to watch music videos as I often would do back then. The reason this morning was significant was because it was the day after I had to put my dog down after having been with him for twelve years, and going to sleep with him every night next to my bed. I thought "huh I've heard Gatecreeper before and thought they were cool," and obviously the title grabbed me. At the time I didn't know the words, but the music and the vocals felt like they encapsulated just how I felt. I listened to this song every day for months before I finally looked up the lyrics. Which was a heavy moment for me right from the first line. I still listen to this song at least twice a week. Gatecreeper has been my favorite band since that day, and this song always makes me remember the times I had with my best friend.
I’ve been a metal head/hardcore kid since I was 11. It took a fusion of Gatecreeper, Obituary, and Blood Incantation to help me finally fall in love with death metal at almost age 29. This isn’t just good death/doom metal. This is art. There are so many good young bands right now. Each are taking so many genres to new heights and each have their own unique vibe. Gatecreeper, Blood Incantation, Power Trip (RIP Riley), Code Orange, Knocked Loose, Turnstile, and then there are legends like Madball, RATM, and Obituary that are being rediscovered by a whole new generation. We are blessed to be in a renaissance.
The aesthetic of the white rose with chains on the mic stand is so sick 👏🏻
Looking great in that Necrot and Mortuous gear fellas. This is sick.
@OddGhoste
2 жыл бұрын
They always reppin necrot, sick band
That Gibson LP Custom lookin clean on Chase 👌👌🌊🏄♂️
The snare sound to end all snare sounds. Sounds awesome!
@sentientcloroxbottle1557
2 жыл бұрын
Genuinely!! It honestly rivals the black album snare in my opinion
@The_Dusk_Sage
10 ай бұрын
No lie the best snare I’ve ever heard
@dustinsherburne8546
4 ай бұрын
If you're a fan of bomb snare sound, check out Ahab, Call of the Wretched Sea
This is a band that should record every record they do live to tape and/or in front of a crowd
That little part near the end of the song gives me DSBM vibes. Touches my heart strings
One of the best performances by any band on all of KZread. Can't get enough of this it's so good.
I get goosebumps every time that church bell rings out 4:51 into Emptiness. On this live version he lets out a “yeullllch” instead though. I love Gatecreeper because the lyrics are relatable more than most death metal I listen to.
This album helped me more than anyone will ever know.
Emptiness live just fucking rips! Love the pallbearer and paradise lost vibes. I've had emptiness on solid replay since release day. Keep up the good work lads!
genre aside, this is great musical technique and shows the songwriting side of these guys even harder.. so underrated
@vincentbarragan2567
2 жыл бұрын
Their lyrics are so slept on
3 guitars is the move. I could see how the limitations of singing and playing guitar could be a really cool influence on how the band writes and grooves
@ericwilliams538
2 жыл бұрын
Yes, and no....yeah, that's a big contradiction saying that, but then you have bands like Obscura that have 50 billion time changes in 2 seconds!! Yeeeeeah, I exaggerated a wee bit there, buuuut I had to get my point across... Dont get me wrong, not knocking Obscura, and they are a completely different type of band than GK....... How about this, I love this song and its awesome!! There that's better...
@Dhieen
2 жыл бұрын
3 guitars and they all do the same stuff except solos?
@anthonykufta2197
2 жыл бұрын
@@Dhieen I was gonna say same thing
@franciscogarza4921
2 жыл бұрын
@@Dhieen Chase plays the rhythm while the other guitarists harmonize
I wouldn’t be mad if they stopped doing death metal all together. I’ve loved this band since they first started putting out music and maybe I’m biased because I prefer doom over death but this is incredible. Whatever the case, I’m here for it
@Dhieen
2 жыл бұрын
isnt it a mix between doom and death? doom is that agressive?
@bencolemanart
2 жыл бұрын
@@Dhieen Doomth? Deam?
Chase mason for president 2024
Never would have thought a band from Arizona would make me love black sludge-y metal again. ❤
Doom fan hearing of these guys for the first time. It certainly won't be the last time! These songs are just superb.
@danielwilson9724
2 жыл бұрын
The style they're mostly known for is death metal strongly influenced by Swedish Death Metal of the 90's like Entombed
A hole the size of you Carved out of my beating heart Loss of purpose Feeling everything Nowhere to hide Anxious Never fulfilled No satisfaction in anything Darkness devours me Slowly descending into obscurity Pain, only pain Lonely suffering No words to say Void of joy Seeking comfort in restless sleep Leaving consciousness behind Slipping from reality inside in my mind No reason to open my eyes Letting go completely Staring in the mirror Naked and raw The cracks in the ceiling look to me еxactly how I feel
Taking some rips from the bong & totally fucking rocking out to this right now. I fucking love these guy's & can't wait to see them live. Gatecreeper never disappoints!! 🤘🔥🔥☠️🧟🖤🖤
I am an old fogey metal fan that has seen everything. But not this. This is the best I've seen for a long time. I really hope you can make it to Gefle Metal Festival next year. Will you have a fullk concert in Europe soon?
Lighting a candle for this shit, shawtaaaayyy.
A whole record of funeral doom songs like this would be fucking amazing
One of the best and most hard workin American metal bands to emerge in recent years. Hail & respect!
This is the best song wrote by Gatecreeper(Emptiness)! More Funeral Doom, please
If these songs were peanut butter, they would be extra-crunchy.
Took my break at work early. Although they don't know that 🤘😁
@TheCrazyTrayzee
2 жыл бұрын
🤣🤣🤣🤘🏽🤘🏽
I'm definitely more of a hardcore and punk guy but Gatecreeper has to be the best metal band in the game right now imo.
Can't wait to see yall live!!
Smashed the hell out of that one. A deadly lullaby and one of my faves
Proud of these dudes for representing AZ and kickin ass, badass band.
Amazing band i'm going to see them next month at dynamo metal fest
That was fucking epicccc….creeper never disappoints.Thank you for putting that together these two Detroit shows are gonna be insaneeee
This is great! Thank you! I hope to see chase on guitar and singing “emptiness” live soon!
I've watched this hundreds of times. Much love
You guys are simply great. Hope you never stop doing such good music. 👌🏻
Such a great tune.
This is brilliant and I can’t get enough of it.
Production goals for sure.
@SOUNDSIGNALAUDIO
2 жыл бұрын
This is what we like to hear
@kuchi-kopi
2 жыл бұрын
@@SOUNDSIGNALAUDIO Honestly, I like this as much as or better than their studio sound
This. This is what I needed in my life.
Just found you guys. Absolutely crazy sound. I have listened to this this performance about 20 times in the past 3 days. I can't wait to hear more. I'm going to follow you everywhere I can.
Best song of the year. A truelly deep banger!
Absence of Light, man that song hits home. Awesome performance.
I saw them some years back on a packed bill and they were a favorite of the night. This is extremely good, reminds me of Forest of Equilibrium era Cathedral, and I love that sound.
That was great!
This is going to be so sick!! I can't wait. Much love from the UK
this is crushingly divine. loved every single note of this
Great perform!!
Fantastic stuff!
No Im not crying..
Tremendous!! Legendary riffs ❤🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘
Never fail to make me smile… 🥰🤘🏽🤘🏽
I wish I was seeing this in an arena. Great performance.
This is the most beautiful live performance I've ever seen...
Perfection.... Just what I needed. Thanks lads 🤘🖤
Sick performance of these songs \m/
The melodic riff in the beginning reminds me of that riff in the song Amon Amarth like towards the end of the song.Very awesome 🤘🏻 these dudes need like two more songs like this we got our selfs good quality doom album.
This is sick...heavy as they come!
Incredible!
Love these guys! HEAVY AF!
Magnificent!!!
Truly amazing...cant stop listening...what a surprise...doom surprise 🤘🤘
This is the first thing I heard from them since their first album in 2016, which while I thought it was cool, I wasn't immediately grabbed. Watching this performance floored me, I was unaware they could doom this well. Now I've been on a Gatecreeper binge for the past few days
That guitar tone... OMFSATAN! Amazing performace!
Great performance! Really dig your more doomed work.
Heard of Gatecreeper in the past but never gave them a listen before today. Holy shit, these guys are awesome
I've seen them once before here in San Diego and they blew me away! So, I was hella stoked for their show with Obituary, Municipal Waste, Enforced, and Spirit World @ The Music Box last week! They were the main act I really wanted to see, and yep they blew me away once again! I do love the other bands they toured with, but I love GATECREEPER just a little bit more!
This is sick. Thanks you guys. Needed this therapy after a shitty day at the office. I love gatecreeper hope to see u guys this fall in AZ 💀
Amazing 😭😭😭😭😭
What a band!!!
Top video and performance ! Wow !!
CAN NOT WAIT FOR OCTOBER. SEE YOU IN AZ!!!
Superb !
Wow, keep going my friend... watching🤗👍
PERFECTION
listened to their latest album today. i really loved emptiness. definitely checking out their past music.
Beautiful.
Oh yes!!
Doooooooods!!!!!!!! Dont ever forget how beautiful & passionate and awkward egos you all were when you started
Heaviest track this year in very fkn way 🤘
WOWWOWWOW!!! AWESOME!!! GREAT!!! AWESOME!!! AMAZING!!! GREAT!!!! WOWWOW!!!! Just found this guys!!! That's awesome!!!!
Found this gem, now i go to sleep with this video every night, absence of light is just on another level, glad i discovered this guys, pushed me to play again after years, now i learn song after song, amazing band
I really dig these songs.
LOVE FROM COLORADO, YOU GUYS RULE
Boy, do they sound great live! :O
Can't stop watching this
Perfection !