Gator’s origins trace back to a period 2014 from 2016 in San Francisco, where the band played at notable venues such as the Milk Bar, as well as underground shows. Though Gator was dormant for a period since 2016, the band recorded a sizable amount of material, much of which was eventually incorporated into the recently-released ‘Gator’ album. Alumni of Gator went on to join or found many bands in a variety of genres throughout the San Francisco Bay Area and in Berlin, including Cloud Kinski, the Silk Road Truckers, and Hooded Youth.

The act’s stylistic pursuit was primarily in the realm of “swamp metal” — specifically, the ’70s hard rock/early metal sound of Black Sabbath meets the swampy New Orleans blues of Dr. John, with punk-inspired stream-of-consciousness vocals. “Try Try Try” and “Got a Woman” are most indicative of this aesthetic.

“Unlike the rest of the songs on the album, “Full Moon” was not fully written by the time we started recording it. We were trying to finish the lyrics for “Full Moon” but hit a bad case of writer’s block. We stepped outside and called a taxi to take us to a nearby bar, but accidentally got into the wrong car. It was the night of a supermoon, and the taxi driver kept talking about the full moon nonstop (completely unprompted by us), explaining the mystical effects he felt that the moon had on people. “Ruff Ryders’ Anthem” by DMX was playing on the radio, and the driver started saying “Let the full moon riders roam”, over and over. We were able to quickly write and record the rest of the lyrics after we got that crucial line.”

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