Why Gulch Broke Up - Cole Kakimoto

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Gulch's Music: gulch.bandcamp.com/music
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[@MickSpic420]

What a classy move. Bands never break up anymore. Gulch hit it big and thought it was lame and broke the fuck up. They don’t make bands like this anymore.

[@smegmanimus8434]

I swear your generation sucks

[@MickSpic420]

@trvp_ So your only definition of success is being on billboard charts and touring with Metallica? Well if a hardcore band that played living rooms now has over 1000 people at their shows, thats called hitting it big. Maybe not in your antiquated normie definition, but it is.

[@davedanger4414]

@trvp_ Relative to the hardcore scene now, yes they "hit it big". Are you actually dense or just rocking a pea brain? "Just because you play a small room filled with zoomers doesn't mean you hit it big." Was that an argument someone made or one you made up to try a prove yourself right? They've played places with 5,000+ in attendance. Pretty big for hardcore standards. They're easily top 5 most popular hardcore bands in the last couple years. Who is bigger right now besides Turnstile? The metric we have readily and easily available is youtube and the only bands the exceeds them in views is Turnstile and Jesus Piece. Either way, relative to the scene, they were big. If you want to make it not relative at all, then no bands have made it and it's just Jean-Michel Jarre at the top. No one comes close. he's the only one that has made it, boys. We did it 😂

[@tmsplltrs]

You sound like the lamest person that ever listened to gulch or hardcore in general

[@ayoojabroni3549]

Respect. Once u reach a point, it's not fun to play anymore for some people. It's more of a job at some point & not so much fun, as it should be.

[@smegmanimus8434]

Your an imbecile what success

[@laborkyle]

punk retains its power in its ability to opt out, refuse, and capture some measure of counter-cultural force by resisting the abstract and fundamentally social restraints that attempt to place cultural expression onto some particular manifest. refusal is quiet resistance. punk bands have the courage to break up and it's admirable.

[@EricGetchaPull333]

I respect the band's decision but I truly felt like Gulch was a landmark groundbreaking band for hardcore, metalcore and music as a whole so for me it sucks that they disbanded

[@BreDawg714]

Like minor threat

[@ghostkiller427]

@@BreDawg714 minor threat fucks, it did felt like em

[@Treestormer]

This is what real hardcore is about ! Underground forever

[@miska.1912]

I have never gotten that chance to see Gulch but I saw Spinebreaker recently. Cole and Elliot are hella chill to talk to. Humble too.

[@amyn4210]

Super humble, rad dudes and I wish them nothing but the best! Ty for sharing this with us

[@Official_corpse]

People forget that to make a band is pretty much a company, every show has most members coughing money up to make merch, gas funds as well as buying food.. some shows you’ll make your money back some shows you’ll go broke and not make shit.. GULCH forever

[@smegmanimus8434]

No need to worry about success anymore a career working at McDonalds looks appealing

[@MarcosAntonio-vf3ln]

He’s not wrong. Post quarantine shows aren’t the same and it fucks w your head. Especially those that were very involved w shows before 2020 shits not the same. Half the crowd are strangers now but it’s also cool more people are coming out to shows. It’s a double sided coin

[@serenity5790]

The scene fucking died in 2020, hasn’t really been shows as legendary as the ones before

[@musikerie]

The only constant in life is change, if you can't enjoy that only means you're old now

[@serenity5790]

@@musikerie FUCK

[@crsc3095]

2013 was a crazy year

[@chrismccarthy215]

Gulch Forever

[@Kyle4OH8]

It was a fun run im lucky to live in the bayarea and got to see these guys as many times as I have.

[@Official_corpse]

I left my band in 2022 and was in it since 2014/15… once shows were happening again I feel what Cole said when you can do it again and again yet feel strange like.. “This is it.?” And I’m sure everyone wants time with their family, friends, love interest and overall just live a life

[@mattarmstrong1320]

Bro this interview has got me subbed to y'all now!! Not a lot of reporters can make musicians feel comfortable and chill, and also your video cut straight to what the title described; no bullshit clickbait :)

[@crackedteeth6121]

Was just talking about this with some of my band mates cleared this up. For me

[@graveyardspliff]

I’ll still support your guys merch. Hardcore style is different

[@6Goth6Broth6]

I love this fucking band, but I'm soooooooo sad I'll never get to see them live. I had my chance at FYA fest and cancelled my trip, NOT KNOWING it would be my last chance to see them.

[@bearfaceicon]

real reason @ 3:38

[@lynnpehrson8826]

That's cool.

[@PunkRockLifer]

I just they could of at least done some UK/Europe shows etc. before breaking up so we could get to see Gulch live as they were the best new Hardcore band in years. I am gutted that I'll never get to see them

[@tparkerino]

Holding mics but using the camera room audio lmfao

[@naughtypelicanmedia]

Audio from the mics got fucked up unfortunately. Had to work with what I had haha

[@tparkerino]

@@naughtypelicanmedia hahaha I figured it was something along those lines, or possibly even a running gag. Either way I feel that hahaha

[@pedrobertolini8621]

Gotta respect the homies for making a gard decision like that. It's just hard for me to understand. Most hardcore bands wants to get recognized and make a honest living outta of music, also most bands wish the scene was bigger and stuff. Then bros stared getting recognized and "big", so as the scene with fewer familiar faces, and just wanna quit? I respect that, but i just don't get it. Anyway, i will bump ur shit till the day i die!!!

[@andrewy_]

they probably miss the show in outbreak fest, hufft i want to see them playing around there

[@trimmigrant4372]

Why did Animosity break up?

[@davidmcclaskey342]

real

[@Stompedout818]

Does anyone know if Elliot and Cole Starting a new band?

[@jeffbenzos]

Elliot is in Spinebreaker on guitar tho

[@Stompedout818]

@@jeffbenzos TY TY JUST WATCHED THEM FKN FYREEEEE

[@sabpac459]

so they folded under pressure ?

[@endryhermawan4741]

Why😭

[@nobetter7747]

they became a clothing line rather a band .

[@scrimmybingus1118]

yeah shit head, cole runs printhead and makes merch for a shit ton of bands

[@gloves420]

5:17 well that aged like milk 😅 fr tho I understand why they did and am very grateful. RIP CHRIS

[@reegyreegz]

Are those mics even working? Lol

[@naughtypelicanmedia]

They were but audio got corrupted in post. Had to work with what I had haha

[@haydukelivesforeversomrtim8173]

Beat it into the ground…. Knocked loose?

[@jessemeredith9169]

Are more people going to get to enjoy our music? Fuck it lets quit.

[@modtrashfire5518]

Literally not at all what he said. Get over yourself.

[@peregrinecovington4138]

Basically they broke up because they're too cool

[@damonatrocitvs]

I get it but like bruhhh the money they could make😭 I’d kill to be in their position

[@ayoojabroni3549]

There's not alot of money involved with this kinda music 💯... they're not Trash Talk. So that's exactly why they're calling it quits cus they have Real jobs.

[@DigitalBath306]

dude theyre not touring with katy perry

[@user-uo7fh8po3b]

so these parasocial instagram-fiend FOMO losers who don't see "famous" people as real people took Gulch from me? I love social media so much man it RULES

[@gremlinvibe]

I wish drain broke up instead of gulch. Gulch were better

[@user-rm5il4uh3i]

I don't get it. Most bands kill for this. Oh well. We move on.