Next show December 5, 2026 · Tempe, AZ · In 34 days

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QUICK FACTS

Genre
Sludge / Doom Metal
Hometown
Phoenix, AZ
Members
Kiley Dearman (vocals), Lucas Gillette (guitars), Steven Jasinski (guitars), Lynn Bromenschenkel (bass), Stephen Brannen (drums)

MUSIC

In A Dark Place

In A Dark Place album cover

LYRICS

Frailty

The blinding light of heaven
Has cast its rays upon you
Once it’s taken hold
And you’re in its grip, it’s in control
You have your demons... demons
To conquer and I have mine

The word of the father
I follow it well
I’ll keep digging the graves
And send them to hell

You were the path I always followed
And I was taught to obey
We’re only doing the Lord’s work
From his word we mustn’t stray

When God tells you to kill
All you can do is listen
They’ll meet their fate with the blade of my axe
No, you can’t escape God’s wrath

Father told me to pray
Told me to pray for a vision
Locked me down in a dark hole
Driven beyond fear into insanity
Then God spoke to me
Told me to fulfill my destiny

Lay my hands on their skin
If the names on my list
Show me their sins
For I am God’s wrath

You were the path I always followed
Their sins will be revealed
And I will not be abandoned
The Lord will be my shield

Ripe With Failure

In a desperate state I rot
Been lost to my thoughts
What will it take to awaken me?

Nails bitten down to the quick
Nerves have gotten the best of it
I can feel the hammer coming down

Like a scar I can't hide
It runs in my head on repeat
Played it out in a thousand ways
Yet it always ends up the same

When you thirst for
I had nothing to offer
When you starve for
My hands were empty

Our future ripe with failure
Built upon a broken foundation
All empty promises spoken
If I was able to I would erase them
A black void grows in my chest
Where my heart used to be
Slice me open a loving gesture
Spill my blood in your mouth just to nurture

Ahhhh

I lie in the wake of my mistakes
In sorrow and regret I'm wallowing
To undo all the years of your grieving
I'd offer myself, I'd give anything

Spiteful

Handed down upon me
A promise and a lie
There is a choice I have to make
I'm torn inside. I'm torn inside

Into a dark place, where I can hide
Alone with my guilt.
I ask myself this question I dread
How long will it last?

Minute by minute
Breath by breath
Counting every second
Is it over? When will it be over?

Like a fallen angel
Unto a spiteful God
Living in fear is punishment
Wanting to end at all

Oh...

Clench the truth between my teeth
Until my gums bleed
I must let it out

Dig into my skin, my skin, until I find the cancer
I have no choice but to cut it all out
Look into myself, myself and I can see that I cancer
I have no choice but to change

Can I finally forgive myself
For all this hurt I've made
Can I ever forget the past
Before I'm resting in my grave

Pins and Needles

Walking around on pins and needles, I'm
Biding my time
On broken shards of glass I stand
I'm holding my tongue

I break... I break these chains to free myself
Again... this noose that holds me tight

Yes, you knew my every want
And you held my every need
Yet you kept them away
And i you saw through it All

All alone, I'm all alone
All alone, I'm all alone

Pathetic desire to please you
Something I knew I could never do
And I never did

Cut out my heart and feed upon it
Til bleed me dry...

I curse your name
My God, I damn you

The rotten taste of neglect
A kind word never said
The rotten taste of neglect
A kind word never said

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BIOS

Gasping is a sludge and doom metal band formed in Phoenix, Arizona, in 2022. Its members' past and present bands include Sanguine Imperator, Nooses, Unholy Monarch, He Who Binds Himself, Autumn's End, Eroticide and Flesh Prison. The band's four-song record, In A Dark Place, was released independently on October 31, 2024.

Full bio

Gasping is a sludge and doom metal band formed in Phoenix, Arizona, in 2022. The lineup is vocalist Kiley Dearman, guitarists Lucas Gillette and Steven Jasinski, bassist Lynn Bromenschenkel and drummer Stephen Brannen.

Dearman also plays bass and sings backing vocals in Nooses, and previously sang in Through the Earth and Unholy Monarch. Gillette and Bromenschenkel also play in Sanguine Imperator. Gillette has also played in Cave Dweller and Tomorrow The Stars, while Bromenschenkel has also played live with Six Million Dead and Fran de Mork, and has played in Chaos Lords, Cult of the Undead, Unholy Monarch, Enshrined and Sadomasochist. Jasinski, who joined in 2023, has played in He Who Binds Himself, Autumn's End, Eroticide and Reign of Vengeance. Brannen has also played in Flesh Prison, Black Orchid and Unholy Baptism.

The band independently released its four-song record, In A Dark Place, on October 31, 2024, featuring Marissa Marquez on drums and recorded, mixed and mastered by Mike Thomas. Gasping is a regular part of the Arizona underground, with shows at The Nile Underground in Mesa, Pho Cao in Scottsdale, Ground Zero Studios and the Dead of Winter Fest, and is actively writing and recording new material.

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CONTACT

For booking and management inquiries
Please contact:
booking@gaspingband.com