Arizona death metal titans Gatecreeper have announced their recent signing to Nuclear Blast Records. The band’s latest release, a surprise EP titled An Unexpected Reality, dropped earlier this month and is available now through Closed Casket Activities. The EP was written and recorded entirely during the COVID-19 pandemic and, upon release, landed on Billboard’s Top 40 Albums and ranked #1 on the Top New Artists Albums chart. Regarding their signing to Nuclear Blast, Gatecreeper states: “We are excited to start the next chapter of Gatecreeper with Nuclear Blast. We look forward to continuing the growth of our band with Monte Conner and the rest of the label.” Nuclear Blast’s A&R legend Monte Conner adds: “I love Chase and Gatecreeper’s killer work ethic and their marriage of brutality ...
