We’re fewer than 100 days into the year, and already 2023 is turning into a banner year for punk and hardcore. Already we’ve had killer offerings from Canadian legends Fucked Up and joyous LA powerviolence crew ZULU, the righteous fury of Ukrainian trio Death Pill, and homegrown aggro from The Bar Stool Preachers and Going Off, plus the promise of new noise to come from Jesus Piece, Scowl, Knocked Loose, Dying Wish, Militarie Gun and Fuming Mouth. Even among company so numerous and esteemed, GEL stand tall and proud as one of the finest in their field. The New Jersey quintet’s name has been gathering weight over the past few years, particularly since 2021’s Violent Closure EP and last year’s scathing contribution to their Shock Therapy split EP with Cold Brats, for reasons that q...