Gospel have received notability and acclaim for their unique fusion of progressive rock and hardcore music, and The Moon Is a Dead World has retrospectively been seen as one of the greatest screamo albums of all time.

Gospel was formed in Brooklyn, in 2003 by Adam Dooling, Sean Miller and Vincent Roseboom, who had previously lived together on Long Island.

[11][12] Gospel toured heavily around the East Coast of the United States alongside Meneguar in support of the album,[13][6] creating a buzz for the band within Level Plane and the music industry.

[6][10] The band gained notoriety for their violent and dramatic live shows; most notably, they were banned from The Owl Music Parlour after a large fire broke out following a performance.

However, the band changed plans and performed a benefit show for Matty "No Times" Messina, a tattoo artist and former Gospel roadie, who was in need of financial support to cover the medical costs of a liver transplant, on January 29, 2010.

[2][16] Gospel decided to reunite in 2018 after reconnecting with each other again at the wedding of Matty "No Times" Messina in New York, and with some encouragement from Roseboom's father.

[16] In January 2019, The Moon Is a Dead World was remastered by Josh Bonati and reissued on double vinyl, along with updated artwork, by Repeater Records.

[22] Later that August, Gospel announced they would be reuniting for a one-off performance at the Saint Vitus Bar in Brooklyn in September,[23] which sold out.

[1][24][25] The band performed a benefit show in Brooklyn on January 16, 2022, for Vincent Roseboom's daughter, Alina, who had been diagnosed with pediatric cancer.

[34] Adam Dooling described their music to Decibel as a combination of all of the member's influences and styles without any compromise; "If you were to give Vinny a nice suggestion about what to play, you’d be received with nothing but animosity.

"[4][16] The band members have listed The Beatles, Miles Davis, Nirvana, the 1970 Jesus Christ Superstar rock opera, Team Dresch, Metallica, Mahavishnu Orchestra, Joy Division, The Cure, Yanni, Silverchair, Racebannon, Envy, Jane's Addiction, the Minutemen and Primus as musical influences.

"[4] Gospel also rejected scene culture, especially in the screamo genre they had come out of, with Dooling referring to it as "that sing-scream, white belt and stupid hair shit".