The Gates of Slumber is an American doom metal band from Indianapolis, Indiana.
[1] The band was formed by Karl Simon in 1997 as The Keep, with himself on vocals and bass, Jason McCash on guitar, and Chuck Brown on drums.
After being briefly replaced by a returning Gordon, the position of drummer fell to "Iron" Bob Fouts.
It was announced by Karl Simon that Jason McCash had died on April 5, 2014, at age 37 from a heroin overdose, and that as a consequence of this, he would never reform The Gates of Slumber.
[3] However, in April 2019, Simon reformed the band, with original drummer Chuck Brown, and new bassist Steve Janiak.