The Moon Is a Dead World is the debut studio album by American hardcore punk band Gospel.

[10] The Moon Is a Dead World has been classed as screamo,[11] post-hardcore, progressive rock, grindcore and hardcore punk.

[14] The album title was taken from a plaque describing the moon at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City.

Adam Dooling supported this; "I like how at first glance it reads as a macabre statement, but under closer examination it’s nothing more than an objective assertion.

[15] To support the record, Gospel toured throughout the East Coast of the US with Menuwar and Converge,[1][16] creating a buzz for the band within Level Plane and the music industry.