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Ghoul

Metal band from Oakland, CA · formed 2001

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Ghoul photo
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Shows on record
34
Rooms played
33
Cities
29
Releases
16
Last show
Oct 20, 2024El Corazon

About

Ghoul is a band from Oakland, CA, formed in 2001, tagged death metal, grindcore, metal by its sources. Shows on record run from 2009 to 2026, across 33 rooms in 29 cities.

  • Ghoul formed in 2001 — MusicBrainz
  • Ghoul is based in Oakland — MusicBrainz
  • Ross Sewage: bass guitar — MusicBrainz
  • Ghoul has 17 release group(s) on MusicBrainz spanning 2001–2024 — MusicBrainz
  • Ghoul (band) formed in 2001 — Wikipedia
  • Ghoul (band) is from Oakland, California , U.S. — Wikipedia
  • Ghoul (band) has 4 members: Digestor ( Sean McGrath ), Cremator (Ross Sewage), Dissector (Peter Svoboda), Fermentor (Adam Houmam) — Wikipedia
  • Ghoul (band) plays Death metal — Wikipedia
  • Ghoul (band) plays thrash metal — Wikipedia
  • Ghoul (band) plays grindcore — Wikipedia
  • Ghoul (band) plays shock rock — Wikipedia
  • Ghoul has 74447 listeners on Last.fm — Ghoul on Last.fm
  • Country (per TheAudioDB): Oakland — Ghoul on TheAudioDB
  • Formed 2001 (Wikidata inception) — Wikidata
  • Origin: Oakland (Wikidata) — Wikidata
  • Genres per Wikidata: thrash metal, death metal — Wikidata
  • Labels per Wikidata: Tankcrimes — Wikidata

The summary is assembled from the record fields and shows on this page; each fact listed names its source. See Sources & corrections for what each source supplied.

Shows

34 on record · venue website, Songkick
Upcoming shows
DateVenue
Oct 21, 2026Transplants Brewing Company · PalmdaleHeadliner

Shows per year

  1. 20091 show
  2. 20101 show
  3. 20111 show
  4. 20123 shows
  5. 20132 shows
  6. 20171 show
  7. 20191 show
  8. 202423 shows
  9. 20261 show
Show history
DateVenue
Oct 20, 2024El Corazon · SeattleHeadlinerwith HAGGUS, Oxygen Destroyer, Tremens
Oct 19, 2024Star Theater · PortlandHeadlinerwith HAGGUS, Oxygen Destroyer
Mar 16, 2024The National · RichmondSupportwith Municipal Waste, Necrot, Dead Heat
Mar 15, 2024The Senate · ColumbiaSupportwith Municipal Waste, Necrot, Dead Heat
Mar 14, 202440 Watt Club · AthensSupportwith Municipal Waste, Necrot, Dead Heat
Mar 12, 2024Culture Room · Fort LauderdaleSupportwith Municipal Waste, Necrot, Dead Heat
Mar 10, 2024House of Blues - New Orleans · New OrleansSupportwith Municipal Waste, Necrot, Dead Heat
Mar 9, 2024Trees · DallasSupportwith Municipal Waste, Necrot
Mar 8, 2024Paper Tiger · San AntonioSupportwith Municipal Waste, Necrot, Dead Heat
Mar 6, 2024Encore · TucsonSupportwith Municipal Waste, Necrot, Dead Heat
Mar 5, 2024The Bellwether · Los Angeles (LA)Supportwith Municipal Waste, Necrot, Dead Heat
Mar 4, 2024UC Theatre · BerkeleySupportwith Municipal Waste, Necrot, Dead Heat
Mar 2, 2024Mesa Theater · Grand JunctionSupportwith Municipal Waste, Necrot, Frontside Five, +1
Mar 1, 2024Summit · DenverSupportwith Municipal Waste, Necrot, Dead Heat
Feb 27, 2024Waiting Room Lounge · OmahaSupportwith Municipal Waste, Necrot, Dead Heat
Feb 26, 2024Fine Line · MinneapolisSupportwith Municipal Waste, Necrot, Dead Heat
Feb 24, 2024Castle Theatre · BloomingtonSupportwith Municipal Waste, Necrot, Dead Heat
Feb 20, 2024Foufounes Électriques · MontrealSupportwith Municipal Waste, Necrot, Dead Heat
Feb 19, 2024Portland House of Music & Events (HOME) · PortlandHeadlinerwith Necrot, Shabti, Ethereal Rot
Feb 18, 2024Paradise Rock Club · BostonSupportwith Municipal Waste, Necrot, Dead Heat
Feb 17, 2024Brooklyn Monarch · BrooklynSupportwith Municipal Waste, Necrot, Dead Heat
Feb 16, 2024Union Transfer · PhiladelphiaSupportwith Municipal Waste, Necrot, Dead Heat
Feb 15, 2024Black Cat · WashingtonSupportwith Municipal Waste, Necrot, Dead Heat
Feb 2, 2019Oakland Metro Operahouse · OaklandHeadlinerwith Necrot, Brainoil, Kicker, +4
Jan 20, 2017JazzBones · TacomaSupportwith ILLFIGHTYOU, Shawn Parker
Dec 14, 2013Gothic Theatre · EnglewoodSupportwith DENVER BLACK SKY, Dying Fetus, Exhumed, +16
Aug 10, 2013Branx · PortlandHeadlinerwith Gravehill, Drawn And Quartered, Theories, +4
Nov 17, 2012Rock City Studios · CamarilloHeadlinerwith Mud Mouth, Sutratma, Ichorous, +2
Oct 12, 2012Key Club · West HollywoodSupportwith Dr. Know, The Mentors, Witchaven
Jan 8, 2012924 Gilman · BerkeleyHeadlinerwith ANS, Kicker, Fucktard, +1
Oct 1, 2011Oakland Metro · OaklandHeadlinerwith The Early Graves, Population Reduction, The Feast
Oct 8, 2010Oakland Metro · OaklandSupportwith Cannabis Corpse, Municipal Waste, Direct Control, +1
May 21, 2009Sonar · BaltimoreHeadlinerwith Lethal Aggression, Pulling Teeth, Pigsty, +2

Where they play

33 rooms in 29 cities

Rooms played most

Cities played

  • Oakland3 shows
  • Portland3 shows
  • Berkeley2 shows
  • Athens1 show
  • Baltimore1 show

and 24 other cities

Releases

16 releases, 2001–2024

  • Noxious Concoctions

    2024 · Ep

  • Live in the Flesh

    2021 · Album

  • Nazi Smasher

    2020 · Single

  • Ghoul / Ill Bill

    2018 · Single

  • Dungeon Bastards

    2016 · Album

  • Wall of Death

    2016 · Ep

  • Hang Ten

    2014 · Ep

  • Splatterhash

    2014 · Ep

  • Intermediate Level Hard‐Core

    2013 · Ep

  • Kids in America

    2012 · Single

  • Transmission Zero

    2011 · Album

  • We Came for the Dead!!! / Maniaxe

    2008 · Compilation

  • Splatterthrash

    2006 · Album

  • Maniaxe

    2003 · Album

  • We Came for the Dead!!!

    2002 · Album

  • Ghoul’s Night Out

    2001 · Ep

Lineup

  • Ross Sewage · bass guitar

Airplay

  • KEXP airplay: 1+ plays, 2021-10-31–2021-10-31 — KEXP
  • Played on KEXP show 'Seek & Destroy' (Tanner Ellison) — KEXP

Photos, art and posters

Ghoul — Photo
Photo — TheAudioDB
Ghoul — Photo
Photo — TheAudioDB
Ghoul — Photo
Photo — TheAudioDB
Ghoul — Logo
Logo — TheAudioDB
Ghoul — Photo
Photo — Wikidata
Ghoul — Transplants Brewing Company, 2026-10-21
Poster · Transplants Brewing Company, 2026-10-21 — venue website
Ghoul — El Corazon, 2024-10-20
Poster · El Corazon, 2024-10-20 — Songkick
Ghoul — The National, 2024-03-16
Poster · The National, 2024-03-16 — Songkick
Ghoul — Key Club, 2012-10-12
Poster · Key Club, 2012-10-12 — Songkick

Sources & corrections

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MusicBrainzArtist facts
WikipediaArtist facts
Ghoul on Last.fmArtist facts
Ghoul on TheAudioDBArtist facts
WikidataArtist facts, Photos
KEXPAirplay
venue websiteShow history, Show posters
SongkickShow history, Show posters
TheAudioDBPhotos, Logo
Last.fmCredited on the record; no item on this page cites it

This is a partial record of publicly documented activity. Missing shows, releases or members do not mean there are none. It does not confirm availability for booking.