Gaffer is Young, Loud, and Not Waiting Around

by Griffin Smalley | METAL, PUNK, THRASH & HARDCORE

At age 13, singer Eli was already cutting his teeth in songwriting, lyrics, and guitar. “For a while I did solo stuff, and then one day [Henry] messaged me to play drums. I didn’t know who he was at all, and we just started Gaffer together.” The duo chose the name...

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