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Gun Ghaol are the world’s only Gaelic metalcore band.
Started in 2024 by vocalist Cailean Stone as a TikTok channel, the project became a performing act in 2025 due to a growing fanbase.
Now a five-piece, Gun Ghaol is Colin (vocals), Paul Martin & Ewan Cruickshank (guitars), Finlay Cable (bass), and Stuart Bradley (drums).
RELEASE history
Bha Thu Ceàrr – debut single, October 2023
Leum – debut album, October 2024
DEISEIL - single, April 2025
Sgrios – EP, September 2025 (first release as a band)
Salm& Dorchadas ft. Vileblood – double single, January 2026
Gun Alba & Alba – Gaelic World Cup singles, May 2026
Port – September 2026
Gabh Ceum Air Ais ft. Limonead – October 2026
Album #2 – February 2027
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Goon Ghoul, but with a slight buzz on the ‘gh’. Here’s a video to explain.
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All of our lyrics, song titles, and album names are in Gàidhlig (Scottish Gaelic).
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Colin spent much of his formative years on the Isle of Lewis, one of the heartlands of the Gaelic language. It’s where half his family is from, and it’s a language he communicates and works in.
Combining his love of metalcore with his heritage, Gun Ghaol was born. -
It translates to ‘Without Love’.
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There are five members of Gun Ghaol.
Cailean (vocals), Paul (guitar), Ewan (guitar), Finlay (bass), and Stuart (drums). -
We’d love for our entire site to be in Gaelic! We recognise that only a small portion of our audience is able to read the language - so (for now), we’ll lead with English and use Gaelic as often as we can around it. Rudeigin mar seo!