The world told Haley Roughton to put her dream aside. Except this time, it’s on her terms — and she’s doing it with “emotional gore.” Gore. are a band that brings a distinctly feminine perspective to the heavy music scene.

Gore.’s origin story is certainly unique. When Roughton went to college, the self-taught vocalist wanted to study music. But family pushed her to find a more stable career. To Roughton’s shock, that career became electrical engineering and by the end of her studies, she had landed a job with a major scientific organization.

And the career proved useful.

Roughton credits being an engineer providing her the tools of work ethic, organization and management to help her with Gore.

The Texas-based trio formed in 2023. Quickly, the band made waves with their emotionally raw and unapologetically vulnerable sound. The band uploaded two songs to YouTube and gained unexpected rapid response for their vulnerable lyrics and dynamic heavy sound. Fans racked up views and the band even received a seal of approval from established bands such as Motionless in White, Papa Roach, and Flyleaf.

“The goal of Gore. is to be very raw and vulnerable — emotional gore,” the singer states.

Fresh off a summer tour with Kittie, the Texas modern alternative metal four-piece — vocalist Haley Roughton, guitarist Alex Reyes, bassist Devin Birchfield, and drummer Wills Weller — have announced their new EP, titled …Then You Cannot Love Me, out October 9th via Spinefarm.

…Then You Cannot Love Me follows the late 2025-release If You Do Not Fear Me… EP — making two very distinct and inseparable halves of an impactful whole. Gore.’s two new EPs were always meant to be sisters. One is not complete without the other. Even though If You Do Not Fear Me… was released a year before its counterpart, the ellipsis at the end of its title made it seem like it was holding its breath for something else to come.

Embracing touchstones ranging from metalcore to nu-metal to shoegaze and even a bit of pop, Roughton’s cleans are delicate, while the raging harsh vocals have the fury to back up the fully-charged duo of Reyes and Birchfield that quake, riff, and blast.

Ultimately, Gore.’s music is an embrace of the raw, unfiltered aspects of life, particularly from a female perspective. Gore. is poised to continue challenging norms and expressing the full spectrum of feminine experience through their powerful sound.

This is Gore.

“This song is about someone who is so seductive that they lead you right into temptation,” says Roughton. “They have you wrapped around their finger, and they know it. You idolize them. You try as hard as you can to resist, but there’s something both painful and pleasurable about their presence, so you give into them and whatever chaos you know they’ll bring.” – Haley Roughton / GORE.