Gollum was first played on NTS on 31 October 2018. Songs played include Prayer Of Despair.

Formed in late summer of 1998 by Hunter Holland and brothers Frank and Serge Stroehmer, Wilmington, North Carolina's Gollum - a name derived from the Yiddish “goylem” which literally translates to “shapeless mass” - is the epitome of original metal. From the moment they stepped into a room for that all important first jam, the hypnotic corrosive guitars of Frank Stroehmer, the pulsating bass of his brother Serge, and the blitzkrieg drumming of Hunter Holland all combined to create a surrealistic environment, out of step with boring verse-chorus-verse…