Released in 2020, Impenetrable Cerebral Fortress would serve as the sole full-length from Santa Cruz, California hardcore extremists Gulch. Following on from their much-adored Burning Desire To Draw Last Breath EP in 2018, the band's cult following would explode with this release, often credited as being one of the major lynchpins in the expansive revival of the hardcore scene. That being said, the material is far more feral and unhinged than most of their contemporaries; combining elements of mathcore, screamo, grindcore, D-beat and extreme metal motifs to conjure a sound utterly abrasive, unwelcoming and as the album title suggests, impenetrable. Disbanding in 2022 as was always their mission statement (everyone knows the best hardcore acts break up before getting too popular), many members remain active in the scene with bassist Mike Durrett handling guitar duties in Sunami whilst drummer Sammy Ciaramitaro serves as frontman for Drain.