Formation

Lead vocalist/guitarist Rutger Verbist had a long history of creating songs he deemed "silly" or "for laughs", until writing the song "Fuzz Lightyear" in September 2015, convincing him he could form a band grounded in a fun yet heavy sound.^[1] He created an ad for a drummer and recruited Egon Loosveldt soon thereafter, envisioning the group as a duo. However, Verbist's longtime friend Geoffrey Verhulst would be recruited to handle bass playing, as Verbist was not able to play bass at the time. They played with names, originally playing as Sleepless Titan, until they settled on Gnome in 2016, deriving from that of the mythical creature.^[2]

Father of Time (2018-2022)

Father of Time was released on June 8th, 2018. There was a release party at the Kavka in Antwerp, where Gnome were joined by other Belgian rock bands Ten Foot Wizard and Hidden Trails.^[2] The album had very limited vocals and was described by the band as "very experimental".^[1]

During the COVID-19 pandemic, Gnome worked on material for their next album King, recording with Frank Rotthier at Rockstar Recordings in the fall of 2020.

King (2022 - present)

In the buildup to the release of their second album, King, they released the single "Ambrosius" with an accompanying music video on February 24th, 2022. Another music video for "Wenceslas" would be released on April 21st, 2022.^[3][4] Additional vocals were provided by Óskar Logi Ágústsson (of The Vintage Caravan).

King released on May 6th and spawned an additional music video for the songs "Kraken Wanker" (May 21st). That October, Gnome played at Desertfest in Antwerp at the Trix music center. They would continue to play at Desertfest in London and Berlin the following May.^[5]

King was developed with a Bohemian theme of a war between a fictional version of King Wenceslas and the gnomes.^[1] Greg Kennelty of Metal Injection praised the album, describing it as a "perfect blend of progressive rock, stoner rock, and even some fairly growly sludge all wrapped up into one beautifully weird package".^[6]

In April 2023, Gnome opened for The Datsuns at De Casino in Antwerp.^[7]

Gnome announced their "US Blasphemy Tour" in August 2023, with dates running from September to October.^[8] They wrapped up their tour at Aftershock Festival in Sacramento California, on October 8th, 2023.^[9]

Following the tour, the group returned to Belgium and covered (with Atomic Vulture) for The Great Machine and Ruff Majik at Desertfest Antwerp 2023, as the groups were unable to make it.^[10]