Into the Moat


Into the Moat is an American mathcore band from Fort Lauderdale, Florida. It achieved national acclaim when profiled in Alternative Press magazine in November 2003. The band signed with Metal Blade Records, which released both of their full-length albums, and completed four national tours during 2004 and 2005.

Band history

The band started in 2001 as Matthew Gossman's one-man project. He played guitar, bass guitar and drums on the first demo. In January 2002, Johannes Naranjo joined on bass guitar and Wray moved to guitar.
Within a year, the group had recorded their first EP, Means by Which the End is Justified. Engineered by Jeremy Staska at Studio 13, the album was "discovered" by Lovelost Records after a song on the group's website drew their interest. With only an informal agreement, Lovelost Records released the EP in May 2003. The EP and subsequent brief promotional tours led the band to be signed by the metal label Metal Blade, which released their first full-length album, The Design, in March 2005. It was produced at Mana Recording Studios by Erik Rutan. Rob Shaffer left the band the same year. He is now a member of Dark Castle.
The Campaign, nearly four years in the making, was again produced and mixed by Erik Rutan at Mana Recording Studios and mastered by Alan Douches. It was released in March 2009 to positive reviews.
Into the Moat have remained silent until a 2016 interview with Sheeps X Clothing where they finally revealed that the band was, for all intents and purposes, done. This does, however, create a unique air of discussion regarding their contract with Metal Blade, which reportedly held that one record was left to be completed.

Current line up