Worm Shepherd

Worm Shepherd is an American deathcore band from Brockton, Massachusetts, formed in 2020. The band has released three studio albums and an EP.

Worm Shepherd
Origin	Brockton, Massachusetts, United States
Genres	Blackened deathcore, symphonic deathcore, symphonic black metal, technical death metal
Years active	2020-present
Labels	Unique Leader Records
Members	Leo McClain Tre Purdue Thomas O'Malley Harry Tadayon
Past members	Ryan Ibarra Brandon Cooper Devin Duarte The Orc King

History

The band released their debut album In The Wake Ov Sòl independently on December 25, 2020, before getting signed to Unique Leader Records and re-releasing the album via the label on June 4, 2021,^[1] receiving positive feedback.^[2] Vocalist Devin Duarte stated that he wrote the album when he was "at my emotional lowest and brought me back to the darkest places in my life. I wanted to encapsulate the hopelessness people feel with these words, so that it can have a uniting effect. I wrote all the lyrics at the location where I made an attempt on my life, and I feel that it brought me even closer to the message."^[3] Worm Shepherd and Recoil in Horror guest appeared in the song "This is Helloween" by Nitheful.^[4]

The band released their second album Ritual Hymns on January 14, 2022. Singles and music videos were released for the songs "Ov Sword and Nail",^[5] "Chalice Ov Rebirth",^[6][7] "The River Ov Knives",^[8] and "A Bird in the Dusk".^[9][10]

Worm Shepherd embarked on a North American tour with The Breathing Process and Alukah in January 2022.^[11] In July and August, they supported The Last Ten Seconds of Life in that band's North American tour, alongside Entheos.^[12][13] In October, Worm Shepherd supported Sanguisugabogg in that band's North American tour, alongside VCTMS and Scumfuck.^[14] Devin Duarte has guest appeared in the song "Reaper of Dreams" by Oracle Spectre.^[15]

On July 26, 2023, Worm Shepherd announced a new EP, The Sleeping Sun, released on August 18, 2023,^[16] receiving positive feedback.^[17] Devin Duarte has guest appeared in the songs "Somber" by Old Wharf^[18] and "The Order of the Gash" by Alastor's Gash.^[19]

Musical style

Worm Shepherd and its material have been described as blackened deathcore,^{[7][6][8][16][20][21]} deathcore,^[2][3][17] symphonic deathcore,^[13][17][21] blackened death metal,^[1][22] black metal,^[17][23] symphonic black metal,^[3][20] technical death metal,^[3][23] extreme metal,^[9] death metal,^[2] doom metal,^[3] and atmospheric black metal.^[21]

Members

Current

• Leo McClain – drums (2020–2022, 2023, 2025–present)
• Tre Purdue – guitars (2020–present)
• Thomas O'Malley – bass (2024–present)
• Harry Tadayon – guitars (2024–present)

Former

• Ryan Ibarra – bass, guitars (2020–2022)
• Brandon Cooper – guitars (2020–2023)
• Devin Duarte – vocals (2020–2024)
• The Orc King – vocals (2024)

Live

• Damon Vojtkofsky – drums (2022–2023)
• Hunter Spader – bass (2022)

Discography

• In The Wake Ov Sòl (2020)
• Ritual Hymns (2022)
• The Sleeping Sun (EP) (2023)
• Hunger (2024)