Jeronimo Enrique Gomez (born August 19, 1976) is an

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guitarist, bass guitarist, musician, songwriter and designer. Originally from

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, Gomez grew up in

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, where he notably played in the

melodic hardcore Melodic hardcore is a broadly defined subgenre of hardcore punk with a strong emphasis on melody in its guitar work. The style often includes guitar harmonies, riffs using octave chords, as well as broken chords. Additionally, lyrics tend towar ...

band

As Friends Rust As Friends Rust is an American melodic hardcore band based in Gainesville, Florida. The original line-up, which included vocalist Damien Moyal, guitarist Henry Olmino, bass guitarist Jeronimo Gomez, and drummer Matthew Crum, formed in Davie, F ...

, the

metalcore Metalcore is a broadly defined fusion genre combining elements of extreme metal and hardcore punk, originating in the 1990s United States and becoming popular in the 2000s. Metalcore typically has aggressive verses and melodic choruses, combined ...

band

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, and the

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band The Rocking Horse Winner. In 2011, Gomez married former The Rocking Horse Winner bandmate (and future The Darling Fire bandmate)

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Background

Gomez's early bands include Hudson and Wayside. As part of

's original line-up (from September 1996 to February 1997), he recorded on the band's first demo and the EP ''

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'' (

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). The material was later reused on the compilation albums '' Eleven Songs'' ( Howling Bull/Golf) and ''

Greatest Hits? ''Greatest Hits?'' is a compilation album by American melodic hardcore band As Friends Rust. It was originally released on compact disc by Japanese record label Cosmic Note on June 4, 2014. Indonesian record label D'Kolektif released the compila ...

'' (Cosmic Note/Shield). After As Friends Rust's first break-up (the band would reform with a different line-up), Gomez continued playing with guitarist

Henry Olmino As Friends Rust is an American melodic hardcore band based in Gainesville, Florida. The original line-up, which included vocalist Damien Moyal, guitarist Henry Olmino, bass guitarist Jeronimo Gomez, and drummer Matthew Crum, formed in Davie, ...

and drummer

Matthew Crum As Friends Rust is an American melodic hardcore band based in Gainesville, Florida. The original line-up, which included vocalist Damien Moyal, guitarist Henry Olmino, bass guitarist Jeronimo Gomez, and drummer Matthew Crum, formed in Davie, F ...

in the emotional hardcore band Red Letter Day, which also included vocalist

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and released a self-titled EP on

Eulogy Recordings Eulogy Recordings is an American independent record label established in early 1997 by hardcore guitarist John Wylie. The record company was founded in Cooper City, Florida but its headquarters moved around in various parts of Broward County, ...

in 1997. Gomez next joined the

band

, shortly after the recording of its 1998 debut release, '' Distance Only Makes the Heart Grow Fonder'' (

Undecided Records Undecided Records was an American independent record label established in 1998 by Clifford Wiener and Alexander Kenny. The record company was founded in Loxahatchee, Florida but its headquarters moved around in various parts of Palm Beach Count ...

), receiving credits as a member of the band in the liner notes, though he did not perform on the material. Gomez only remained with Poison the Well for a few months, as he was replaced by Alan Landsman. His next band was the

outfit The Rocking Horse Winner (1999 to 2003), which also included guitarist Olmino, drummer Crum, vocalist

, guitarist

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and drummer

Steve Kleisath Steven Lee Kleisath is an American musician and has been a drummer for PULL, Strongarm, Shai Hulud, Further Seems Forever, and En Masse. The band PULL was originally called Friend or Foe. He also currently plays drums for the band The Darling Fi ...

. The Rocking Horse Winner toured the United States heavily during its span, and performed at such festivals as

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, MACROCK,

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, Monster Fest,

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and Gainesvillefest. The band released its debut album, ''State of Feeling Concentration'' (Ohev Records) in 2001, followed by ''

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'' ( Equal Visions Records) in 2002. Following The Rocking Horse Winner's break-up, Gomez put his music career on hold in order to focus on graphic design and animation. In 2019, he, his wife Lindholm, and Kleisath formed the

post-hardcore Post-hardcore is a punk rock music genre that maintains the aggression and intensity of hardcore punk but emphasizes a greater degree of creative expression. Like the term " post-punk", the term "post-hardcore" has been applied to a broad conste ...

band The Darling Fire, which released its debut album, ''Dark Celebration'', on

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in 2019, and its sophomore output, ''Distortions'', on

Iodine Recordings Iodine Recordings is an independent record label based in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Iodine Recordings releases punk music, punk, hardcore punk, hardcore, and indie rock music. It was once home to bands such as Brand New (band), Brand N ...

in 2022.

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