Warm Gadget

Warm Gadget is the duo of Colten Tyler Williams and Tim Vester, and they hold fast to their roots in Bend, Oregon. Never afraid to cross genre lines, they blend alternative metal, alternative rock, noise, industrial and punk into a thick, layered wall of sound on almost every track.

Colten (composer, multi-instrumentalist, producer) and Tim (lyricist, vocalist, general spectacle and disaster) write the songs, bringing in other artists where it fits, live shows included.

The band started in 2009 as an outlet for something close to both of their hearts: film score and soundtrack music. Their rock roots pulled the songs into tighter shapes, and the Warm Gadget sound took form. Hundreds of shows across the Pacific Northwest followed. In 2017 they stepped back to work in film music production, scoring film and video projects and sharpening their sense of sonic storytelling.

The catalog so far:

• Brides (2014): a sludgy mix of metal, grunge and industrial.
• Hollowmas III (2015): an instrumental EP on Component Recordings, leaning into electronic, film and industrial music.
• Rituals (2021): the return, five alternative metal and industrial tracks plus remixes by Snowbeasts and Witch Eyes.
• Sorrows (2024): seven originals and three remixes, from goth rock to the grimiest industrial noise, with remixes by Dread Risks, Lament Cityscape and Witch Eyes.
• Stuck (2025): a three-track collaborative EP with longtime friends Snowbeasts, built the old way by trading demos back and forth until the noise, beats, synths and guitars locked in.

Hard-hitting rhythms, electronic beats, synth melodies and heavy guitars carry the sound, with lyrics delivered in a mix of manic energy, longing and aggression that lays a bleak coat over tight, machine-like songs. For fans of Helmet, The Dillinger Escape Plan, Ministry, Skinny Puppy, Nine Inch Nails, Faith No More, Deadsy, White Zombie and Roxy Music.

In 2026 Warm Gadget returned to the stage after 10 years away. About 13 new tracks are in the works, with two EPs planned for 2027.