Gomorrah

Gomorrah is a British Black Metal band mentioned briefly in the book’s discussion of media coverage surrounding graveyard desecrations in Tunbridge Wells. Its significance in the account lies in how a magazine report placed the band alongside Paul Timms: the alleged association is reported, but the book supplies no further detail establishing its nature or extent.

Identification and Context

The book names Gomorrah among the U.K. Black Metal bands discussed in Kerrang!’s coverage of the desecrations. That coverage soon broadened from the vandalism to articles about Black Metal itself, with Cradle of Filth receiving particular attention. Gomorrah appears in this media context, rather than in a developed account of its music, membership, or activities.

The Alleged Association with Timms

Kerrang! reportedly said that Timms was in regular contact with Gomorrah and Cradle of Filth. The account then distinguishes the claim about Cradle of Filth: singer Dani recalled meeting Timms once after a concert, while the book characterizes the band as having no substantive connection to him. That qualification is specific to Cradle of Filth; the passage offers no comparable confirmation or correction concerning Gomorrah. The reported contact should therefore be understood as an allegation attributed to the article, not as a relationship independently established by the book.

Media Framing and Evidentiary Limits

Gomorrah’s brief appearance illustrates how coverage of an episode of graveyard vandalism widened into scrutiny of the music scene associated with it. The book provides no account tying Gomorrah to the desecrations themselves, and its mention does not establish that the band participated in, supported, or knew about Timms’s conduct. Beyond its identification as a British Black Metal band and the reported claim of regular contact, the passage leaves Gomorrah’s role unspecified.