The Moth Gatherer was founded in Stockholm in 2008 by Victor Wegeborn and Alex Stjernfeldt. They started The Moth Gatherer as a sort of therapy, a way to deal with the loss of people they loved and the hole it left behind. The Moth Gatherer was a way for Alex and Victor to move on. The band's evolutionary sound and atmospheric songwriting received critical attention, with reviewers describing the album as a cathartic journey and drawing musical comparisons to
Cult of Luna and
Neurosis. About the name "The Moth Gatherer" Stjernfeldt commented in an interview: "When you lose someone, a lot of things in your world is upside down, and it’s hard to see something positive. You also get a lot of questions about why? More or less, we fumble in darkness. Moths always searches for a source of light, like you do. So for me, the name stands for a search for hope". In another interview Karlsson commented that the band's name symbolizes the search for light in darkness, akin to a moth drawn to a flame. The band choose
Karl Daniel Lidén once again for mixing and mastering, notable for his work with
Dozer and Switchblade. The new album features guest appearances from members of
Terra Tenebrosa,
Monolord,
Kongh and more. The album was met with critical acclaim from magazines and fans worldwide, and ended up in many Album of The Month and Album of The Year charts. In early 2017 they announced a new EP called
The Comfortable Low featuring
Dennis Lyxzén (
Refused,
INVSN) and Fred Burman (
Satan Takes A Holiday). It was released worldwide on Agonia Records on March 31, 2017. In 2019 they released their third album,
Esoteric Oppression, in which they fuse
doom metal with atmospheric elements,
sludge, and
post-metal, resulting to a creative work that balances heaviness with subtle, melodic passages. The album was described as bleak and immersive, capturing themes of desolation and internal struggle. The band was noted for its willingness to explore bleak and dystopian soundscapes while incorporating elements of drone and industrial music.
Sputnikmusic praised it as the album where the band "truly perfect that balance between heaviness, melodic post-rock and overall patience in their songwriting," highlighting the band's evolution and the mastering work by
Cult of Luna's Magnus Lindberg. The album was released on 10 September 2024, ==Members==