Formation Lead vocalist/guitarist Rutger Verbist had a long history of creating songs he deemed "silly" or "for laughs", until writing the song "Fuzz Lightyear" in September 2015, convincing him he could form a band grounded in a fun yet heavy sound. He created an ad for a drummer and recruited Egon Loosveldt soon thereafter, envisioning the group as a duo. However, Verbist's longtime friend Geoffrey Verhulst would be recruited to handle bass playing, as Verbist was not able to play bass at the time. They played with names, originally playing as Sleepless Titan, until they settled on Gnome in 2016, deriving from that of the
mythical creature.
Father of Time (2018–2022) Father of Time was released on 8 June 2018. There was a release party at the Kavka in Antwerp, where Gnome were joined by other Belgian rock bands Ten Foot Wizard and Hidden Trails. Additional vocals were provided by Óskar Logi Ágústsson (of
The Vintage Caravan).
King released on 6 May 2022 and spawned an additional music video for the song "Kraken Wanker" (21 May). That October, Gnome played at Desertfest in Antwerp at the Trix music center. They would continue to play at Desertfest in London and Berlin the following May.
King was developed with a theme of a war between a fictional king named Wenceslas and the gnomes. Peter Jerman praised the track "Wenceslas" in ''Tuonela Magazine's'' Song of The Day on 13 December 2023, saying "I was instantly taken by their cool mix of groovy, doomy riffs, funky dance vibes, and those slightly goofy lyrics". In April 2023, Gnome opened for
The Datsuns at De Casino in
Sint-Niklaas. Gnome announced their "US Blasphemy Tour" in August 2023, with dates running from September to October. They began by playing at the 2023
Louder than Life Festival in
Louisville and hit smaller venues heading west until they wrapped up their tour at
Aftershock Festival in
Sacramento on 8 October. Following the tour, the group returned to Belgium and covered (with Atomic Vulture) for The Great Machine and Ruff Majik at Desertfest Antwerp 2023, as the groups were unable to make it.
Vestiges of Verumex Visidrome (2024–present) On 28 June 2024, Gnome released the single "Old Soul" from their newly-announced album
Vestiges of Virumex Visidrome on their
Bandcamp. They released a video for the album's second single, "Golden Fool", on 1 August and the third single, "The Ogre", on 6 September.
Vestiges of Verumex Visidrome was released on 13 September 2024. The album reviewed well with critics in the underground stoner metal scene. ==Band members==