 Gobel joined Cynic in 1988, playing guitar on their album "Focus"

He has also played with Portal, a lighter side project of the band Cynic, Gordian Knot, a band formed by Sean Malone, also a former Cynic member.Prior to this he played on Monstrosity's album "Imperial Doom" alongside future Cannibal Corpse vocalist George "Corpsegrinder" Fisher and future Malevolent Creation guitarist and bassist Jon Rubin and Mark Van Erp.He retired from the music industry in 2004.