{"id":114006,"date":"2024-09-04T13:09:36","date_gmt":"2024-09-04T18:09:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/themetalden.com\/?p=114006"},"modified":"2024-09-04T13:11:05","modified_gmt":"2024-09-04T18:11:05","slug":"grava-debut-new-single","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/themetalden.com\/?p=114006","title":{"rendered":"GRAVA – Debut New Single"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

GRAVA<\/strong>\u00a0have revealed another song from their upcoming album\u00a0\u201cThe Great White Nothing\u201d<\/strong>, set for release on\u00a0September 27th 2024\u00a0<\/strong>via\u00a0Aesthetic Death<\/strong>\u00a0(CD),\u00a0Vinyltroll Records<\/strong>\u00a0(LP) and\u00a0Evil Noise<\/strong>\u00a0(MC).\u00a0“Mangled”<\/strong>\u00a0is premiering now at\u00a0Toilet Ov Hell<\/a><\/strong>.

The first single,\u00a0\u201cDecimate\u201d<\/strong>, is also still available\u00a0HERE<\/a><\/strong>.

The Faroese\/Danish trio\u2019s debut album, \u201cWeight of a God\u201d (2022), showcased a violent yet atmospheric type of sludge metal that was simultaneously raw in its execution and disciplined in terms of songwriting. Its follow-up continues in the same vein while adding a touch of nuance and depth to the vicious soundscape. Like its predecessor, the album was produced by Troels Damgaard Holm and mastered by Brad Boatright at Audiosiege.

Though not a concept album, the album kicks off with two tracks (“Erebus” and “White Thresher”) that revolve around the same event: the tragic Franklin Expedition, which in 1845 ventured to the northernmost Arctic to explore the Northwest Passage between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. The expedition was a disaster; both ships (HMS Erebus and HMS Terror) were lost, and all 128 crew members perished in the great white nothing to which the title and cover refer.

Throughout the album,\u00a0GRAVA<\/strong>\u00a0expand their lyrical universe, and the bleak sludge metal is accompanied by tales of a heartbreaking execution of a Swedish nobleman in 1707 (“Breaker”), a tragic train accident in the outskirts of Copenhagen in 1897 (“Mangled”), and a soldier’s final chaotic moments in one of the countless muddy trenches of World War I (\u201cBayonet\u201d).

Just like on their debut album,\u00a0GRAVA<\/strong>\u00a0do not attempt to tell stories from A to Z but instead attempt to capture moments of death as seen through the eyes of the dying. The effect is a musical and lyrical drama that appears fragmented and intense but also surprisingly disciplined in terms of songwriting. In a genre often characterized by long songs,\u00a0GRAVA<\/strong>\u00a0never lose grip on their compositions, and although\u00a0\u201cThe Great White Nothing\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0is full of interesting musical ideas, the tracks rarely extend far beyond the three-minute mark.

Tracklist:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. Erebus
2. White Thresher
3. Decimate
4. Breaker
5. The Fall
6. Mangled
7. Bayonet
8. Ceasefire
9. Hinterlands<\/strong>

Line-up:Casper Axilg\u00e5rd: Drums
Niels Asger Svensson: Vocals, bass
Atli Brix Kamban: Vocals, guitar

GRAVA<\/strong> <\/a>Online:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/gravadanois.bandcamp.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/grava_danois\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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