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\nNorrk\u00f6ping, Sweden doom metal goliaths GRIFTEG\u00c5RD \u2013 vocalist Thomas Eriksson (Bokor), guitarist\/lyricist Ola Blomkvist (Spet\u00e4lsk, The Doomsday Cult), guitarist Per Broddesson (The Doomsday Cult, Wolverine etc.), bassist Thomas Jansson (Wolverine), and drummer Jens Gustafsson — unleashed their debut full-length, Solemn-Sacred-Severe, in the US earlier this year via Van Records. Branded \u201ca milestone\u201d by Sweden Rock Magazine, who gave the record a much-deserved 9\/10 rating upon its Euro release late last year, Solemn-Sacred-Severe was recorded and mixed during the first half of 2009 in Milk Studios, Norrk\u00f6ping, and produced by the band, with co-producer engineer\/studio owner Magnus Jonsson. Arguably one of the genre\u2019s most eclectic offerings this year, the riff heavy masterwork includes appearances from various friends of the band, all of whom added to the already multi-textured epic doom hymns.
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\nIf you somehow missed witnessing the inherent crush of this record upon its release, now’s your chance to check out three tracks — “Charles Taze Russell,” “I Refuse These Ashes,” and “Noah\u2019s hands” (complete with commentary from Blomkvist) — courtesy of Decibel Magazine HERE<\/a>.
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\n“Goddamn, Candlemass move over because we\u2019ll need a lot of room.” — Deaf Sparrow
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\n“It\u2019s essential that you own this album.” — Funeral Rain
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\n“…they play a brand of traditional doom which is emotionally crushing one minute and almost soothing the next. For the most part they sound like Candlemass meets Memory Garden but they play at a pace closer to funeral doom bands. What makes them different is they are a religious band but not in the bible-pushing sense, they write emotionally charged tales and question the point of our very existence.” — Doommantia
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\n“With just a wonderful blend of doom, atmospherics an a genuinely thought provoking narrative, Solemn. Sacred. Severe. has to be one of the most moving metal records I\u2019ve heard in a long while.” — Popdose
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\nhttp:\/\/www.myspace.com\/griftegrd<\/a><\/p>\n