The Grief - "Ascent" EP now streaming

[Floss]

The Grief – Debut Single Release

Debut EP Now released at:

Bandcamp -  https://thegrief1.bandcamp.com/releases

Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/album/4lnH42S4uNvwBAYoKzn6LN?si=k3v1FzvBRzuSel0telPbag

iTunes - https://music.apple.com/ie/artist/the-grief/1496996964



The Grief is proud to release their debut single this month "A New Dawn" available digitally now on Spotify & all other common streaming platforms.  A New Dawn comes from the band's debut digital EP "Ascent" now released (Feb 27). A lyric video for the single can be found at the band's YouTube channel with the single's artwork also visible below

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HEaXgVEgYMA

Formed in early 2016, The Grief features members from Cork-based metal bands Corr Mhóna and For Ruin, some of whose members had originally played together in a Katatonia tribute band. The Grief plays a mixture of doom-tinged metal with influences from all the aforementioned bands & made some live appearances in 2017 before recording an initial unreleased demo with the initial line up of the band:  Robert Farrow - Drums, Kieran O'Leary - Bass, Paul Quinn - Guitars, Stephen Quinn - Vocals, John Murphy – Guitars. 

With the drum position vacated by Farrow who has since moved abroad, the band decided to focus on recording their first 9 songs during 2019 at Murphy's home studio in North Cork. Recordings were completed in late 2019 with Murphy performing the drum parts while a new drummer was being recruited.

The 9 songs have been mastered by Dan Swano at Unisound (www.unisound.se) in January 2020 and the band plans to release the material digitally via a number of releases during 2020.


Links:
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/3VQutljjgmAh2msKk1hc9G?si=vs-nPgsSScyFIknmfXBfYA
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/griefdoommetal/
Bandcamp - thegrief1.bandcamp.com/releases
Contact – thegriefireland@gmail.com

[blessed1]

That cover and logo is one of the best things I've seen in a long time. Big for ruin fan so will definitely be checking this out when I get home.

[Eoin McLove]

I like the sound of that.  Hearing touches of Corr Mhóna, Mael Mordha and a good dose of Paradise Lost.  I'll echo the sentiment above,  the logo and artwork are fantastic. Who did the painting? The production is massive too. I'll grab a CD or vinyl and look forward to listening through better speakers.  Nice work.

[Carnage]

This is excellent stuff, and I'll echo the sentiments above about the cover, it suits the music perfectly. Nice one.

[Cryptic Stench]

A good dose of paradise lost? Sounds like something off Medusa to me.

[Eoin McLove]

I'm looking forward to hearing the entire EP.  Hopefully there'll be a few more surprises to be discovered.  I think nasty death growls and a few eerie keyboards/organs would add extra depth and intrigue but then again, I would say that. 

[Floss]

Thanks folks.

Artwork by Slava Gerj & logo by Marc O'Grady.

The rest of the material definitely has some growls/synths/strings... EP out by the end of the month.

You can't bate a bit of PL....

[Eoin McLove]

Sweet.  Will there be a physical release?

[Floss]

Sweet.  Will there be a physical release?

No solid plan for that for now at least anyway - a few digital EPs will come out in coming months & maybe a physical release of all songs afterwards depending on interest...

[Jward]

Sounds great
Love the harmonies

[Anton Arcane]

I really like this. Not a genre I know much about but I think I hear a bit of a Pallbearer influence.

[Eoin McLove]

Yeah,  defo a bit of Pallbearer in there.

[The Butcher]

Thanks folks.

Artwork by Slava Gerj & logo by Marc O'Grady.

The rest of the material definitely has some growls/synths/strings... EP out by the end of the month.

You can't bate a bit of PL....

Sounds great. Keen to hear some synths as well, think it would really bolster the sound you got going. As others have said, the artwork is savage!

[Floss]

Pallbearer, hmm, must check them out so, never heard them

Ta for the recommendation...
J

[Blizzard Beast]

Ask Paul

I would echo what the lads have said this sounds great and the vocals  also.