Saturday, July 25, 2009

Awesome Band You Should Probably Listen To: Grayceon


I feel kinda bad for that massive review of Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood. I suppose I really get carried away with game reviews, so it’s back to music for a little while. And today I have something quite wonderful for you, the person reading this.

Sometimes, an awesome album just isn’t enough. Sometimes, I feel the need to do plugging of the more extreme variety. Perhaps this is due to boredom of the highest caliber, who really knows. Today, I, the amazing Some Guy, am here with a band that will violate your eardrums with amazingness. Well violate isn’t exactly the correct word here. It’s more like the warm sensation you get after somebody hugs you.

Grayceon is an American progressive metal band that doesn’t sound at all like anything else in the genre. There is nothing about them that sounds like Dream Theater, Opeth, or Ayreon. What we have here is something unique and interesting. I can’t think of a single band that sounds like them, and they are so great I feel the need to plug them.

Now there are a few things that make this band interesting. First let’s start with the obvious. They make frequent usage of a cello! Any band that uses any stringed instrument often is instantly awesome, but oh there’s more. Instead of having just one vocalist, they have two, a female soprano and a dude. Songs are lengthy and frequently change between metal and a more quiet often atmospheric sound. Drumming is great throughout and will always keep you entertained if the awesome guitar and cello somehow aren’t capable of doing so. If that isn’t enough to impress you I don’t know what will. The only thing dislikeable about this band is how the songs are all fucking huge, and therefore their entire discography is only 10 songs. I’m amazed at how not popular this band is. It’s a crime!

Grayceon - Self Titled

Grayceon - This Grand Show Is Eternal


Grayceon + Giant Squid split (You get a shitty Giant Squid song as a bonus! Their other stuff is so much better they should be embarrassed about this song. It really is that shitty)



I have been asked to remove the download link so I did. You guys are going to have to buy them if you want them (Which you should, because they're awesome).

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

you can also catch them on tour:
Jun 19 2009 - Oakland, CA @ Forthrite Screenprinting, Karyn Crisis Art Show - FREE!

Jun 26 2009 - Petaluma, CA @ The Phoenix Theater, w/ Slough Feg, Cormorant, Helms Alee, La Fin Du Monde

Jun 27 2009 - Chico, CA @ Cafe Coda w/ La Fin Du Monde, Helms Alee

Jul 30 2009 - San Francisco, CA @ Thee Parkside w/ Black Cobra, Grayceon, Cormorant

Jul 31 2009 - Sacramento, CA @ Old Ironsides w/ Grayceon, Them Hills, Young Aundee

Aug 1 2009 - Portland, OR @ Rotture w/ Thrones, Grayceon, Sedan

Aug 2 2009 - Boise, ID @ Gusto’s w/ Grayceon, Pussygutt, Manville

Aug 3 2009 - Salt Lake City, UT @ Burt’s Tiki Lounge w/ Grayceon, Nine Worlds, Eagle Twin

Aug 4 2009 - Denver, CO @ 3 Kings w/ Grayceon, Kingdom of Magic

Aug 5 2009 - Omaha, NE @ O’Leavers w/ Grayceon, Lepers

Aug 6 2009 - Fargo, ND @ The Aquarium w/ Grayceon, Sleeping In Gethsemane

Aug 7 2009 - Minneapolis, MN @ The Hexagon w/ Grayceon, Iron Thrones, Frontier

Aug 8 2009 - Chicago, IL @ tbc w/ Grayceon

Aug 9 2009 - Lansing, MI @ Mac’s Bar w/ Grayceon

Aug 10 2009 - Pittsburgh, PA @ Howlers w/ Grayceon, Bloody Panda

Aug 11 2009 - Cleveland, OH @ tbc w/ Grayceon

Aug 12 2009 - Brooklyn, NY @ Union Pool w/ Grayceon, Hull

Aug 13 2009 - Providence, RI @ Machines With Magnets w/ Grayceon, Loon, Bellows

Aug 14 2009 - Philadelphia, PA @ tbc w/ Grayceon, Rosetta, Cable

Aug 15 2009 - Charlotte, NC @ The Milestone w/ Grayceon, Black Skies

Anonymous said...

all shows are with both Grayceon and Giant Squid

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