Artist:
GRENOUER
Title: TRY
Label: SIBERIAN LEAGUE PROD
Catalog No: GR*5
Format
: MCD
Total Time : 3 tracks/ 10.48 minutes
Style/File under: Modern
Deathmetal
Official release date : 2005
ADDITIONAL INFO :
At the end
of 1992 the Russian band GRENOUER was founded in the city of Perm in the
heart of the Western Ural mountain ranges. Initially they performed ultra
brutal death metal, a genre very popular among the newly formed bands
on the global metal scene at that time. In 1993, after recording the demo
'Death of a Bite', the band then had the necessary material to set about
establishing a cult following in their local region. Over time, Grenouer
took steps to create their own identity, which intern allowed them to
vastly improve their musical ability.
Eventually in 1996, a full length album entitled 'Border of Misty Time'
was recorded at Aria Records studio in Moscow. This was the studio of
choice for Russia's top metal bands such End Zone, Goresleeps, Bosch and
Gods Rower, and was by far the most suitable for recording this particular
type of music. Musically, 'Border of Misty Time' was classic death metal
which incorporated elements of thrash metal. Its lyrical content focused
primarily on the correlation between modern and ancient times. Soon after
recording the album, 5,000 copies were pressed and sold through Metal
Agen Records to critical acclaim. Grenouer then took its rightful position
as one of Russia's leading death metal acts. As a result of this album
and their prominence on the live circuit, the band's profile dramatically
increased, thereby allowing them to organise a series of 13 festivals.
These 'Death Panorama' festival attracted leading metal acts from all
over the former of USSR.
In 1998, they then recorded their highly anticipated second album, 'Gravehead',
in the same Aria studio. It was very much in the style of death/black
metal and proved to be a very successful follow-up. As a band, Grenouer
were now able to stand tall having played an impressive number of live
shows and honed their musical skills. The distinctive quality of their
sound soon became their signature. All the hard work in their homeland
paid off and the ensuing media attention allowed them to increase their
fan base.
As the year 2000 approached, new material was written which resulted in
a third studio album, 'The Odour O'Folly'. This new album was full of
catchy tunes and its highlight was a live cover of A-Ha hit 'Take on Me',
which became an instant crowd pleaser.
The last full length Grenouer album entitled 'Presence with War' was recorded
in 2003 at Navahot studio in Moscow and got mastered at famous Finnvox
studio in Finland. After the recording of this album, the band permanently
relocated to St. Petersburg where they continue to live and create their
music.
The unusual album title focuses the listeners' attention on the human
propensity for war. The main artwork was created by Mickmo, a talented
American artist working within the comic book industry, and is a symbolic
representation of the God of War. The songs support the theme of war by
aiming to crush any hope of remaining alive, whether you be a soldier
of fortune, an attacking clone or a Communist skinhead. Ultimately, the
underlying theme is that the destiny of flesh is death, so the sooner
it happens, the better. The albums is a reflection of recent events as
well as our entire history. Grenouer toured extensively with this album
throughout the former USSR during 2004, receiving an extremely enthusiastic
reception from fans of both brutal and hardcore metal.
Over the years, Grenouer has developed a style all of its own, something
which cannot be strictly categorised. This was exhibited on the new MCD
'Try', recorded in 2005 and subsequently mixed at Astia studio in Finland
under the supervision of Anssi Kippo, soundproducer of Children of Bodom.
This time the music of Grenouer comes crashing down on the heads of listeners
with the successful experiments of modern techno-death metal. Also, between
2002 and 2004, members of Grenouer participated in the death black metal
project Tartharia, which was signed to the US label, Crash Music Inc,
home of Flotsam And Jetsam and Metalium.
LINE-UP :
Ind : Vocals
Motor : Guitar
Grave : Drums
1.Devil's
Eye(3:29)
2.All Along The Runway(3:18)
3.Powdering Squeeze(4:01)
AUDIO :
TRY:
All Along
The Runway (mp3)
Ilya Gnatiuk,
P.O. Box 12, Moscow, Russian Federation
Emails :grenouer@prm.ru
Website: http://www.grenouer.com