Abysmal Grief
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Genoa, Italy |
| Genres | Gothic Metal, Doom Metal |
| Years active | 1996 - present |
| Labels | Black Widow Records, Horror Records, Terror From Hell Records, Sun & Moon Records. |
| Website | http://www.abysmalgrief.com |
Abysmal Grief is a Gothic Doom Metal band established in Genoa in 1996.
Story
The band was founded by the multi-instrumentalist Regen Graves..[1], following the typical canons of the so-called Italian Dark Sound, which includes Death SS, Paul Chain, Black Hole, Jacula, Devil Doll and Mortuary Drape as parent groups, and by combining to the music topics related mainly to Esotericism and Death, with literary and philosophical references to authors such as Eliphas Levi, Allan Kardec and Aleister Crowley[2].
Stylistically the musical genre of Abysmal Grief takes up the typical canons of Doom Metal, with the addition of keyboards and synthesizers in the tradition of Italian horror soundtracks[3], combined with a mixed use of clean and screaming vocals[4].
From 1998 the band released several albums and singles[5], always maintaining a constant line-up with Labes C.Necrothytus on vocals and keyboards, Regen Graves on guitars and drums, and Lord Alastair on bass, including occasional live drummers until the definitive recruitment of Lord of Fog in 2013[6].
Abysmal Grief's shows[7] are known to be characterized by a massive scenography composed of statues crying blood, fog machines, candles, live worms thrown on the audience, and religious funeral objects (in the past actually stolen from cemeteries)[8][9]
Over the years Abysmal Grief have made many European tours as headliners[10][11], and have taken part in major festivals such as Roadburn[12], Brutal Assault[13], Heavy Days in DoomTown[14], Hell's Pleasure[15], Chaos Ritual[16], Prague Death Mass[17] and others.
Members
Current members
- Regen Graves (guitars, synthesizers)
- Labes C.Necrothytus (vocals, keyboards)
- Lord Alastair (bass)
- Lord of Fog (drums)
Past members
- Dorian Deminstrel (drums, 2010/2012)
- Alexander Baël (drums, 2008/2010)
- William Blissett (drums, 2005/2008)
- Tristan Yule (drums, 1998/1999)
- Tony Tears (bass, 1999)
- Garian (vocals, 1997/1998)
Discography
Studio Albums
- 2007 - Abysmal Grief[18]
- 2009 - Misfortune
- 2013 - Feretri
- 2015 - Strange Rites of Evil
- 2018 - Blasphema Secta
Demotapes
- 1998 - Funereal
- 1999 - Mors Te Audit
Singles/EPs
- 2000 - Exsequia Occulta
- 2002 - Hearse
- 2004 - Creatures From The Grave (split 7" w/Tony Tears)
- 2006 - Mors Eleison
- 2009 - Brides of The Goat (split 7" w/Denial of God)
- 2009 - The Samhain Feast
- 2012 - Celebrate What They Fear
- 2015 - Hymn of The Afterlife (split 12" w/Runes Order)
- 2016 - Dies Funeris (split 12" w/Epitaph)
- 2019 - Ministerium Diaboli (split 12" w/Abhor)
Compilations
- 2014 - We Lead The Procession
- 2016 - Reveal Nothing...
- 2020 - Dedication To The Occult And The Weird
References
- ↑ "Abysmal Grief - Encyclopaedia Metallum: The Metal Archives". www.metal-archives.com. Retrieved 2021-03-07.
- ↑ "ABYSMAL GRIEF INTERVIEW: "EVERY SONG IS CONNECTED BY A LINE OF SCORN AND SARCASM" – Iron Fist Magazine". Retrieved 2021-04-14.
- ↑ "Interview". LEGACY Magazine. #113. February 2018.
- ↑ "DOOM METAL LEXICANUM book". CultNeverDies. Retrieved 2021-04-14.
- ↑ "Abysmal Grief". Discogs (in italiano). Retrieved 2021-03-07.
- ↑ "Interview". Fire Magazine (#5). April 2017.
- ↑ "Abysmal Grief - Confirmed Metal Festivals". Retrieved 2021-04-14.
- ↑ Evdokimov, Aleksey (Spring 2018). "Interview". FIRE. #8.
- ↑ "Abysmal Grief – Chapter I Tour – Live in Budapest – May 2018 AB". 2018-05-07. Retrieved 2021-03-07.
- ↑ "» Announcing ABYSMAL GRIEF (it) and EPITAPH (it) – "The Lords of Dark Sound" tour April 2016! Killtown Bookings". Archived from the original on 2021-04-14. Retrieved 2021-04-14.
- ↑ "Abysmal Grief - European Tour - chapter 2". www.sunandmoonrecords.com. Retrieved 2021-04-14.
- ↑ Pessina, Luca. "ROADBURN 2016". metalitalia.com (in italiano). Retrieved 2021-04-14. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "BRUTAL ASSAULT 2018: aggiunti ABYSMAL GRIEF, DANZIG, HARAKIRI FOR THE SKY, SEPULTURA, GOBLIN e altri". metalitalia.com (in italiano). Retrieved 2021-04-14.
- ↑ Edwards, Lee (2013-12-12). "Heavy Days In Doomtown III: First Bands Now Announced For 2014". The Sleeping Shaman. Retrieved 2021-04-14.
- ↑ "CHAOS DESCENDS FESTIVAL BANDS 2015 | ENGLISH". www.chaosdescends.com. Retrieved 2021-04-14.
- ↑ "Schwermetall - C.H.A.O.S. RITVAL 2016 - 24.09.16". www.schwermetall.ch. Retrieved 2021-04-14.
- ↑ "Prague Death Mass III". Retrieved 2021-04-14.
- ↑ Caterino, Giuseppe. "I 100 MIGLIORI DISCHI DOOM". metalitalia.com (in italiano). Retrieved 2021-03-07.
Bibliography
- Aleksey Evdokimov, Doom Metal Lexicanum Archived 2021-03-02 at the Wayback Machine, Cult Never Dies, 2017.
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