Forged in
Covington, Louisiana in 2012 in the wake of the dissolution of haarp and Omean,GRISTNAM lives
by the grind-groove-repeat ethos churning out billowing odes of revulsion,
disease and chronic disenchantment. The band's debut EP, simply titled Release
1, was unleashed into the troposphere in 2013 where underground hordes in
the "know" noshed on their sonic punishment with grim delight.
Proclaimed
Thisisbooksmusic.com: "These guys sound like the New Orleans metal
bastards they are, taking in the kind of crunch and dirges that come from some
of the best metal bands out of the south, but also adding in a thick hardcore
punk spirit that results in songs with a number of different texture and tempo
changes within. They remind of bands like Bone Dance, The Dillinger Escape
Plan, and Retox, but with their own richness that help keep them low and high
at the same time. When the band starts getting rhythmically in touch with one
another, it's an awesome groove. When they sound like they're bombarding as
they musically machete each other, it's beautiful. None of the songs go over
the three-and-a-half minute mark, and I'm almost afraid to know what would
happen if they did. They might create something that builds as an epic, before
they end things in a satisfactory mass suicide. I look forward to how they'll
punch me next."
GRISTNAM's
eagerly-awaited follow-up comes in the form of Even Less, a duel
bruiser that features the five tracks from their Release 1 EP
and six new violent requiems. Even Less is the cumulative
sound of a society gone rotten and comes at you swinging by way of Housecore
Records.
Even Less
Track Listing:
Side A
1. Etch And
Burn
2. Column V
3. Embedded
4. Guilt
Runs Red
5.
Load/Depress
Side B
6. Wake
7.
Copperhead
8. Cells
9. Riding
Home
10. Wallow
11. Oak
Tunnel
GRISTNAM
personnel:
Greg
Bourgeois - Guitars
Steve
Bourgeois - Guitars
Shaun Emmons
- Vocals
John
Miskimmin - Bass
Keith
Sierra, Jr - Drums
Even
Less is currently available digitally via the official GRISTNAM
BandCamp page HERE, on orange wax (limited to 300 copies) and cassette
(limited to 100 copies) via Housecore Records at THIS LOCATION.
Source: Earsplit
PR
