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Artist
Grenouer
12+ albums
death metalIndustrial Death Metalindustrial metalrussianmath metal
about
Russian band GRENOUER who hail from St. Petersburg have achieved cult status in their homeland and have been able to penetrate the confines of the Iron Curtain. GRENOUER’s history can be divided into several stages. The first being a typical Underground/Death Metal, the further evolution of the band did not occur overnight, it developed over time through line up changes, more mature lyrics and vastly improved musicianship. GRENOUER’s debut album ‘Border of Misty Times’ was recorded in 1996 and was followed by ‘Gravehead’ (1999), ‘The Order O’Folly’ (2001) and ‘Presence with War’ (2003). GRENOUER regularly received positive reviews from a large number of Underground publications. In 2006 GRENOUER released ‘Try’. With this album they finally broke away from the confines of Death Metal and achieved a more experimental sound by fusing polyrhythms into the structure of their songs as well as industrial influences. This album was well received worldwide by a large number of musical publications, including big names such as Hard Rock, Rock Sound and Metal Hammer, with the majority of critics drawing comparisons with MESHUGGAH & FEAR FACTORY. In 2007 the band signed a contract with the British label Casket Music to formally release the album ‘Try’. In parallel with all of these developments, GRENOUER commenced working on new material with the intention of achieving far more. The recording took place in the Finnish Studio ‘Astia’ with the platinum selling producer Anssi Kippo (Childre
