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Artist
Grimis
12+ albums
about
The long and arduous journey of the belching beast that is Grimis began in 1998 when Jupiter's seventh orbital aligned with that of Uranus and four middle school 6th graders were magnetically binded by Mr. Napierkowski, of the 6th grade concert band at the Doherty Middle School in Andover, Massachusetts. Three of the chosen students, Pete Michelinie, Lyle Brewer, and Andy Doherty played drums in the band. The fourth, David Tanklefsky played saxaphone. Later in that year Lyle began playing the guitar and started playing music with Pete. The two shared an abiding love for the death-metal outfit Iron Maiden. Soon after the lovefest began, Andrew began to play the bass and the three began playing together. Spurred on by middle school music teacher and guitarist extraordinaire Jeff Buckridge (the Boston Horns), the group began performing at various middle school events often playing with guests such as Tanklefsky, Andy Berman, and Dale Spollett. The band, yet unnamed, continued to play through 7th and 8th grade, their talents culminating in a now-infamous performance in the Doherty Auditorium during the 8th grade Graduation Ceremony. During the performance the group played a racuous version of 'School's Out for Summer' featuring a robust Dale Spollett running across the stage without any clothes. In 2000, an 8-piece jazz outfit featuring the present members of Grimis performed at a number of different events at the Collins Center at the Andover High School. The group met every