GRENOUER BAND PAGE
 GRENOUER
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CURRENT NAME
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Grenouer |
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FORMER NAMES
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- |
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ORIGIN
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Russia |
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STATUS
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Active |
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FORMED IN
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1992 |
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LABEL
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Locomotive Music |
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GENRE
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Death metal; Hardcore |
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STYLE
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Technical |
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LYRICAL THEME
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- |
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BAND ADDED
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2005-08-20, 00:00 |
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LAST UPDATE
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2010-09-12, 04:28 |
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 The 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
Times' was recorded at Aria Records studio in Moscow. This was the studio of
choice for local top metal bands like End Zone, Goresleeps, Bosch and
Gods Tower, and was by far the most suitable for recording this
particular type of music. Musically, Border of Misty Times 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' festivals attracted leading
metal acts from all over the former 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 the 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 Navahohut 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
America 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 an Islamic Fundamentalist, 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 album 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 T r y , recorded in 2005 and subsequently mixed at Astia studio in
Finland under the supervision of Anssi Kippo, soundproducer of such
bands as Children Of Bodom and Impaled Nazarene. This time the music of
Grenouer comes crashing down on the heads of listeners with the successful
experiments of modern tech 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, Metaluim and Disgorge.
| Session musicians Add - Fetch |
| Unknown / none |
