GRAVDAL Begin Work On Third Full-Length Album. Part Company With Guitarist

Norwegian black Metallers GRAVDAL announced today that they are parting company with guitarist Specter.  The parting is completely amicable, with Specter deciding that he needs to commit more time to other projects, something that GRAVDAL both supports and understands.  Commenting on the split, guitarist Phobos said:  “It was a big decision to have to take since Specter has been with us for seven years, and he has been instrumental in shaping GRAVDAL’s music into what it is today.  But the music business has always been very fluid, and although we will miss him both as a musician and as a person, we fully support his decision and would like to thank him for his massive contribution to GRAVDAL, as well as for all the good times, and we wish him well for the future”. 

Things on the GRAVDAL front have been somewhat quiet since the release of the band’s sophomore full-length album “Torturmantra” in 2010, due in part to Phobos’ recording commitments with AETERNUS, for whom he is found in his more usual role behind the drumkit, as well as with GALAR.  But the band have now started working on the follow up to “Torturmantra”, which featured a show-stopping guest performance by SHINING’s Niklas Kvarforth on the track “Mishandlet”.  According to Phobos, “We are ready to reveal that the album will be called “Kadaverin” but more than that we can’t say at the moment.  With our second album we took a huge step forward, expanding the range of the band considerably so rest assured that with “Kadaverin” we will be taking things even further”.

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SHINING’S NIKLAS KVARFORTH JOINS LIST OF BLACK METAL MUSICIANS TO APPEAR AT UPCOMING BENEFIT CONCERT FOR SLAVIA FRONTMAN

SHINING’s NIKLAS KVARFORTH has joined the list of musicians and bands who will appear at a special Benefit Concert for SLAVIA founder and front man JONAS R. CHRISTIANSEN (ex-DISIPLIN)  who is suffering from cancer.   The concert, “ALGIR: Støttekonsert for Jonas R. Christiansen”,which will be held at the Garage in Bergen, Norway, on Friday 18^thNovember, has been organised by friends of the musician, who hope to add to the funds already raised to send Christiansen for treatment in Denmark. 

The line up on the evening features sets from HELHEIM and GRAVDAL, as well as SLAVIA themselves, in a performance that will mark CHRISTIANSEN’s final appearance with the band that has been so central to his life over the years and which, in all likelihood, will not go on without him.  A “Supergroup” line up comprising NOCTURNO CULTO of DARKTHRONE, HOEST of TAAKE, and SATYR and FROST of SATYRICON will get together for the event to play a special DARKTHRONE/SATYRICON set.

KVARFORTH will appear on stage with GRAVDAL to perform the track “Mishandlet” from the band’s latest album “Torturmantra”.  As well as guesting on the track for the album, the SHINING front man recently announced that the song was one of the tracks he had chosen for inclusion on his upcoming double CD solo retrospective “Fifteen Years of Absolute Darkness” which is due for release on Spinefarm Records in December, and charts fifteen years of his often controversial musical career.   

Commenting on KVARFORTH’s appearance at the Benefit Concert, GRAVDAL founder PHOBOS (AETERNUS, GALAR, MALSAIN) said:  “Like all the other artists and people involved in the Benefit Concert we wanted to make this something special for Jonas, so we asked NIKLAS if he would consider guesting with us.  He agreed without any hesitation whatsoever to take time out of a very busy schedule to come along from Sweden and contribute to everyone’s efforts to help not only one of our fellow musicians, but also a friend to so many on the Bergen scene”.

Below you can hear the original album version of the GRAVDAL track “Mishandlet” from the album “Tortrumantra” featuring NIKLAS KVARFORTH on guest vocals.  The track can either be found  here or below.


   

More information about the Benefit Concert for JONAS R. CHRISTIANSEN can be found on the following Facebook Event.

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Gravdal Live in Paris Performing "Torturmantra" and "Hyrdestund I Helvete"

Extreme Manager Patricia Thomas just uploaded a video called "Gravdal live in Paris" performing the tracks "Torturmantra" and "Hyrdestund I Helvete" from the "Torturmantra" album live at the Trabendo, Paris on the 11 April 2010, during the European tour with Gorgoroth and Keep of Kalessin, you can see it below.

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Formed in 2005 by guitarist Phobos (AETERNUS, MALSAIN) and drummer Taakesjel (BIZARREKULT), GRAVDAL is a Black Metal band firmly rooted in Norway’s legendary Bergen Scene. A scene that over the years has spawned such seminal bands as GOROGOROTH, ENSLAVED, IMMORTAL and TRELLDOM - to name but a few.

Starting out initially with the idea of remaining a studio band, GRAVDAL recruited vocalist Galge and recorded the first demo, “Massegrav” in 2005. However, shortly after the release of “Massegrav, it became obvious to the members that they wanted more from their music, and so a full line up was established with the addition of Specter (AETERNUS) on guitars and Daud on bass. Specter and Phobos began composing music together and with a now solid line up GRAVDAL hit the stage for the first time in 2006, and have since played with bands like TAAKE and DERIDE, and recently supported GORGOROTH on their European tour and have played at both the Inferno and Hole in the Sky Festivals.

With their debut album “Sadist” mixed and mastered by ENSLAVED’s Herbrand Larsen at the Conclave and Earshot Studios in Bergen, GRAVDAL inked a deal with Sweden’s Unexploded Records, and “Sadist” was released in 2008 to great reviews in the metal press world-wide.

The 2010 release of the band’s sophomore album “Torture Mantra” revealed the band’s new-found maturity in terms of both material and performance, and a guest appearance by SHINING’s Niklas Kvarforth confirmedGRAVDAL’s ability to surprise and innovate, whilst still remaining solidly grounded in the Black Metal Genre. The album was once again Recorded at the the Conclave and Earshot Studios, with Herbrand Larsen being joined by VULTURE INDUSTRIES’s Bjornar E. Nilsen at the production helm.

  

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Gravdal - Mishandlet (feat. Niklas Kvarforth)

‎GRAVDAL'S "Mishandlet" featuring Shining's Niklas Kvarforth on guest vox, from the "Torturmantra" album. GRAVDAL will be live at the Garage Bergen on the 17th December

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GRAVDAL "Torturmantra"

"Tortrumantra" the title track from GRAVDAL's 2010 album of the same name. Part of the prolific Bergen music scene, GRAVDAL was formed in 2005 by guitarist Phobos (AETERNUS, MALSAIN, GALAR) and drummer Taakesjel (BIZARREKULT), and now includes Galge on vocals and Specter on guitars. “Torturmantra”, the band’s sophomore album, was produced by ENSLAVED’s Herbrand Larsen, and recorded by Larsen, Bjørnar E. Nilsen (VULTURE INDUSTRIES, BLACK HOLE GENERATOR) and Arve Isdal (ENSLAVED, AUDREY HORNE) at their Conclave and Earshot studios in Bergen. "Mishandlet" was recorded in Sweden at the Erebus Odora studios and produced by Peter Bjärgö.

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GRAVDAL'S PHOBOS AND HELHEIM'S V'GANDR HIT THE ROAD AS LIVE SESSION MEMBERS FOR GORGOROTH

GRAVDAL guitarist Phobos (AETERNUS, MALSAIN), who has just returned from the DARK ESSENCE RECORDS TOUR where he played live session drums for SULPHUR, hits the road again today to reprise his live session role to play drums for GORGOROTH on their European tour. He is filling in for GORGOROTH drummer Vyl, who is currently on tour in the USA with KEEP OF KALESSIN.

Also fresh from the same tour, HELHEIM's V'Gandr (AETERNUS, TAAKE), will fill in on bass for Frank Watkins on the GORGOROTH tour.

So fans of GRAVDAL, HELHEIM, AETERNUS, TAAKE, MALSAIN, who are going to see GORGOROTH, keep a look out for the guys.

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