Following the release of their single/music video ‘Enemy Within’ London metal troops GraViL unleash their brand new album ‘Thoughts Of A Rising Sun‘ on 1st May 2013.
Watch ‘Enemy Within’ music video
No strangers to the music world, GraViL have already featured in Kerrang, Terrorizer and Rock Sound magazines and radio airplay including Ian Camfield‘s XFM rock show. Their single ‘March Of The Titans’ (with guest James McIlroy – Cradle Of Filth) features as a bonus track on ‘Thoughts Of A Rising Sun’ with the track playlisted by Scuzz TV and radio stations includingBruce Dickinson’s Radio 6 Rock Show.
‘Thoughts Of A Rising Sun’ was recorded late 2012 at Escape Route Studios in London with acclaimed producer Dan Abela (Gallows, Bleed From Within, Voices, Silent Descent). Abela has taken GraViL’s awesome raw power, giving it a feeding frenzy of steriods and nuturing the capsule of songs into a collosal, snarling landscape of aggression, pace and melody. Highlights include the single ‘Enemy Within’ (a melodic almost ‘core’ track) whilst in contrast the harsh un-commercial ‘Beyond Reprieve’ is brutal and ‘Bottle Of Shadows’ encapsulates everything GraViL represent with plenty of melody and sledgehammer riffs and hooks.
Vocalist Grant Stacey is rightly proud of ‘Thoughts Of A Rising Sun’
“Yes the album is uncompromised melodic and aggressive death/industrial metal but at the same time we wanted to push the envelope to the point of tearing it, we also wanted to make a point with the lyrical content about us as human beings. Whist it’s easy to become complacent and accept what’s out there, we need to rise and strive to find something worth chasing for, always.”
Thoughts Of A Rising Sun is released 1st May 2013.
Reviews:
“GraViL showcase confidence with fantastic, blistering songs” – Terrorizer Magazine
“Brutalising Tech Metal Wizardry” – Kerrang Magazine
“Crushing! Thoughts Of The Rising Sun is an excellent debut album” – Musipedia Of Metal
“Raise the horns – the metal army’s elite has just gotten a new commander in chief and they’re out to make you believe and throw that salute” – Metalbite.com
“There are so many different styles of metal on show here ranging from melodic death and thrash, to hardcore and metalcore and yet GraViL manage to put their own stamp on things and inject originality throughout” – Metal Mayhem
“If you’re looking for a new metal band to light up your week; look no further – GraViL are here and they’re sounding damned good. Thoughts Of A Rising Sun will blow your face off” – Loud Stuff.com
