Release Date: 2007
Style: Experimental
Quality: V2 (VBR)
Size: 67MB
Tracklist:
01 Sounds Like Thunder 8:53
02 Song For You 3:54
03 Into The Deep 12:35
04 Ride 19:59








Grayceon is an atypical three-piece from San Francisco comprised of electric cello, guitar, drums, and vocals. Pulling together an extremely diverse range of musical influences and writing styles, Grayceon's fresh sound defies the boundaries of the metal/rock/progressive genres. Screaming melodic lines over distinct guitar "chunk," doom riffs, jazz chord progressions, intricate folk-like delicacies, and just about everything in between can be found in a single Grayceon track. The cello proficiency and the guitar finger picking style alone are unprecedented in heavy music. And although the vocals are sparse and the drumming unconventional, all elements are intertwined effortlessly to give the arrangements a fluid feel that may not be present in less able hands. Compared to Opeth, King Crimson, and Ved Buens Ende, not in sound but in 'feel', Grayceon embraces the hard-to-describe-them definition and pushes boundaries even further by occasionally throwing in a bass riff or vocal line by other artists as varied as Fleetwood Mac and Scorpions. But don't 'blink,' the moment a passage like these becomes recognizable it is long gone. Alternate low tuning both on cello and guitar also contribute to their unique sound.

Formed in 2005, when three friends, each fans of each other's other bands, decided to make some noise together, Grayceon is Jackie Perez Gratz (AmberAsylum) - electric cello/vocals, Max Doyle (Walken) - guitar/vocals, and Zack Farwell (Walken) - drums. They quickly realized that their combined energy created a sound that was inspired and challenging, so they decided to give it a whirl and kept writing new material for the project. A demo was recorded in early 2006 and Grayceon has been handing them out free to anyone who wants to hear it. They subsequently recorded a full-length album in Summer 2006.

Grayceon tours the US with Giant Squid in March/April 2007 and are planning a longer US, and possibly European, tour for Fall of 2007. Jackie Perez Gratz has performed with AmberAsylum for almost a decade and has released 5 full-length albums and several compilations with them on Relapse/Release Records, Elfenblut, Misanthropy, Black Lotus, Cleopatra, Paradigms, Projekt, Neurot Recordings, and Profound Lore (soon to be added to the list). In addition to AmberAsylum, Jackie has also performed and recorded with luminaries such as Neurosis, Tribes of Neurot, Jarboe (Swans), Today is the Day, Steve Von Till, Ludicra, Asunder, Lost Goat, Matmos, Two Gallants, as well as collaborated with members of the legendary Weakling, The Gault, Hammers of Misfortune, and The Fucking Champs.

Jackie Perez Gratz - Electric Cello/Voice
Max Doyle - Guitar/Voice
Zack Farwell - Drums