Gravetemple is the name given to the line-up of
Attila Csihar
Attila Csihar (; born 29 March 1971), also sometimes known as Void, is a Hungarian extreme metal vocalist, best known for his vocal work in Norwegian black metal band Mayhem and American drone-doom project Sunn O))). Author Ian Christe descr ...
,
Stephen O'Malley
Stephen O'Malley (sometimes referred to as SOMA; born July 15, 1974) is an American guitarist, producer, composer, and visual artist from Seattle, Washington, who has conceptualized and participated in numerous drone doom, death/doom, and exper ...
and
Oren Ambarchi. The trio formed in the summer of 2006 when
Sunn O)))
Sunn O))) (pronounced "sun") is an American experimental metal band formed in 1998 in Seattle, Washington. The band is known for their distinctive visual style and slow, heavy sound, which blends diverse genres including doom metal, drone, bla ...
was invited to play in
Israel
Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...
, while Israel was engaged in the
2006 Lebanon War
The 2006 Lebanon War, also called the 2006 Israel–Hezbollah War and known in Lebanon as the July War ( ar, حرب تموز, ''Ḥarb Tammūz'') and in Israel as the Second Lebanon War ( he, מלחמת לבנון השנייה, ''Milhemet Leva ...
, and some of its members refused to travel there. In Summer 2008, the trio reformed together with Australian drummer
Matt "Skitz" Sanders
Matt "Skitz" Sanders (born 19 December 1972) is an Australian extreme metal drummer and musician. In 1989 he founded a "hatecore" band, Damaged. He has played with many Australian heavy metal bands including King Parrot, Blood Duster, Abrameli ...
for a short European tour. This band is not to be confused with the
Burial Chamber Trio, which consists of a similar line-up but with
Greg Anderson instead of Stephen O'Malley. Gravetemple released ''
The Holy Down'' in 2007 through Southern Lord Records.
Discography
Studio albums
*''
The Holy Down'' (CD 2007) - limited to 3000 copies
*''
Impassable Fears'' (2017)
Demos
*''
Ambient/Ruin'' (demo CDR 2008)
*"
Le Vampire de Paris" (CD 2009) Limited to 350 copies
External links
Grave Temple live footage pt. 1Grave Temple live footage pt. 2
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Doom metal musical groups
Musical groups established in 2006