Graves is an American

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band formed in 2000 by

Michale Graves Michael Emanuel (born March 21, 1975), better known by his stage name Michale Graves, is an American singer. He is best known as the lead vocalist for the 1990s re-incarnation of the horror punk band Misfits from 1995 to 2000, leaving briefly ...

and

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after they left the

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. Graves recorded and released one album, ''

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'', that was produced by Dr. Chud.

Recordings

The band also recorded a demo before ''Web of Dharma'', which was never officially released. Demos for ''Web Of Dharma'' were recorded in November 2001. These recordings were produced by Ron Gouldie at June 3 Studios in Los Angeles. The recording sessions for ''Web of Dharma'' occurred in April 2002 at Spin Studios in

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, New York. Overdubbing sessions and final mixing took place in the "Creepy Attic", Dr. Chud's home studio. A special limited edition of this album was sold at the record release party. The number of copies pressed is still unknown. Seemingly the only difference between the limited edition and the regular edition, is the artwork on the CD itself. Limited edition CD artwork contains the Grave Diggers Union logo. The album's artwork was done by James Rowe. In September 2002, the band broke up. Michale Graves went on to form a new band,

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, Dr. Chud formed his new band,

Dr. Chud's X-Ward Dr. Chud's X-Ward is an American horror punk band, formed in 2003 after Dr. Chud folded his other band Graves. Their first album, '' Diagnosis for Death'', was released in 2004 on Dr. Chud's own Bloodwork Records David Calabrese (born Apr ...

, Graham played briefly with Let it Burn, and Tom Logan joined the band

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Members

– vocals, guitar * Justin Parks – lead guitar,backing vocals * Richie Vazquez – bass,backing vocals * Murray Gornall – drums,backing vocals

Discography

* ''

'', GDU Records, 2002

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Graves Horror punk groups Musical groups established in 2000 Musical groups disestablished in 2002 Punk rock groups from New Jersey 2000 establishments in New Jersey