Grayceon is a three-piece
metal
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band from
San Francisco
San Francisco (; Spanish for " Saint Francis"), officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the commercial, financial, and cultural center of Northern California. The city proper is the fourth most populous in California and 17th ...
. They were formed in 2005. They were licensed on the label
Vendlus Records
Vendlus Records is an American independent record label based in Washington, D.C. It was founded in 2002 by Joseph Cortese. Vendlus has released records in genres including black metal, indie pop, industrial, avant-garde metal, and electronic ...
from 2005 to 2009 and are currently licensed on the label
Profound Lore Records. Their debut album ''Grayceon'' was released in 2007 and their second release ''This Grand Show'' came out in 2008.
A 7" split with
Giant Squid
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was also released on
The End Records
The End Records is a record label in Manhattan that specializes in rock, heavy metal, indie, and electronic music.
Early years (1998–2005)
The End Records was founded by Andreas Katsambas in Pasadena, California, with the goal of helping ...
in late 2007.
Grayceon consists of Jackie Perez Gratz on electric cello/vocals, Max Doyle on guitar/vocals, and Zack Farwell on drums. Gratz is a member of Giant Squid, was a core member of
Amber Asylum
Amber Asylum is a highly variable San Francisco-based music group that serves as a platform for composer, singer, and multi-instrumentalist Kris Force. The current lineup of Amber Asylum includes, in addition to Kris Force, Fern Lee Alberts (Death ...
from 1997 to 2007, and is the guest performer on albums by bands such as
Agalloch
Agalloch () was an American extreme metal band from Portland, Oregon. Formed in 1995 by frontman John Haughm, they released five full-length albums, four EPs, two singles, one split single, two demos, four compilation albums and one live video ...
, Asunder,
Neurosis
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,
Today Is the Day,
Matmos
Matmos is an experimental electronic music duo originally from San Francisco but now residing in Baltimore. M. C. (Martin) Schmidt and Drew Daniel are the core members, but they frequently include other artists on their records and in their per ...
and
Two Gallants.
Grayceon's third album ''All We Destroy'' was released March 1, 2011 on Profound Lore Records.
Discography
;Studio albums
* ''Grayceon'' (2007)
* ''This Grand Show'' (2008)
* ''All We Destroy'' (2011)
* ''IV'' (2018)
* ''Mothers Weavers Vultures'' (2020)
;EPs
* ''Pearl and the End of Days'' (2013)
;Splits
* ''The West'' (2007) (with Giant Squid)
References
External links
Grayceonat Myspace
Grayceonat BandCamp
Heavy metal musical groups from California
Musical groups established in 2005
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