Grimus is an
alternative rock
Alternative rock, or alt-rock, is a category of rock music that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1970s and became widely popular in the 1990s. "Alternative" refers to the genre's distinction from Popular culture, mainstre ...
band from
Cluj-Napoca
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Romania
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History
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While studying in
Cluj-Napoca
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, the members started out as the 5-piece rock band ''Revers''. In 2006, after having suffered multiple changes in the lineup, Grimus released a demo album. Their song ''Solitude'' is declared ''Song of the Year 2006'' by ''City FM Radio''. By 2007 the band received invitations to play at most music festivals in Romania. They take their name from
Salman Rushdie
Sir Ahmed Salman Rushdie (; born 19 June 1947) is an Indian-born British-American novelist. His work often combines magic realism with historical fiction and primarily deals with connections, disruptions, and migrations between Eastern and Wes ...
's 1975 novel
Grimus
''Grimus'' is a 1975 fantasy and science fiction novel by Salman Rushdie. It was his literary debut.
The story loosely follows Flapping Eagle, a young Native American man who receives the gift of immortality by drinking a magic fluid. Thereaf ...
.
In October 2007, Grimus won the National Finals of the
Global Battle of the Bands
The Global Battle of the Bands (GBOB) is a live music competition joined by bands from all continents around the world. It is open to amateur/professional bands of all music genres and ages; there are only two main prerequisites to joining: no cove ...
and represented Romania in the World Finals, releasing their debut album Panikon in 2008. The band then went on to work with British producer Adam Whittaker on the critically acclaimed follow-up "Egretta" for A&A Records and the subsequent "Emergence". The band's most recent release came in 2018.
Discography
Albums
* ''Panikon'' (2008)
* ''Egretta'' (2011)
* ''Emergence'' (2014)
* ''Unmanageable Species'' (2018)
Demos and singles
* ''Demo'' (2006)
* ''Umbre'' (2010)
* ''Started'' (2010)
* ''Face the Light'' (2011)
* ''In Your Eyes'' (2012)
* ''High'' (2013)
* ''The Hell I'm In'' (2014)
* ''Selfie'' (2014)
* Ultima Oara (2015)
* Vom Lupta (2016)
* Culoare (2016)
References
External links
Grimus.ro- Official Website
myspace.com/grimusworld- Grimus on Myspace
last.fm/music/Grimus- Grimus on Last.FM
GBOB.com- Global Battle of the Bands
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Romanian alternative rock groups
Musical groups established in 2005