Grayceon is a three-piece

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band from

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. 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

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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

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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,

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, Today Is the Day,

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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

Grayceon
at Myspace
Grayceon
at BandCamp Heavy metal musical groups from California Musical groups established in 2005 {{US-metal-band-stub