01/27/2016 00:22

Graves At Sea

Graves At Sea: debut full-length 'The Curse That Is' out in April

US cult doom/sludge band Graves At Sea unveil their long-awaited debut full-length, 'The Curse That Is', a tour-de-force of incredible magnitude almost 15 years in the making. The album will see a worldwide release on April 1st via Relapse Records and is available for pre-order on CD/2xLP/digital, plus listening, at: www.relapse.com/graves-at-sea

Track listing:
1. The Curse That Is (11:14)
2. Dead Eyes (11:08)
3. Tempest (07:02)
4. The Ashes Made Her Beautiful (15:15)
5. This Mental Sentence (05:00)
6. Waco 177 (09:22)
7. Luna Lupus Venator (02:53)
8. Minimum Slave (14:19)

After releasing a series of highly regarded demos and splits in the underground, the quartet has re-emerged, having recently cut their teeth performing on mainstages at Maryland Deathfest, Roadburn and numerous other festivals. Now Graves At Sea unleash their strongest, most ear-shattering material to date. Engineered by Greg Wilkinson (Noothgrush, Brain Oil) and mastered by Brad Boatright (Sleep, YOB), The Curse That Is effortlessly fuses colossal walls of feedback-laden sound with gargantuan riffs that crush and crawl with the weight of mountains alongside thunderous rhythms meant to tear a hole in this dying earth. Coupled with self-loathing lyrics of torment and demise, the listener is engulfed in wave upon wave of aural misery throughout the 70+ minute ride through hell.

Vinyl editions:
- 1165 x Black Standard Gram
- 500 x Blue / Gold Merge Standard Gram *Relapse.com Exclusive*
- 100 x Blood Red w/ Gold Splatter Standard Gram *Relapse.com Exclusive* (Includes deluxe O-Card wrap and 4" patch)
- 100 x Bone White w/ Red and Gold Splatter Standard Gram *Band Tour Edition* (Not available through Relapse.com)
- 100 x Clear

(source: Relapse Records)