Graves At Sea

History

Sludge/doom quartet Graves At Sea was formed in 2002 by friends Nick Phit and Nathan Misterek, with then-members Roger Williams & Steve Klatz (RIP). After self-releasing the demo titled 'Documents of Grief' in 2003, they toured extensively and were quickly noticed by Greg Anderson of Southern Lord/Sunn, who released their 7″ 'Cirrohosis/Atavist Arise' in April 2004. Later in 2005 the band released a split with Asunder on Life Is Abuse (CD) and 20 Buck Spin (vinyl).

In 2007 Graves At Sea went through a line up change when Nathan moved to Oakland and Nick moved to Portland, OR. In 2008, after playing two final shows with Chiyo Nukaga (Noothgrush) on drums and Miguel Veliz (ex-Sourvein, The Roller) on bass, the band broke up. Four years later, however, they decided to reunite with Chiyo on drums and Greg Wilkinson (Brainoil) on bass, but due to touring constraints, Chiyo and Greg decided to step down.

2013 marked the band's first venture to Europe, with a lengthy tour, in addition to a string of West Coast performances. Bass player Jeff McGarrity and drummer Bryan Sours joined the band, and 2014 brought forth their first new material since 2005 – Graves At Sea released a split LP with Sourvein on Seventh Rule records at the start of their second European tour (this time with Sourvein), a trek that also included appearances at Roadburn Festival and SWR Festival. The split with Sourvein was quickly followed by an EP on Eolian Records titled 'This Place Is Poison' and numerous live US appearances, including performances at Maryland Deathfest and California's Day of the Shred Festival.

In January 2016 Graves At Sea joined forces with renowned independent label Relapse Records. The debut full-length album 'The Curse That Is' will be out on April 1st.

(source: Relapse Records, January 2016)