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10 MILES AWAY
3RD ROOM
A CRIME CALLED...
A MEMORABLE DAY
AARON'S AGONY
ACRYLATE
ALBACADUCA
ALLISON FLOWER
ALTEREGO
AMITYS
AN HANDFUL OF DUST
ANAEMYHA
ANIMAL FARM PROJECT
ANOMALA VITIS
APORIA
ARES
ARHYTHMIA
ARSEA
ARTIFICIAL WISH
ASTARTE SYRIACA
ATHENA
ATHWART
BAD STUFF
BIOSCRAPE
BLURRY MORPHING
BreakThru
BROKEN MELODY
CARNIVAL ENDS
CARPET BEAT'RS
CARTON
CENTURY OF LUXOR
CHAOS CORE
CHEAP VOODOO
CHOUKRA
CHRISTIAN DEATH
CIEMENTIFICIO
CINDERELLA'S REVENGE
CIRCLE
CIRCLE OF WITCHES
COLLISION COURSE
CRAMM
CRIMES
CROWDING OUT EFFECT
CRYSALYS
DARK INC.
DAWN
DEAFLOCK
DEATHRIDERS
DEEP SAMADHI
DELIRIA
DER GEIST
DEUS FUNK
DEVIAZIONE
DEVICE:ORGANIC
DHUNE
DISCLOSE
DIVINE LUST
DOMINA NOCTIS
DR.HYDE
DRIVHELL
DROP OF RAIN
DYVE
EAT ME CLOWN
ECLETTICA
ECLIPSE
ENEMA
EPHEMERIS
ES
ESCAPEINOUT
ETHEREAL FAUN
EVERGLADE
EVERSIN
EXUMED
EXXON VALDEZ
EYERING
FACE THE DAGGER
FARCRY
FEVER
FIRESTORM
FLOG
FUDOSATELLITE
FUN NEVER ENDS
GOYAH
GRENOUER
GUILTYS LAW
HEMOGLOBINA
HIJACKERS ON THE HIP
HOLYLAND
HOPE LEAVES
HUMAN TANGA
HUMANOALIENO
HYBAN DRACO
HYBRIDA
HYPNOTIC WALTZ
IBRIDO_xN
ILID
IN5OMNIA
INBRED
INCOMING-CEREBRAL-OVERDRIVE
INNER LOGIC
INSANITY ARISE
INSOONER
INVAIN
IRA
JOLENE
KALEVALA
KEROSENE
KID VIDEO
KLL
KNIFE
KOMATOURA
KUBOMEDUSA
Kuroi
KUTFACES
KYU
LA CASA NEL SILENZIO
LAND OF MORDOR
LAST GLANCE
LAST MISTAKE
LENA'S BAEDREAM
LEVANIA
LIFEND
LIGHTLESS MOOR
LITTLE PAPERS
LOGIC EDGE
LOST BREATH
LUCIFER AGAINST HIS DEMONS
Malkävian
MALLEFICARUM
MARPLOTS
MAWKISH
MCPROB
MESCALINA
MIDNIGHTSTORM
MIND THE GAP
MINKUS
MISCELLANEA
MONDAYISH
MOONFLOWERS
MOTORCYCLEIRENE
MOUSE ON MY SHOULDER
Moyà vinà
MUSTYWIG
MY BURNING WINGS
MY DISTANCE
MY HIDDEN PHOBIA
MY SPEAKING SHOES
NACOM
NAMELESS CRIME
NECROMID
NEFESH
NEURAL NOISE
NEUROTICC.O.L
NEVER ALONE
NEVER2LATE
NICTA
NINIVE
NO MORE FEAR
NO REASON
NORMAVANA
NOSER
NOVADEAF
NOVEMBER-7
NTH
OCEANS
OCTOPUS COCKTAIL
ODIO SU TELA
OLLIE
ONE HUNDRED REASONS
ONELEGMAN
OPEN FIRE
OPHIURA
OPPOSITE SELF
OSAKA FIRE DRAGSTER
PAINSTORM
PART OF ME
PERRO MALO
PHILOSOPHY OF WATERMELON
POINT BREAK
POPMATICA
PRAY AFTER DEATH
PRIMALINEA
PROPHEXY
R3VENGE
RADIAZIONE
RAISE THE HUMAN
RAISING COMPROMISE
RANDOM
RANDY WATSON
RATHER UNWISE
REDRUM
REFLECTIONS
REMEMBRANCES
REPSEL
RESANDO
RESINGA
REVOLUTION OF DARKNESS
RIVELARDES
ROCK N' ROLL PUSHERS
ROLLERCOASTER
ROLLING GANGSTERS
RUINTHRONE
RUMORS OF GEHENNA
SAID
SANGREAL
SCHIZOPHONIC
SERCATI
SEVEN STORY AIRLINES
SHAMAT
SILENT VOID
SINISTRI INCONTRI
SLIVER
SOUL
SOUND STORM
SOUNDCHECK
SOVVERSIVO
SPREADIN FEAR
STAR CROSSED
STONED MACHINE
STORM OF DAMNATION
Story Of Jade
SWEET VENDETTA
TalismanStone
TEMPESTA
TERMINAL SICK
TERZO LIVELLO
THE ANTHEM
THE BLACKLIES
THE BOH!!!
THE CAMP HOURS
THE CONFLITTO
THE LOTUS
THE REST SIDE
THE SUN OF WEAKNESS
THE VIOLET SHEEP
THE.MAIN.ATTRACTION
THIRD EYE
THOUSAND ONE CORE
THY SIN
TIJUANA CAB COMPANY
TINKER BELL
TO A SKYLARK
UMA
UNDERWELL
UNITED MIND CLUB
USHAS
VALIUM
VANDERLEI
VEINS OF SORROW
VETRORETINA
VZ69
WALLCRUSH
WEEPING SILENCE
WOOD OF LIGHT
WORST EVIL
ZERO LAB STATION
ZEROVOLUME
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At the end of 1992 the Russian band GRENOUER was founded in the city of Perm in the heart of the Western Ural mountain ranges. Initially they performed brutal death metal, a genre very popular among the newly formed bands on the global metal scene at that time.
In 1993, after recording the demo The Death of a Bite, the band then had the necessary material to set about establishing a cult following in their local region. Over time, Grenouer took steps to create their own identity, which intern allowed them to vastly improve their musical ability.
Eventually in 1996, a full length album entitled Border of Misty Times was recorded at Aria Records studio in Moscow. This was the studio of choice for local top metal bands like End Zone, Goresleeps, Bosch and Gods Tower, and was by far the most suitable for recording this particular type of music. Musically, Border of Misty Times was classic death metal which incorporated elements of thrash metal. Its lyrical content focused primarily on the correlation between modern and ancient times.
Soon after recording the album, 5,000 copies were pressed and sold through Metal Agen Records to critical acclaim. Grenouer then took its rightful position as one of Russia’s leading death metal acts. As a result of this album and their prominence on the live circuit, the band’s profile dramatically increased, thereby allowing them to organise a series of 13 festivals. These ‘Death Panorama’ festivals attracted leading metal acts from all over the former USSR.
In 1998, they then recorded their highly anticipated second album, Gravehead, in the same Aria studio. It was very much in the style of death/black metal and proved to be a very successful follow-up.
As a band, Grenouer were now able to stand tall having played an impressive number of live shows and honed their musical skills. The distinctive quality of their sound soon became their signature. All the hard work in their homeland paid off and the ensuing media attention allowed them to increase their fan base.
As the year 2000 approached, new material was written which resulted in a third studio album, The Odour O’ Folly. This new album was full of catchy tunes and its highlight was a live cover of the A-Ha hit Take On Me, which became an instant crowd pleaser.
The fourth full length Grenouer album entitled Presence With War was recorded in 2003 at Navahohut studio in Moscow and got mastered at famous Finnvox studio in Finland. After the recording of this album, the band permanently relocated to St. Petersburg where they continue to live and create their music.
The unusual album title focuses the listeners’ attention on the human propensity for war. The main artwork was created by Mickmo, a talented America artist working within the comic book industry, and is a symbolic representation of the God of War.
The songs support the theme of war by aiming to crush any hope of remaining alive, whether you be an Islamic Fundamentalist, a soldier of fortune, an attacking clone or a Communist skinhead. Ultimately, the underlying theme is that the destiny of flesh is death, so the sooner it happens, the better. The album is a reflection of recent events as well as our entire history. Grenouer toured extensively with this album throughout the former USSR and nearest countries during 2004, receiving an extremely enthusiastic reception from fans of both brutal and hardcore metal.
Over the years, Grenouer has developed a style all of its own, something which cannot be strictly categorised. This was exhibited on the new CD T r y , recorded between 2005 and 2006 and subsequently mixed with at Astia-A studio in Finland under the supervision of Anssi Kippo, sound& artistic producer of such bands as Children Of Bodom, Norther, Smak, Entwine, Lullacry, Twilightning, Impaled Nazarene, To/Die/For and many more. This time the music of GRENOUER comes crashing down on the heads of listeners with the successful experiments of modern technical metal. Three song T r y demo compiled by HYBRID Promotions got lots of positive reviews worldwide, e.g. famous French magazine “Hard Rock” nominated it as ”Demo of the Month” in December 2005. In 2007 Try was extended into a 7-song version and mastered at famous Finnvox Studio by Mika Jussila. The new Try also got new colourful mechanical frontcover and huge multimedia section complied by ARTS’ KILL Project design studio and was released worldwide through UK-based label Casket Music (a devision of Copro Records). During 2007 Grenouer accomplished recording new length album named Lifelong Days, all works were performed at ASTIA-A studio with Anssi Kippo as sound and artistic producer. Lifelong Days continues tech metal approach yet this time with more hardcore and even rock tunes. In 2008 Grenouer signed agreement with Locomotive Records to release Lifelong Days worldwide and participated in several European open air festivals sharing stage with bands like as All Shall Perish, Anathema, Behemoth, Cephalic Carnage, Cradle of Filth, Despised Icon, Entombed, Gloomy Grim, Hate, Malignant Tumour, Neurosis, Novembre, Pain, Primordial, Pro Pain, Psychotic Despair, Soilwork, Swallow the Sun, Sworn Enemy, Testament, The Berzerker, Tiamat, Trail of Tears, Warbringer and many more. Lifelong Days got great reviews worldwide and the band is already working over new songs.
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