Grond
Formed: 2002
From:
Moscow,
Russia
Last Known Status: Active
Latest Grond News
Below is our complete Grond news coverage, including columns and articles pertaining to the band. Some articles listed may be indirectly related, such as side projects of the band members, etc.
OpEd
The Best Heavy Metal Cover Art From 2016
Every year in December we cover the best and worst of metal with a focus on recorded material and live releases, but what frequently gets lost in the shuffle is an integral part of all things metal: the artwork.
While the prominence of physical media that you actually handle and admire while listening to an album has faded with the advent of digital distribution, cover artwork remains a core and iconic part of the heavy music experience across all sub-genres.
From frozen occult black metal to the most over-the-top fantasy power metal, the artwork is the first thing people are going to notice, and the artists deserve more recognition than they typically get.
Our roundup of the most memorable art last year saw jaw-dropping pieces from the likes of Marco Hassman, Par Oloffson, and the increasingly prolific Seth Siro Anton. This year will feature a markedly contrasted lineup of artists and bands as we explore drastically different styles that all express thematic ideas in amazingly divergent ways.
Some art this year was memorable for more negative reasons. Freedom Call, Devildriver, Gojira, and Metallica in particular all had less-than-stellar or head-scratching cover artwork this time around. We'll (mostly) be skipping that sort of memorability below, and instead focusing on things that looked amazing or were too bizarre to ignore.
Alkerdeel – Lede
We have to start here with Alkerdeel's “Lede” cover crafted by Luchtrat, an artist I'd never heard of before who does a variety of graphic designing online. I seriously haven't been able to stop thinking about this cover all year long from the moment I first laid bewildered eyes upon it.
Is it a joke? Is it completely serious? Is it taking square aim at the sort of people who would wonder about the difference? It's both minimalist and somehow simultaneously complex. It's a childish idea presented very simply – a demon taking aim and farting – but also seems to be so much more. Is it a comment on the pointlessness and absurdity of life? Is it meant to be lighthearted or threatening? Are we supposed to be taking something away from the stripped down color scheme and the blank spaces between the lines?
I have no idea if this was even the intention, but this artist caused something of an existential crisis for me. I have to wonder if somewhere there's a farting demon currently laughing about that fact.
Grond Streams Entire New Album
Grond's new album "Worship The Kraken" has now seen official release via Xtreem Music, which you can pick up in digital or physical format right here. The album is also online for full streaming and available below. "Worship The Kraken" features the following track listing:
1. Invocation
2. Kronos the Devourer
3. Steel Coffins
4. White Waters of South
5. Blood Monk (Goatlord cover)
6. Worship the Kraken
7. Below the Thunders...
8. Devonian Tyrant
9. Japetus the Ice Gate (feat. Lasse Pyykkö)
10. Typhoon is Coming More...
Grond Streams "Kronos The Devourer"
We're now a week out from Grond's new album release "Worship the Kraken," coming via Xtreem Music. After streaming previous track "White Waters of South," a new song has come online today titled "Kronos the Devourer." Check it out below. The full track listing is:
1. Invocation
2. Kronos the Devourer
3. Steel Coffins
4. White Waters of South
5. Blood Monk (Goatlord cover)
6. Worship the Kraken
7. Below the Thunders...
8. Devonian Tyrant
9. Japetus the Ice Gate (feat. Lasse Pyykkö)
10. Typhoon is Coming More...
Grond Reveals New Album Details, Streams Track
Russian death metal act Grond revealed the cover artwork and track listing for the sophomore full length "Worship the Kraken." The album is scheduled for release on July 1st via Xtreem Music.
Grond was formed in Moscow in 2002 and has been developing its own brand of heavy, yet catchy, classic brand of death metal totally devoted to the deepest sea. "Worship the Kraken" contains 10 songs, featuring one with guest vocalist Lasse Pyykkö (Hooded Menace). You can expect some killer death metal the old school way that will please the ears of lovers of bands like Asphyx, Benediction, Autopsy, Obituary, Monstrosity and Six Feet Under.
The cover artwork (shown below) was created by bassist Daemorph Evilartdominion. The track list for "Worship the Kraken" is as follows:
1. Invocation
2. Kronos the Devourer
3. Steel Coffins
4. White Waters of South
5. Blood Monk (Goatlord cover)
6. Worship the Kraken
7. Below the Thunders...
8. Devonian Tyrant
9. Japetus the Ice Gate (feat. Lasse Pyykkö)
10. Typhoon is Coming More...
Grond Signs With Xtreem Music
Russian death metal group Grond just inked a deal with Xtreem Music for the release of an upcoming 2nd album during this coming summer.
Grond is currently finishing the last details for a new album to be aptly entitled "Worship the Kraken," with cover artwork done by Daemorph Evilartdominion. The album will contain 10 songs with Lasse Pyykkö from Hooded Menace singing as a guest on one of them.
The album is due to drop July 1st, with cover artwork and song samples to come online soon. In the mean time, check out the previous "Cosmic Devonian" EP in full below. More...