If the name seems familiar, its because this is the continuation of the legendary Grief who finally called it quits over a decade ago. But you can’t keep a good band down, and in Grief’s case, praise all dark and horrible things that Come to Grief became a reality a few years ago. Their new EP ‘Pray for the End’ is out now through Grievance Records.
I mean, what do you even say about this kind of release? Grief invented half of the iconic sludge doom traits, and are about as important as EyeHateGod in the creation and perseverance of the style. Opener ‘Ignorance is Surely Bliss’ immediately descends in hellish churning riffs, coated in tar while a guy asks you if you want to fuck around and laughs menacingly. Snarling vocals haunt massive, sludgey riffs in the omnipotent ‘March of the Maggots’, calling back to the very height of Grief’s powers as a nihilistic juggernaut. ‘Raping the Willing’ is a final nail in the coffin for anyone who thinks that classic bands coming back do not have their benefits. A monstrous groove coupled with throat shredding vocals and an atmosphere you could drown a small child in, this is perfect.
Come to Grief were one of those reunion type things I just missed in the last few years of music. I have a back log of music to catch up on since 2015. But ‘Pray for the End’ has cured that particular ailment and now I am fully involved in the continuation of this sludge legend. Iconic, looming and endlessly miserable, this is what sludge is all about
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