Guest Admin Posted October 16, 2008 Share Posted October 16, 2008 GRAILS "Doomsdayer's Holiday" dbl LP http://stores.channeladvisor.com/vinylhome/Items/TRR144-1 As I am not super familiar with the Grails (only their name), I figured what better description than what the good folks at Temporary Residence say about it. Following up last year's "Burning Off Impurities" and their recent "Take Refuge In Clean Living" EP, GRAILS return with their darkest, heaviest record yet. Written and recorded over the last 18 months, "Doomsdayer's Holiday" delivers on the promises made by their previous albums, taking equal pride in smoky psychedelics and mountain-ascending riffs. With Faust, Earth and Sunn O))) collaborators acting as engineers - not to mention drummer Emil Amos having recently become the new other half of Om - Grails' avant-metal leanings are evident as always. But "Doomsdayer's Holiday" finds their already-broad palette continually expanding with 70s European film noir and cosmic free jazz explorations complimenting the Middle Eastern psychedelic folk-metal the group is already known for. After a wildly prolific three-year streak that saw the band ceaselessly pushing forward, Grails have finally made an album that pushes back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xfedaykinx Posted October 16, 2008 Share Posted October 16, 2008 this record is fucking gooooood. check this shit out, people. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lostatsea Posted October 16, 2008 Share Posted October 16, 2008 never heard it. might have to pick it up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oakland Posted October 16, 2008 Share Posted October 16, 2008 It's really, really good. I swear to you there's like french horn on there in places. FRENCH FUCKING HORN! It's easily the best thing they've done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
altarsofradness Posted October 16, 2008 Share Posted October 16, 2008 preordered this from TR. still havent heard it. it's going to have to be really great to top Burning off Impurities Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tankerdesk Posted October 16, 2008 Share Posted October 16, 2008 I don't think it tops Burning, but its a very good album. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deafmx Posted October 18, 2008 Share Posted October 18, 2008 another album with great french horn a whisper in the noise - as the bluebird sings i can't wait to hear this grails album, finally shipping this week i think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silentgods Posted October 18, 2008 Share Posted October 18, 2008 still waiting for both impurities and the new one, celebdeath told me about these guys, really really dig them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
altarsofradness Posted October 19, 2008 Share Posted October 19, 2008 also, the cover pictured in Virgil's post is the TR webstore exclusive i believe. the album's proper cover is a little less, uh, naked Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevenontheradio Posted October 19, 2008 Share Posted October 19, 2008 this record is fucking gooooood. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oakland Posted October 19, 2008 Share Posted October 19, 2008 TRL has two covers, a front view and a back view. One for the breast men, one for the ass men. Both for me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
celebdeath Posted October 20, 2008 Share Posted October 20, 2008 TRL has two covers, a front view and a back view. One for the breast men, one for the ass men. Both for me! yep, i too bought both! seriously though, grails are writing some of the best music out there at the moment. cannot get enough of this band. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alphajerk Posted October 25, 2008 Share Posted October 25, 2008 Received my colr vinyl of this in the mail. TSL shipped all the records outside of the outer sleeve to avoid seam splits. guess what, it was still inside the pic inner sleeve and that has seam splits! bad ones! I have emailed them and I expect a replacement inner sleeve at the least. Anyone else? L Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alphajerk Posted October 25, 2008 Share Posted October 25, 2008 Oh and for the record (pardon the pun) it's a single LP not a double Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deafmx Posted October 25, 2008 Share Posted October 25, 2008 Received my colr vinyl of this in the mail.TSL shipped all the records outside of the outer sleeve to avoid seam splits. guess what, it was still inside the pic inner sleeve and that has seam splits! bad ones! I have emailed them and I expect a replacement inner sleeve at the least. Anyone else? L i got mine and one of the inner sleeves was all split to crap. i figured they would come outside the printed sleeves as well as the case but i guess not. :-/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebaroness Posted October 25, 2008 Share Posted October 25, 2008 it was said on the TRL board that the sleeves came from the plant all split on almost every copy, so I don't think there's much they can do about it. Personally, I really don't give a fuck. Record rules. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcnail Posted October 25, 2008 Share Posted October 25, 2008 Do people really ask for replacement sleeves? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
celebdeath Posted October 25, 2008 Share Posted October 25, 2008 yep, the record fucking CANES!!! both sleeves are real nice too. grails can do NO WRONG!!! TRL are pretty darn splendid too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattisr1984 Posted October 25, 2008 Share Posted October 25, 2008 splits to the inner sleeves happen. like someone noted, they happened while in transit to TRL. splits to the jacket are what i want to avoid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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