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    Artist description
    Aggressive, strange yet very simple music. Just weird enough to be hard to categorize. Never thought three guys could cause that much noise/trouble.
    Music Style
    Noisecore, weirdcore, hardcore, emocore, bastardised version of metal...
    Musical Influences
    Swans, King Crimson, Shihad, Tool, Clutch, Swans, Killing Joke, Henry Rollins, Fudge Tunnel, Cop Shoot Cop
    Similar Artists
    THE PREACHERS, Cherubs, Kiss it goodbye, Today is the day, Unsane, The Cutthroats 9, Hammerhead, Buzzov-en, Deftones, Neurosis, Amen, Jesus Lizard, Lard
    Artist History
    Started March 2001 a week before the first gig.
    Group Members
    Nick Holmquist (St. Vincent): guitars and vocals, Patrik Akterhall (THE PREACHERS): bass guitars and Dale Whitaker (Doublespeak): drums
    Albums
    "I For One", "What You Think"
    Press Reviews
    Grate "What You Think"(Independent 2003) by Skullcrusher Hailing from the heartland of great metal bands-Sweden-comes Grate with their independent release-'What You Think'. Grate sounds like Bongzilla meets Six Feet Under, the music is heavy, on the slow-paced side, great stoner metal. 'Stateless', 'Yesterday Never Happened', 'Ducktape & Razorblades', are some of my pix off this nine track release. Vocals-(Nick Holmquist, also on guitars) are actually comprehendable-which is a nice change of pace. The music may be simple, not very technical, as they mention in their bio, but it fuckin killz! Recommended for listeners of: Bongzilla, Dead Horse, & Six Feet Under.(SCULLCRUSHER) Deftiger Tobak aus Schweden, wenngleich mitnichten in der Nähe typisch schwedischer Metal-Sounds angesiedelt. Grate entstammen der Asche der Preachers Of Neverland und werfen im Info erst einmal die Frage auf, ob die Welt bereit sei für das Trio, wenngleich die Jungs um Mainman Nick Holmquist sich durchaus bereit fühlen den Planeten mit ihrer Musik zu erobern. "What is Grate? Beautifully disturbing music." Eine metaphorische Beschreibung für einen metallischen Bastard aus neuen Godflesh, den alten Prong (noch vor "Beg To Differ"!) und etwas Killing Joke, mit viel Fantasie hört man gar eine Verehrung für den alten Lemmy heraus. Das ergibt eine brachiale, intensiv lärmende halbe Stunde mit recht derben, oftmals angezerrten Vocals von Klampfer, Produzent, Songwriter und "sick boy" Nick. Wieso ich ab und an mal ein paar Info-Zitate einwerfe ist übrigens recht simpel zu beantworten, die Göteborger Mucker haben einfach ein paar coole Zeilen entworfen, die man gern´ für sich nutzt. Als Höhepunkte entpuppen sich auf dem 9-Tracker die beiden Nummern "Yesterday Never Happened" und "The Cause And Solution Of All Problems", wobei beide Songs eindrucksvoll demonstrieren, dass Grate besonders intensiv und brachial wirken, wenn sie sich in unteren Temporegionen aufhalten und die Kompositionen fies und eindringlich in die Hörmuschel kriechen. Eine knappe Sieben für diesen gelungenen Einstand der ex-Prediger! (OBLIVEON)
    Location
    Gothenburg, V Götaland - Sweden

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