Artist description Grin is a death/thrash metal band from Germany in the spirit of Chuck Schuldiners Death and other bands developping hard and intelligent metal music. The sound of Grin is very technical and complex music, but also straight forward and headbanging.

Music Style Death/Thrash Metal

Musical Influences Schuldiners Death, Coroner, old Metallica, Pantera, Carcass

Similar Artists Death, Coroner

Artist History Before more than 10 years, my brother (drums) and I (guitar) made noise in our cellar and played all the old Metallica songs (I love them!). Then came Britta to us, a girl playing bass and with the knowlegde of playing classical instruments as well. This was a big step for us. The last member was Marcel with his amazing vocals from hell. Hehe Grin exists now about 6 years in this same Line-up.

Group Members Michael Mayerl - Drums Jochen Mayerl - Guitar Britta Schmutzler - Bass Marcel Reiche - Vocals

Instruments Guitar, Bass, Drums, Vocals

Press Reviews Reviews are only available for our last CD (1999) because the very new CD is in promoting process, now. Also, most reviews were not in english language, sorry! Baal from A World Below Zine: "I love it! It's very original and the bass work is killer!!" Deathbringer Zine: Yes, I adore such metal always! GRIN are playing natural hateful metal combined by old traditions of thrash and power metal of 80's and some influences from Schuldiner's DEATH. The technique of hold by instruments is just amazing. Sound is exploding per invariable vibrations of double bass, guitar riffs are heavy, melodious and unforeseen, drum's beats and fractions are distinct and manifold. Vocal as it must be in thrash - genuine wicked and hateful (do you remember Mille Petroza?). This 4 piece band during five last years is trying to resurrect thrash metal and it's not something miraculous, 'cause in 80's Teutonic thrash ruled on scene (recall KREATOR, DESTRUCTION, SODOM). GRIN is progressive incarnation of that old metal on the scene 90's. Listen to GRIN, it may help you. Tatiana Barros form Renegade 2000 (Brazil): 9.0 out of 10.0 ... it brings to us 5 tracks of an amazing and powerful metal with clear trash and death metal influences from the 80's. I could also see a lot of experimental stuff on their work. Another good band showing us that metal can be enovated without ruining it's essence. You just have to be creative enought to turn something that was used years ago and make it sound current. That's the only way to keep metal alive! The bass line is very strong in all songs merging perfectly with death metal riffs and gutural vocals in Obituary style.

Location Stuttgart, BW - Germany

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