Artist description Mar de grises plays basically Doom Metal... but check us out so you can make your own impression about our music....

Music Style Doom Metal

Musical Influences All metal and tons of other styles

Artist History Morris, Olec, and Rodrigo, three college classmates from Santiago - Chile, formed Mar de grises in the fall of 2000. The initial purpose was to canalize through music shapes like sadness, melancholy and other feelings produced by the relationship that we have with our enviroment, this was made by taking the doom metal genere as a base for the compositions. The band didn’t set many limits to experience with the different styles that music offers. Originally the band was named ‘Visions Of Regret’ and had a six-man line-up, but this was to be over soon, due to the different music conceptions of each member. By mid october the only members left were the formers and with the help of Wilson ‘Chico’ Vidal on drums they created the base of the first three songs of the band (For just an eternity, Storm and Recklessness). During the end of that month an excellent drummer, Arce, joined the band and showed to be very committed to the project. Springtime was the period in which the members of the band acknowledged a process of maturity, this gave an identity to the compositions of the group. This was somehow achieved by the instrumental flexibility that some members have and made it easier for the band to work as a group although the line up wasn’t complete.The line up was completed on May of 2001 when Sergio (another classmate) joined the band as a guitar player and Olec took possession of the microphone. Once Sergio’s part was complete, the band recorded a demo with four songs and now is using it as promo for labels. The lyrics were made in both languages, english and spanish, due to fluid knowledge of english that Olec and Arce have. Now the band is working on new songs that will hopefully be in a new and more conceptual album.

Group Members Alejandro A. - Drums Marcelo R. - Vocals & Synthesizer Rodrigo G. - Bass Rodrigo M. - Guitar Sergio A. - Guitar

Instruments Guitars - Synth - Bass - Drums - Vocals

Albums Mar de grises - demo

Press Reviews It hardly ever happens that we hear about a doom-metal act coming from another part of the world than Europe or North-America. Apparently, the doom scene in the rest of the world is close to non-existing. Though every now and then, a little spark arises from those dark dominions, as is the case with the Chilean band Mar de Grises, which means that, together with doomsters Poema Arcanus two Chilean bands try to breach out of the South-American boundaries, into the world-wide doom scene. This demo has been recorded with the primitive means that are at the disposal of any underground band with limited funds. Nevertheless, the 5 members of this young and promising band managed to create four heavy and doomy tracks with a distinctive own style and a rather nice production, after not even a full year of playing together. The band consists of two guitar players, backed by bass and drums, and a vocalist who also plays keyboards. The music varies from very quiet, atmospheric, frail and melodic stuff, to downright brutal doom. The keyboard lines (often just piano) are used in intro's and as addition to the guitar melodies, not taking an upfront stance as in many gothic-metal bands. But what I like most about this band, are the genius vocals. Marcelo sings (often like the vocalist from Officium Triste), whispers, screams, grunts (very much like those of Evoken), speaks, and all this fit exactly in the mood of the music: passionate, emotional, haunting. Two thumbs up for this band and what they are doing. Mar de Grises are heavy, atmospheric and doom. We can only hope that someone working for a label will see the genius of this band and propose them a deal. Reviewed by Heiko Isselee http://www.doom-metal.com

Additional Info We are looking for record labels and open to any deal that could be offered

Location Santiago, RM - Chile

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