Grimoire Records is proud to announce the debut recording of
Baltimorean heavy metal quintet Blood Mist, on Feb. 10th, 2017.
Formed in 2015 and first hitting the stage in March of 2016,
Blood Mist has been on a tear of performances sharing the stage with acts such
as Valient Thorr, Black Lung, Gateway to Hell and others. This culminated the
label inviting Blood Mist to record and release their debut EP in the Grimoire
studio in Baltimore
last September.
The self-titled 5 song EP features riffs galore, hard
hitting drums, rippin' guitar solos, and over the top theatrical vocals. After
helping us announce the release in December, JJ at The Obelisk described them
much better than we could:
"Across the 25-minute outing, the relative newcomers
show marked cohesion of purpose in taking cues from early, pre-self-parody
Danzig as well as Candlemass, but even with those names as core influences, I
wouldn’t necessarily tag them as only being a doom band. Certainly those elements are there, as one can hear by the
chugging slowdown that finishes opener “Burn the Trees” as much as the foreboding
guitar and cymbal wash interplay that begins the subsequent “Blood Mist,” but
guitarists Kevin Considine and Nick Jewett, vocalist Matt Casella, bassist
Scott Brenner and drummer John de Campos (also artwork) pick up into near-High
on Fire onslaught later in their eponymous cut. With the sense of drama that
Casella brings to his approach, in places calling to mind Scott Reagers as well
as the likes of Witchfinder General and others from the NWOBHM, everything
Blood Mist do on this offering just feels that much bigger."
“Blood Mist” is released on February 10th, 2017 on CD and
digital download via Grimoire Records and was recorded in September of 2016 by
Noel Mueller in his Tiny
Castle. Mixed and
mastered by Noel Mueller. Artwork by John de Campos/Ghost Bat Illustration. ©
2017 Grimoire Records.
Blood Mist is John de Campos – Drums, Kevin Considine –
Guitar, Matt Casella – Vocals, Nick Jewett – Guitar, and Scott Brenner – Bass.
Blood Mist is playing Feb. 10 at the Metro Gallery in Baltimore alongside local favorites Foghound, Asthma Castle,
and label mates Rhin, to mark the release of "Blood Mist". More info
here:
https://www.facebook.com/events/194245330979432/
Links:
https://www.facebook.com/ bloodmistband (band)
https://www.facebook.com/ ghostbatdesigns (artist)
https://grimoirerecords. bandcamp.com/album/blood-mist (official bandcamp)
https://www.facebook.com/ ghostbatdesigns (artist)
https://grimoirerecords. bandcamp.com/album/blood-mist (official bandcamp)
Comments